Mel Curtis

It is easy to take your health for granted. Until you can't. It is easy to trust the health care system. Until. you don't. In an effort to clear up a sinus problem a year ago, I started a journey that in the end would land me in the ER with a devastated microbiome as a result of an over…

This post card popped up in the mail last week. It was self-promo thing from over 20 years ago. A Diana camera image. When I first saw it, I recalled exactly when I made both the image and the post card. But where did it come from? I stupidly first thought it was a return to sender from 20 years…

What's it all about, Alfie?Is it just for the moment we live?What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie?Are we meant to take more than we give?Or are we meant to be kind?

Most of the influential folks in my life just sort of happened. The best example maybe a guy named Ross Chapple. How I crossed paths is a long-convoluted story so I will cut to the chase. I had quit my DC art director job, hoping to go to grad school, but didn’t get accepted. So, I needed a job and…

I last communicated with Duane in the spring of 2004. My father was dying and my younger brother in particular was not dealing with it well. Not that I was, but at the time I thought of an image Duane had made about his relationship with his father. On an image of his parents with his brother, Duane wrote about…

Time for a change in the subject line. I had a chat last night with Gemini, the AI talking bot. Have you checked that out yet? I have only played around with it a little but decided to chat with it about my current health condition. At first, it only provided the standard, top of the search answers. But as…

I wanted to mention the passing of Barney Frank, the former congressman from Massachusetts. I am not sure if you know of him or if I ever told you the story of how we came to name our Barney after him. Barney Frank the man was the first openly gay member of congress. Came out at the height of AiDS…

I am glad spring is in full bloom and the days are getting longer. It was a tough winter, and I am glad to see it go. I have the gardens whipped into shape and look forward to puttering around with the tomatoes. I might have a big shoot coming up with Google that I am pondering passing on. I…

With the deck project almost completed and spring coming on, I have been puttering around in the garden and planning for what plants should go where and what new ones to introduce. As I sat in this spot and made this image, I couldn’t help but think of a similar image I made late last summer. One where Barney joined…