Saturday, May 12, 2007

To Beer or not to Beer?

Two days ago, well three now because it's past midnight... I was in Raleigh, NC - This is a snapshot of his wonderful, almost SoHo type studio. All brick and unfinished walls and things. Absolutely lovely. The mural was done by one of his friends. I believe the story is that KC locked the man in the studio with a case of beer and some wine. Returning the next morning, this wonderful wall of black and white movement had been created. Perhaps beer is also a great catalyst for art (although not modeling).... In college most of my friends created their best work while they were either ridiculously high or wasted. After shooting with KC, I headed over to a very talented female photographer's place. Her name's Lauren, she shoots film.... her black and whites are deliciously yummy. In return for shooting with her - I was getting a free place to crash for the night. 

Normally I would never mix modeling with drinking... but Lauren likes to party. She invited eight girls to the house ... There is so much that I would love to tell you about that night ..... if I could remember it.....What I do know, is that when I rolled over in the morning, the girls were cracking beer open at 8am... As for the images, I can only hope that whatever we shot comes out OK. I have never taken modeled while intoxicated (and I am not going to make a habit of it) - I am not sure what happened, but somehow, all the money in my wallet has gone missing. $840. I worked for weeks for that money. I do not want to point fingers because I have no idea what happened .... But I sort of want to cry and puke at the same time. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yikes! Sorry your visit in Raleigh turned out to be a long, biblious descent into hell. Seems you got the respite you deserved when you finally made it to Smtih Mountain Lake. Stay in touch.