Fly like an eagle -

"Design for an Art Deco Gargoyle"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... he paused, surveying the landscape around,
waiting for what he knew would come soon,
as the sun slipped beneath the ground,
up came the blood red hunters moon ..."
- Teo Tze Ping
from "Hunt for the Demon"

Not quite a new series -

"Architecture of Her Fancy Step"
$50 unframed - LUCAS GALLERY
digital collage by Mick Mather

Over the past two years I've had a few images brewing, waiting to see if a series developed. It's a simmering stew, come to that, and the jury is still out. Tentatively called "Architecture and the Modern Woman", at least two images for this possible series were previously posted. One from last year can be seen here and the first from around October of 2005 reposted here at No Matter What Shape - The Archive. For the moment, this new piece seems to fit into that body of work and the old wheels are spinning. However, it's a beautiful day for a wedding, or to attend the New York State Blues Festival, which is about to kick off in Downtown Syracuse at Clinton Square this weekend...dude, gimme a pork chop samwich and a bucket o' beer! :D

Thursday Challenge: Architecture -

"Architecture"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

It just hit me - between the eyes - that another one of the problems I've been having is these headaches. The migraines appear to be back and they're decidedly taking a toll on my ability to think clearly, process information and maintain any kind of creative balance that's acceptable. Therefor, tonight's post on the theme of architecture at this week's Thursday Challenge, was a fortunate find for me. As I was walking from the office to my parking lot, camera in hand, I stumbled upon this discarded newspaper and took the shot...now tell me, is this serendipity or what?