When we first ventured on the beach, I saw a loon on the ocean. As the symbol of my favorite "vacationland", I saw it as very good omen.

The next day we visited a farm with exotic animals. One of these creatures was an emu. The similarities in the two bird's posturing became the basis for the body my self-portrait was to assume.

The costume was very "self-portrait". It was overcast, sometimes rainy and chilly--the layer approach was very effective. Before I finally dug out my rain-gear, MJ lent me her black knit cap. In this hat, the attitude of this self-portrait was very Jack Nicholson--McMurtry of "CUCKOO'S NEST"....