New York is quite the acquired taste. I have been here a little over a month now, and am completely overwhelmed by it. There are so many things to do and absorb, that you almost don't want to do anything, except shut yourself in a room. I've somewhat gotten over that, but I still have this overwhelming feeling that I'm missing out on things, even though there is no humanly possible way I can experience everything. I mean, on any given night there at least 40-50 gallery opening, and on Tuesdays/Thursdays that number doubles. And people keep telling me I need to network and make connections, but that is so much harder said then done! This place is intimidating, and so are the people, but hopefully by the end of this I will have mastered it all. I dont want to waste this opportunity, and I'm scared I will.
The "program" has started, and I'm really enjoying it despite my shell-shock. The other participants are really very cool ad nice, and a lot of them are really good at what they do, so that is really encouraging! I'm one of two people who are more photo oriented, and the others are painters/drawers/sculptors/performers . It amazing how much you can take for granted the facilities at school! Here I have to take a 30-45 min train to get to SVA so I can process my negatives and print, and then haul all my stuff back to the studio. Its hard when things arnt on your fingertips, but it makes it a litle more satisfying when you get stuff done.
I havent made very much work yet, but I'm on my way to pumping out some stuff.
Anyways, here are some photos of my studio and my apartment, I'll post more soon.


