I did not forget about "A dozen donut dates"....but February got away from me. I thought I had my next date set up late January but my date and I were mutually spent that week and didn't meet. (In may donut dates defense, she didn't know it was an official donut date) I spent my time on other artworks this month and looking for new Call for Entries since our show at MSJ has already come down. It seemed fast, but that is what happens when it is a mid show opening. I am however starting two new artworks today. This is the pic I will be working from and is the donut idea I had before I was distracted with the donut dates. More to come in the following days with this one and the other one that is still swimming around in my brain waiting for a life line to bring it in to reality. Happy Sunday
Thursday night was the opening of "Movement" at Pop Revolution Gallery in Mason, OH. I had the honor of having my artwork, "When Thoughts Defy Gravity", selected as "Best of Show". I created this piece specifically for this call for entry. It is a product about the process. The movement an artist has from ideas to reality.
Not sure how or when but my ability to edit my website returned today. It's been out for a week. Here is my latest finished work from about a week and a half ago. Another work in my "Imagine" series. "And the world will be as one" Inspired by John Lennon's "Imagine" lyrics. Color, size, shape, preferences don't have to keep us from living as one. "I hope someday you'll join us" This piece was created using many different media to reflect the different people in the world. People can be vibrant, subtle, colorful, etc. but they all have value and similar elements that weave them together to work as one. I wore this hoodie relentlessly for years until the zipper broke and I had to hang it up hence the way it is portrayed. Anyone know how to add zippers? I think it is screaming for a comeback!
It is hard to explain the opening night of an exhibit but it is kind of like your mind is naked on the wall for everyone to see what goes on inside your head. It's exciting and terrifying all at the same time. It's also like a wedding where you get about two minutes with each guest before telling yourself to move on to the next person so that you get a chance to talk to everyone that was able to come. I had many great conversations last night about specific artworks and the show as a whole. One of the most interesting conversations was about how much more exciting it is to see the work in person. We have grown accustomed to viewing artwork the size of Instagram on our phone and forget that it lives out there in the real world many times larger than that one inch by one inch frame. My friend Mary said that artwork has a "presence" in person that you just can't capture on such a small scale. That conversation has inspired me to start going to see more work in person again instead of behind my screen. Thank you Mary for coming and putting that thought in my head. If you are reading this maybe we can meet up and go to some galleries together. I have a following of friends and of course family that come to most if not all of my shows and I cannot thank them enough for their love and loyalty. I truly have the best group of supporters out there. You may recognize the tiny human above as my adorable donut date, "Tess". She probably attended her first show in her mom's belly. The gallery surprised us with an awards ceremony where they brought back our most loved professors to present us with medals and a gift from the gallery pictured above. I was not expecting this and it just added to the nostalgia of the night being back in the place I called home for so many years in college. I had very few moments to think last night but I took a moment to look at all of those professors and just remember how much they inspired me then and how much they continue to inspire me all of these years later. It just proves to me how important teachers are in our lives and how I lucky I am to have one of the most important jobs you can have in this life.
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