Lucy Drifting-The Last Snow 2008 ©Sandra-Lee Phipps

Well, it appears even with the best intentions- I myself got stuck in the "mud" of everyday life- New England break week with kids etc. so my announcement of the "Mudseason" Friday give-back is late but- good news to Byron O'Neal - former student and winner of the print- thanks to all who wrote back -I'll have another print giveaway this Friday.

I entered the portrait above in APE's free promo-didn't get in. There's been some grumbling about the impartiality to his edit and I couldn't help wondering why I was looking at photos like -R.E.M.-from the 80s!- when he was only looking for "fresh" work. Well I held up my end- maybe next time.

Back to work, clearing off the scanner and thinking about how i'm constantly trying to combine motherhood and art making- professional and personal. While I tend to my stack of images waiting to be burped and fed I am always challenged to take this work seriously- to "show" it to others. I like the work of photographer Timothy Archibald who discusses this challenge quite often on his blog showing the work he makes with his son as a subject. Now to get going.......