This is a general update on some things that have been happening behind the scenes with my art career. If you're not interested in hearing about this kind of stuff, feel free to stop reading now. Really, I don't mind a bit. However, I have to warn you that I've placed some spyware inside your computer and I'll know what you've done.
About a week ago, I wrote to the gallery director at a college 35 miles from my house and asked if she was accepting portfolios. Apparently she went out to my website and liked what she saw, because when I returned from taking down my solo show the next morning, I received an email from her asking if I was able to fill her gallery space myself or needed a second person to exhibit along with me. I ate lunch, then drove there to take another look at the gallery and ended up talking with the director. The result was an offer for another solo show, to begin at the end of September, 2009 and continuing through October. Do you know that "letdown" feeling that can happen after finishing a big project? I didn't get to wallow in it after taking down the Newman University show. Gee, I'm almost disappointed. I said almost.
My favorite gallery, Untitled[ArtSpace] in Oklahoma City, asked if I would curate a quilt exhibition for them. They even allowed me to put together my "dream" exhibit, which will be an invitational show of 20 artists whose work I most admire. A percentage of the artists also work in 3D like myself, which will help fill up the center of the 10,000 square foot gallery. There will be a catalog and workshops associated with this exhibit and the gallery is interested in travelling it after it finishes its run there. The dates for this exhibit will be July 10 to August 29, 2009. I'm going to be pretty busy around the end of June!
Tomorrow (Wednesday), I am leaving for the International Sculpture Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'll let you know how it went when I return. This is a leap into the unknown for me, but I've never been much of one to shy away from risky things. It's also time I made more contacts outside of the art quilt community and in the larger art world. I didn't make it into the Quilt National exhibit again this year and it may be just as well. I think it's time I acknowledged that my artwork doesn't fit there anymore, but I was hoping to get that particular notch on my belt before I moved on.
Unfortunately, there are no pictures with this post. I have some pictures of Picniced now that it's finished, but I already packed the camera and I forgot to download them first. I'm afraid you'll just have to wait. Big oops. Forgive me?
