James Polston:
CLASS OF 1977
Ridgeland High SchoolClass of 1977
Ridgeland, SC
Trident Technical CollegeClass of 2007
Charleston, SC
Hartsville Junior High SchoolClass of 1975
Hartsville, SC
James's Story
Age fifty finds me in Charleston, South Carolina amidst the third reinvention of self. Playing the corporate game during my 30s-40s just didn't feel honest, so I'm growing my hair long again and doing well with my own thing as a freelancer and creative mercenary. (Artists and Musicians are sorta expected to do that, ya know.) I still look to be about 35. Okay, you can hate me for it! I worked in the Mental Health field for a while: it's okay to be one's self; in fact, it's healthier.
Yes, I still play music. After gigging in the Atlanta and New Orleans scenes, touring at the Regional and National levels, playing clubs and concerts in Savannah, and teaching guitar and music theory, the guitar is still important here and will always be. Back home, the reunion of the Bounty Hunter band went better than ever. Ronnie Able is a great friend and a genuine musical soul. If God is willing, future gigs with Ronn...Expand for more
ie and Bounty Hunter will hopefully be as monumental as our more recent performances.
However, the business of music is taking a back seat to art. Pursuit of an overdue college degree in Graphic Design -with additional studies in Illustration and English- are bringing rites of passage full circle with new twists: Digital Photography and Web Site Design. I'm a bigtime user of Adobe Creative Suite. Charcoals and paint on canvas get some attention here along with digital art (my Nikon DLSR camera rig and lights/Strobist flashes are fancy art brushes.)
And with that ends this little treatise in narcissism.
For those wanting to reconnect, you'll find me on Facebook, The Trident Technical College Visual Arts Association, the Charleston 21st Photographer's Meetup Group, and Flickr. I rarely log on to MySpace unless the band thing is kicking up some gravel.
Have a great life!
Best Regards,
Jimmy Polston
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