Toluu : Sarah R. Bloom Photography

Sarah R. Bloom Photography

Portraits with Character

This is the postcard we designed as promotion for the show in February!! Save the date if you're anywhere near enough to attend! The mailer one will have the detail info on the back...this is the 'web' version with all info on the one image.

Self-Indulgent Crap [sic]: A Two Woman Show featuring self portraits by Christy Marie and Sarah R. Bloom

February 1 - February 28, 2009
Opening with the Artists Friday, February 6, 2009 from 5pm to 9pm

Made By Hand Gallery
112 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

The title of our show, by the way, is obviously tongue planted firmly in cheek. A long while back, in the Female Self-Portrait Artist Support Group, we ladies had a discussion about how self-portrait artists (and particularly women SP artists) are viewed as being narcissistic and self-indulgent.

So when coming up with our show title we just couldn't think of a better one for an all self-portrait exhibition. ;-)

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...and a kinder New YearDecember 31 2008

Since it is the last day of 2008 and tradition dictates I should reflect, I shall do what any card-carrying member (what? You didn’t know there were membership cards?) of the Internet would do and share it online.

This past year was good, photographically speaking. Excellent, in fact! I saw my art accepted into a juried statewide exhibition, I saw my photos published in a national magazine, I got off my but and submitted an application for the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Fellowship (not holding my breath there, but proud of myself for trying…results at the end of January). I took the initiative to find more urban exploration on my own rather than waiting for someone to take me. I took others with me, instead.

I finished my second straight year of daily self-portraits and stopped with the intention of focusing

Making Christmas BrightDecember 25 2008

Merry and Happy and Joyous holidays to all of you, whatever or however you celebrate.

Let's try to be nice out there.

Peace.