8 years ago

i’ve been spending a lot of time in my archive while i work on my STILL book. yesterday, i came across this photo from 8 years ago–2015. my son, who is now 19 and at NYU, would have been 11 years old when he made this (still in elementary school). one of the many joys of STILL, was that from the very beginning it became a family project. not because i surreptitiously enlisted my kids to help me get my daily commitment done, but because it was just so much fun. the joy of finding good specimens while out walking, the thrill of making compositions that delighted us, it was all pure play. everyone got into the spirit of it. it is one of the reasons i have been able to continue this crazy project for 11 years uninterrupted. it’s just plain fun.