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It may look like I have been missing in action for a while. But, here is where I have been parking it:

I am officially a “Patriot.” The last few months have been quite a whirlwind. In late November, I accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts – Photography at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. Which of course means, we are on the move! It was a difficult decision to make because I will miss my friends and students at Lenoir Community College and Shannon (my husband) and I will certainly miss our friends and church family at Greenville Christian Fellowship.

I have been in my new position for a few weeks now and I am excited (and a bit overwhelmed) by all the possibilities at Francis Marion. The Fine Arts Faculty have certainly been very welcoming and I am looking forward to getting to know my new students.  I am teaching three classes this semester, Introduction to Digital Photography, Intermediate Photography and Advanced Photography. In the Fall I will be teaching Introductory Photography (the Darkroom) and Alternative Digital Imaging (can’t wait for this one!). I hope to add two new classes (Photographic Lighting and Alternative Processes) to the course catalog in the near future. This position is a 9 month post, unless I apply to teach in the Summer, which may be a possibility in the future once we are settled. So that means 3 months off! What to do with myself? The University offers summer research grants which I can apply for every year, so my brain is in overload thinking about all that I hope to start researching.

I am still offering wedding photography services, so you will continue to see those posts here. My goal is to extend my wedding photography services into South Carolina this year or next year.

Shannon and I are trying to sell our house in Winterville, so I will be back and forth for a while. During the week I am commuting from my parents’ house. That’s right, I’m back at my parents’ house. No complaints here. Coffee in the morning. Dinner in the evening. I am super spoiled. And I get to play with my parents’ new kitty (Holly Kitty) to boot. We are best buds even though I am super allergic to her and she gives me asthma.

So, big changes this year. We anticipate it will be a year of transition, but both Shannon and I are looking forward to the change and we are putting on our patient pants during the transition.

If you would like to check out what is going on with the Photo Department at Francis Marion University check out the blog I set up: www.francismarionphoto.wordpress.com. I also post “Call for Entries” for photography exhibits if you are interested in those.