Oh. . . My!

Oh. . . my!  My "spectacular" model who promised so much cancelled last night, so I was able to work further on projects begun this weekend.  The image I had prepared to wax awaited me.  And so, after the gym, I went to the studio and fired up the beeswax for the first time in over a year.  I waxed, then transferred--for the first time ever--a laser print on top of it.  And again. . . Oh, my!  There is a lyrical 3D quality to it that I cannot describe.  It is a mere 8"x10", but it is magnificent.  I waxed and took off the wax, then waxed again, and again scraped it smooth.  And then I transferred the laser text onto it.  I was too anxious to see it and proceeded too quickly and took off some text, but then I learned my lesson and slowed waaaayyy down.  Over an hour of working on transferring the text, and then. . . Oh, my!  It was gorgeous.

Tomorrow I must wax again and then torch it to let it even out, and then I must leave it alone.  There is a chance for me to muck it all up still.  And I hold my breath in preparation.  I am counting on the divine.

It is a small piece, as I say, but it is magnificent.  And I have too much to work with.  I mean. . . I have hundreds of images at hand.  After I saw what I had done, I danced around like I'd just won the Super Bowl.  No kidding.

I want to say, "You will see," but you won't.  This is not something you can see here any more than you can see the magnitude of the prints I have been making.  It is impossible to translate.

I will begin working on a series of 8"x10" pieces because it is cost effective, but eventually, I will move up to 16"x20" and then 35"x28".  And I will charge appropriately.

This is what comes of not losing faith in what you are doing, I think.  Had I, and had I listened to some nay sayers, I would not have what I have to work with now.  No.  It is important to listen to that little internal voice that says, "do it, do it," when everyone else is saying "don't."  Be obsessive when it is right, I say.  And maybe even when it is wrong.  As John Huston once said, "Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing."

My first run of 8"x10" are going for only $300.  Get 'em while you can.