March 2008

I’m saying good-bye to blogging, at least for a while. I’ve been very lax about blogging and don’t really feel as if I have much to say lately. I’m keeping busy with so many other things, and I feel it is time to let this blog go.

It’s been a two-year journey–blogging and taking a sabbatical from paid work. Now, I am getting ready to return to the work world via temping, and I am very active in some other on-line communities, so it feels as if the blog has served its purpose. I truly appreciate my loyal readers, and I’ll continue to check in on your blogs via Bloglines.

If you’d like to stay connected, here are various ways:

My Flickr

On Ravelry as Jennhx

On Good Reads as Jennhx

And I’m signed up for the rest of the “100 lists of 100 things” swaps at Swap-bot, in addition to maintaining the related blog.

I think that is more than enough on-line presence for one gal. This blog will be going away, but I plan to use Jennhx.com as a site for my photography and editing services, as I slowly develop those.

Thanks and see you ’round!

Little piggy heads back into the barn after a hard day’s work.

Taking one picture each day is pushing me to redefine my photography. Why am I shooting? What am I trying to express?

There is something exhilarating, for me, in capturing my view of life on camera. I have a particular way of viewing light and dark, and I see shadows and reflections all around me. It is something I’ve always done–I remember being a kid and constantly looking at the sky and clouds. I don’t know where all this is leading me, but it is enjoyable and some people seem to like my images.

But if I take a picture of the clothes hanging in my closet, with the light glowing softly on them and a narrow range of focus, is it art? Ken Rockwell says the definition of art is determined by whether you like it.

I kinda like it, although I’d be hard pressed to tell you precisely why.

Here is a funny quiz on “What is Art?”