The Adventure of Building My Own Website

One of the most rewarding—and occasionally frustrating—parts of creating my website has been learning to build and refine it myself. Every page represents not only my artwork but also countless hours of experimentation, problem solving, and discovering how Wix works behind the scenes. There are days when everything falls into place, and there are days when a single mysterious problem can consume an entire afternoon.

Yesterday was one of those days. I spent hours trying to track down what I came to think of as a "rogue" menu bar that stubbornly refused to disappear. I checked page after page, adjusted settings, and retraced my steps more times than I can count. After a lot of trial and error, I finally discovered that the menu wasn't attached to the page at all—it was part of the site's header and footer. The solution was surprisingly simple once I understood the problem: delete the header and footer and rebuild them the way I wanted. It was one of those moments where the answer seemed obvious only after I'd found it.

Of course, website design rarely follows a straight path. While searching for the source of the menu, I also decided to create a slideshow for my homepage. Ironically, during all my troubleshooting I accidentally deleted that slideshow as well and had to reconstruct it from scratch. Although it meant doing the work twice, rebuilding it actually gave me the opportunity to improve the layout and make it stronger than the first version.

Experiences like this remind me that building a website is much like creating a piece of art. There is planning, creativity, and vision—but there is also revision, persistence, and plenty of unexpected detours. Every challenge teaches me something new, and every success makes the site a little better than it was the day before. Looking back, the hours spent solving problems weren't wasted at all. They became another step in the ongoing journey of creating a website that truly reflects my work and my passion for photography, restoration, and digital art.