The gallery has lots of other great work on display, including pottery, paintings, and other fine crafts. Stop by and check out their class schedules too.

Above is one of the prints I delivered. It was shot early last year during one of the small ice storms we had. At the time I was recovering from a back injury, but the potential for great photos was too high for me to pass up. I almost had to crawl to get the shot. Needless to say, it was a very cold night and the freezing rain was still falling when I arrived at the Union Terminal. The ground was covered with ice making walking difficult, but add to that a herniated disk, a bag of camera gear, camera, a tripod, and the loss of the ability to balance myself and then you’re really having some fun. I ended up using my tripod as a crutch and managed to make my way from where I parked my car on a side street, along the fence, across the front of the grounds and to the driveway where I took this shot.

After about an hour, I managed to make my way back to my car safely though I was wet and covered in ice. I only fell twice if I remember correctly. I found out it was less painful to just fall down than to try to “catch” my balance which hurt my back. I had on enough layers of winter clothing to cushion a fall. Like most photographers, I fall with my hands up to protect my gear, so i wasn’t too worried about damaging my camera. I think the shots from that night were worth it.

Freedom House Gallery held their grand opening in New Richmond a couple of weeks ago. They are located at 309 Front Street, New Richmond, OH 45157. Look for me and my work at future events at the gallery.

Doodles Gallery in Flemingsburg, Kentucky has a show opening this Friday evening. Brenda called me last week to let me know that one of my canvas prints was sold before she even got a chance to hang it. I’m looking forward to being at the opening.

This exhibit is curated by Mason Paul and Jonathan Boys.

I will be premiering 3 images from my new Series, Below the Surface. 2 other prints from the series, which were first shown in in the Fine Art Salon at the NSS 2007 Convention, will also been shown.

I’m excited and looking forward to showing my new work this weekend.

Just as our veins keep vital nutrients flowing through our bodies, cave systems function like that for out planet, allowing water, that sustains our planet to move from place to place below the surface.

An just like our bodies, garbage in equals garbage out.

Visually I am searching out and exploring these exciting comparisons, using images of caves and overlaying medical and structural images of the human body. The prints before you are using MRI images of spinal vertibrae and cranial scans overlayed cave passage shots.

This is the beginning of a series of images, to promote conservation, but not just for caves, but also for the whole planet. By making comparisions to something the viewer is intimately familiar with, their own body, I hope to promote personal awareness to their own impact, and the impact of those around them.