FINALLY...

After having a domain name registered for a whole year (hey, at least another Andrea Cole couldn't take it), I finally published my photography website. Now I feel legit! Is it wrong to get validation from the internet?

Anyway, since there's a link to this blog right on the site, I figure I should update more often, right? Maybe after this week, anyway -- it's finals week at MCTC and I have mucho projects to wrap up and hand in. Then a Photojournalism class this summer, which I've been looking forward to with possibly too much enthusiasm. We'll learn if I have what it takes to be a photojournalist (I think I do, and I certainly have a passion for it -- I just need more experience).

Here's a couple photos from this past weekend's MayDay Parade and Festival -- the best festival there is around these parts...

St. Paul Art Crawl

A couple weekends ago, Tim and I opened up our apartment/studio to be part of the St. Paul Art Crawl, a twice-yearly event where artists all over downtown St. Paul invite the public into their studios to see their work. We also had a housewarming party on the first night, since we knew the place would be clean and stuff. Overall, it was an exhausting weekend, but we got some nice feedback on our work, and we know what to do differently for the next Crawl.

Here are some pictures of our loft, all gussied up for people: