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I love to photograph EVERYTHING...squirrels may seem everyday, until you sit & watch them...those little guys are quite amazing!

Day 3: 365 self portraits by Susan Komer for 2013

Day 3: 365 self-portraits by Susan Komer for 2013

January 3, 2013

For today's self-portrait I decided to choose a happy memory from my childhood.  As a little girl, my older siblings use to put on little plays for my younger brother & I by drawing little characters on their chins.  To honor fresh beginnings, I'm moving away from hurtful memories and learning to focus on the positive...this was definitely one of them!

Today I introduced my children to Felicia, my chin character, and we made a little video...the black & white is my portrait for today, but below you'll find a little extra as Felicia is quite the camera ham!

Felicia

Day 1: 365 self-portraits by Susan Komer for 2013

365 Self-portraits for 2013

For quite some time I've wanted to try to shoot a self-portrait each day of a full year.  A few days ago, a friend of mine completed a series of 52; one for each week of the year.  I thought, hmmm...this is doable...when I announced I'd like to try that, another friend informed me that he has done one a day for the past 15 years...yes...I said 15 years!  If he can do that, surely I can do a year!

So that is my challenge for the year...it doesn't seem like a difficult task, until you try it...it can be quite a humbling experience to fail at such an 'easy' task: I know, I've had this thought for years and am just now seriously taking on the challenge.  I've decided to blog each one as a way to also get serious with my efforts to keep this blog going and to try to create some sort of following for my work.

This first image is to represent a fresh start to this new year...washing away my own insecurities and moving ahead with a clean slate.  I encourage you all to leave comments &/ thoughts as constructive feedback is always a benefit to an artist.

Thanks for stopping by...Susan

A new paper mache project...

I have two passions that just straight up make me happy...photography & papier mache...thanks to a new camera remote that Santa brought me...now I can do both.

Below you'll find some shots of a work in progress.  Documentation of my work is also something I'm compulsive about...but I do leave certain things out: such as certain techniques that have taken me years to learn...as an artist, discovery is a huge part of the art...I wouldn't want to rob anyone of that fun....ENJOY!

This is one of those for fun type things, a friend challenged me...I've accepted the challenge!