Just Rambling.
The last few weeks have been full of crazy. I was so excited that I had four pieces accepted into an art show for the Women & Creativity Conference. Then I discovered that the woman who was accepting the art was a bit shady and the location for the art show itself was a dive bar in a seedy part of town. I pulled my pieces. I'm disappointed to say the least. The conference is legit. This woman is not. Pulling out of the show was the right thing to do.
I then booked a solo show at The Press Club for July. Awesome! Of course, I have a contact there - close friends who are the board and happen to like my artwork. I'll take it though. Now I just have to get busy and create the artwork.
Since I felt so good about booking a solo show, I went ahead submitted four pieces to The Albuquerque Museum's "Miniatures and More" show. I'm fully expecting a rejection letter on May 1st, but maybe they will surprise me. I have also submitted three pieces from my Bones series to O'Neill's for a possible booking in October of next year (they are booked through April of next year already). The Bones are cool. I think they will take them. Just need to wait and see. It feels a bit like jumping off of a cliff every time I submit work someplace. I wonder if I will ever really feel like an artist. Probably not.
However, in the hopes that I will someday feel like an artist, I went ahead and got my business license this week.
I've been doing this less than a year. I've had work in two shows and sold several pieces, and yet I still feel shy about calling myself an artist. Oh, well. Baby steps.
I then booked a solo show at The Press Club for July. Awesome! Of course, I have a contact there - close friends who are the board and happen to like my artwork. I'll take it though. Now I just have to get busy and create the artwork.
Since I felt so good about booking a solo show, I went ahead submitted four pieces to The Albuquerque Museum's "Miniatures and More" show. I'm fully expecting a rejection letter on May 1st, but maybe they will surprise me. I have also submitted three pieces from my Bones series to O'Neill's for a possible booking in October of next year (they are booked through April of next year already). The Bones are cool. I think they will take them. Just need to wait and see. It feels a bit like jumping off of a cliff every time I submit work someplace. I wonder if I will ever really feel like an artist. Probably not.
However, in the hopes that I will someday feel like an artist, I went ahead and got my business license this week.
I've been doing this less than a year. I've had work in two shows and sold several pieces, and yet I still feel shy about calling myself an artist. Oh, well. Baby steps.