just checking in...

It's been very quiet here on this blog for a while -- not so much in my real world. I admit to not being a very frequent updater, but I haven't made a post in an exceptionally long time. I have already moved into my new house in Philadelphia. I still have not managed to unpack and set-up my new studio because I just got back from visiting my wife's family in Taiwan. We pretty much went straight there shortly after moving.

Besides all the great food (which I definitely ate too much of as evidenced by the 7 pounds I gained in 2 weeks), I think the highlight of my trip was our visit to the Ju Ming Musuem. Right now I'm on the BoltBus to NYC (free wi-fi and my ticket was only a buck!), but when I get home, I'll try to take a break from unpacking later this week so that I can upload some photos of Ju Ming's wonderful sculpture garden.

A big change

I mentioned a few times already that I am planning on closing the studio. I simply am not able to make enough use of it with the time left over from my day job and I need to restructure the way I work. Well, that problem has been solved and now I have a real plan.

As of July 1 I will be living and working in Philadelphia. It's a big change for me having spent the entirety of my adult life in NYC either in school, working a full-time job, or more frequently doing both at the same time. But I'm looking forward to it. My wife and I have already found a place to live in the Fairmount neighborhood, and we're moving at the end of the month. I'm leaving my job behind and will start a full-time home studio.

The remainder of the month is sure to be busy with cleaning up, packing, and moving stuff. I may not update much, if at all until after I'm settled (which is pretty much the frequency that I've been posting anyway). Once I resume, I have a feeling things will get a lot more interesting...