In less than a week's time, my dearly beloved is going back to the other side of the continent for university, and fingers crossed, I'll be going with him. (The only thing in my way is a money transfer from my dad's ex... er, it's complicated, solet's just leave it at that) We'll be separated by thousands of miles and although Skype is on our side, I want to give him one thing to remember me by that can't be dropped into his inbox in a matter of seconds. I'm going to construct a mixed media piece that's unlike any other gift I've made before; its not only to express my love but also to commemorate a beginning that we've both made, through the memories of this summer. What does that mean? A gloss transfer photograph of a bowl of cherries embedded into the canvas pressed against a night sky, a sunrise, and/or a clear, perfect sky. It's a labour of love I'm SO excited to begin and even more excited to finish.

I've technically already started it, but my access to digital cameras and coloured photo printers is limited & my [replacement] investigative workbook is out of sight... so what I'm doing right now isn't quality artistic planning. 90 different gel pen colours and some back-to-back ruled paper in a notebook is the best I can do, but with good intentions, the power of creativity, and my near-completed Summer '09 Playlist blasted in the background, I'm sure that this is one litte piece of inspiration that's gonna go places. Places like my boyfriend's Waterloo, Ontario frat house. I can only dream.