friday: its very strange sometimes to be so far away from everyone i truly love, just digging in the dirt on an organic farm in chiapas, mexico, no running water to be had on the whole property, or peeling potatoes for dinner listening to janis joplin luckily found in the tape deck and all of a sudden it just hits me that this is really my life now. four of us WWOOF volunteers climbed a mountain today, away from the farm and back into the town of san cristobal. we all had mixed experiences there, mine could not be defined simply as good or bad. today it just became a necessity to leave the farm, and so we hiked about four miles with our packs over this glorious mountain. it was uphill for a long time, in the sun, with my cameras and my home, my 30lb pack, on my back. redemption came in the form of a minibus when the gravel road became highway. it took us the rest of the way into town, was decked out with 70's upholstery and curtains over the windows, and a mohawked mexican behind the wheel. the highlight of saturday was breakdancing a bit with some local teenagers in the plaza of a town called comitan. sunday hiked and paddleboated at the montebello lakes, my legs are FEELING all of this!

and don't ask how it happened, it all just worked out: i have an exhibition at Irvine Gallery in DC. despite my remote whereabouts, it all seems to have come together for me to have two drawings in the following show...

Drawings:All Media
April 14 - May 29
Reception for the artists Friday, April 16, 6-8 pm
1710 connecticut ave, NW
www.irvinecontemporaryart.com

obviously i will not be able to make it, but any of you kind souls who can stop by to see the show, i would love to know your impressions.
thats it for now. keep it real.