I made a visual metaphor to describe the absence of my camera. Losing, or rather misplacing, my camera was one of the reasons I took such a long break from JSVB (see the entry: Miss You? I Didn't Know You Had Gone Away?*).
Although I was not happy losing some vacation photographs, I was more upset at losing the camera. It's an important part of my creative workflow. I will frequently take pictures of stuff to use as visual models, as reference figures, or as elements within a composited piece.
I used to scoff at being so dependent on electronics to create art. Now I am quite committed to the digital side, so much so that my analog skills have begun to slide.
Happy ending: my wife found the camera and the lost pictures have been restored. So the visual metaphor is a little spun out, but I did get a chance to practice drawing with smoke.
*This is sardonicism.
*This is sardonicism.
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