It has been a long, long, cold and dreary winter with lots of snow, subzero temperatures and no breaks.  Now as we finally, slowly creep out of that, I thought I'd share that I find winter to be depressing.  I find it hard to motivate to create new work.  I don't like being cooped up inside and even more I don't like being out in the freezing air fighting my way through snow, no matter how beautiful it is.

I have had a rough winter filled with colds and a never ending sinus infection that I hope is almost resolved.  So when Tuesday, after work I noticed some nice light coming into the bedroom, I felt inspired to do a quick and spontaneous photo shoot for the first time in what seems like an eternity.  I used to do this all the time but lately I have felt time and energy are too short.

So in the spirit of spring I wore flowers in my hair and did a quick, simple (just the light from the window) self portrait session.  The image to the right is one of my favorites from the session.   

I have had a long list of ideas that I had been saving for spring and summer but I have found enough inspiration and motivation to create without leaving the house.  This is just a simple portrait but I created a variety of more complex composite images a few weeks back and I hope to do the photography for one more this weekend and the editing over the course of the week.

I finally feel like the weather is starting to turn, slowly, and am so excited for the first day that things look green outside or that I see flower buds.  Until then, I will work inside and humidify.