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“Carousel Horse”
Day 163 of my artwork retrospective
Of all the things I’ve been throughout my life, I tend to forget to add “Carnie” to the list. Although, not a full-fledged carnival person, but I was able to get free rides and cotton candy for a while there.
Right around the time my daughter Jamie was born in September 1986, her grandparents paid off their mortgage. As she was born prematurely and then almost died at home within her first month, to say I was busy caring for her is an understatement.
Meaning, I had no idea what my father-in-law was up to. I did know he had worked hard since he was a child born at the beginning of the Great Depression and wanted his own business, to be his own boss. After what I assume was a long search and many hours of discussion with my mother-in-law, he chose a “computer portrait system” that was sort of a franchise. I realize as I type this I’m a bit hazy on the details, due to watching over my tiny baby girl who was now strapped 24/7 to an apnea monitor.
But soon their living room was rearranged to set up their new gear to learn how to use it. Both my father-in-law and my first husband were decent photographers, which was a good foundation for this new endeavor.
I have, in previous posts, mentioned “sublimation ink” which I bought in small jars and painted on paper to make one-off t-shirt…
