Images of a forgotten girl -

"The Navy Jacket"
digital collage by Mick Mather

No, the introduction above doesn't refer to a new series of work per se. It is one of my holding files where groups of similar work reside. Something about this piece reminds me of my good friend, Melissa Morgan, whom I've talked about here before, recently in fact. Sometimes a pose, physical demeanor, shadows and light suggest certain people to me and that's what happened here. By the time I was finished in the secret visual laboratory here she was, seemingly pensive and oblivious, wearing a smashing pair of sling back, wedge sandals ... shoes that the real 'Lissa probably doesn't have in her closet.

"If I Had A Box Just For Wishes" -

"Lissa's Most Fabulous Birthday"
$50 unframed - LUCAS GALLERY
digital collage by Mick Mather

Great gal pal and sometimes collaborator, Melissa Morgan, is having a birthday today. No, we can't say how many but, trust me, when the spanking begins its gonna be a few whacks! As I worked on this piece the lyrics to an old Jim Croce song, "Time In A Bottle", kept racing 'round my head. There are only a few people in a lifetime that can make one feel this way and I've been lucky enough to have met more than my fair share in mine. Cheers to ya and bottoms up! Oops, sorry, the spanking comes later! :)