Ode to a Maine Spring ©Sandra-Lee Phipps

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.......

Friday Give-Back (Mudseason)

Mudseason ©Sandra-Lee Phipps, All Rights Reserved.

An 8x10 will be mailed to the 7th person to email "mudseason" to slp (at) sandraleephipps.com
additional editions will be made available
I'll do editions of
200 8x10s for $20/each
20 13x19 for $200/each

hello to all in the blogosphere- i've been on the fence about this way of communicating and have sporadically posted but have decided to dip my toe- or feet really- into this space. thanks to my husband photographer Russell Kaye I've been added to his Friday Give-Back. this idea comes from the wonderful Jen Bekman 20X200- a great new tool for artists and in a way reinventing the way anyone can become an art collector.

please forgive the intrusion if i interfere with the work of life in the "real" world but I wanted to try out this way of getting the work out there. spread the word if you know anyone stuck in the proverbial mud who need a wonderful reminder that it's not all that bad-sometimes it actually feels, sounds, and looks pretty great!