All Backed Up & On the Move

All Backed Up & On the Move

For the last two weeks, I’ve been working towards a general sense of consistency among my Patreon blogs. 

If you are new to the conversation, I originally intended to keep my blog exclusively within the Patreon site for $5+ patrons.

However, I have been increasingly disappointed with the limitations within Patreon’s software in regards to presenting my work. Since this is a fine art blog, these limitations simply will not do.

Thus, I created two blogs; One for my $5+ patrons, and one for my $75+ patrons. Of course, there was already quite a bit of content on the Patreon site. So I backed up all of my original Patreon posts here. However, I also supplemented each post with additional content. 

If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest back-up posts, there’s enough work here to keep you busy reading/viewing for a while.

Go to recent posts to find the link and password to your Tumblr page.

I just want to extend my gratitude to you all for your continued support and patience as I cultivate an environment conducive for you all to have a cogent and fulfilling experience of my various art forms. 

In the midst of backing up these sites (and also working on my own private site, which will feature a store whereby you can see a gallery of my works and purchase prints more directly) I have been working many assignments and preparing for my Moab trip.

I had to take a last minute trip to meet Photosensualis and sign our recently published book, ‘Monique - Poet & Muse.’ We ordered 16 hard copies to be specially signed and shipped out to the first to order them. I am both proud and delighted to report that almost all of those 16 were taken within the first 36 hours. A tremendous deal of commitment went into the making of these books, and it is a milestone accomplishment for me. There are still a couple signed copies left, if you’d like to own one and haven’t ordered yet. It has been an honor working with Photosensualis on this project, and I am thrilled to share this work with you.

Remember, if you are reading this, you get a discount respective to your pledge amount. If you pay the full amount (depending on which copy you buy and what tier you have pledged) you might be entitled to a print instead. To own a copy of this book: http://www.blurb.com/books/7851689-monique-poet-muse

If you’d like a signed copy, please email me directly; mona.demos@gmail.com.

In celebration of this accomplishment, the images in today’s post are those taken by Photosensualis which were considered, but not included in our book.

Now that all of that is in working order, I recently packed up my truck and hit the road for another long tour, beginning with The Desert Adventure, which is another collaborative endeavor that has occupied much of my time and energy. It is a fully permitted and insured photo retreat in secluded regions of Moab, Utah, led by guide/outfitter John Gorecki and featuring the modeling of MonSekaa (myself & Sekaa). This will be our second retreat ever, with our third retreat to come in October. To find out more: www.thedesertadventure.com

My spring tour officially began yesterday. I left the Jersey Shore at 8AM, and arrived in Minneapolis at 8AM this morning. I drove a straight 24 hours (give or take 2-3 hours) with no stops except for fuel and restroom breaks. That is a first for me, and probably a last, as well! Leaving Monday for the desert!!

Now that we’re all backed up, you are going to start seeing more posts in real time, from wherever I am on the road.

Enjoy your holiday weekend, whether you are celebrating or not.

xo.