It’s been some time since I posted so I’ll start by stating
“Happy New Year” and excuse myself for the long hiatus by blaming the holidays.
This isn’t to say I haven’t been busy as an artist. I traveled to Chicago and St. Louis and saw great art on those trips. I also had the good fortune to be
accepted for a few solo exhibitions: one in Paducah Kentucky this spring and
most recently I found out the Asheville Darkroom’s Silverspace Gallery will
feature my Wanderlust project next
fall. It seems that even a few months of full time work on my art has paid off in
dividends.
Finally, the last good news is that I will attend my first
artist residency at the Osage Arts Community outside of Belle Missouri! I am especially grateful to be able to go to this residency. After talking to the director, he is keenly aware of
what it means to support artists so they can make art. It sounds like he has built an
incredible place for practicing artists. I will be writing while I'm there so expect to read more about the experience.
Given the business of the holidays I know I have a lot of
catching up to do to prepare for the residency (I’ll be there in February).
From here on out, I will do my best to honor my weekends and not spend it on
tasks except those that put me in a good place for the work I wish to
accomplish. A part of getting to a good place for work meant purging stuff (junk/crap/old papers) from 2014 and earlier that took up space in my
studio (and mind). I had a bonfire on the winter solstice and it felt pretty
good to burn items that had no use or place in my life anymore.
