October 16, 2015
The opening is tomorrow.
Openings are exciting events.
Friends and family come to see your body of work and, hopefully,
appreciate it. Creating art is a very
private thing. Yet we put it out on view
for anyone to criticize or ridicule. At
my very first show in 2007 I felt as though I had put my soul out for everyone
to see. It was so emotional that I could
not help tearing up when I was asked to speak.
Now I have more experience and have had many more shows. But it is still a time that causes a little
bit of fear. Will people like it? Will they understand my vision? Will they appreciate my sense of humor? Will
anything sell? Buying art is the best
validation that you can give to an artist.
I have come to realize that after several years of trying to be an
artist. I try to buy as much art as I
can because I like it, but also because I want to help them continue to
create. We all need to create and we all
need to feel accepted.
