It has been awhile, a long while, since I have posted anything in here. The past 6 months I have been taking care of my very talented artist friend and fiancee. She had Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer and did chemo for the last 6 months twice a week. My focus has been on her. We met more that 3 1/2 years ago. She does amazing clay sculptures and I hope to make a link to her website here when she gets it up and running. Before that time my muse has been taking a break. I haven't done a lot of big shows mostly due to the economy. I spent most of my last summer building my Taj Garage. In 2011 Kendall, my fiancee, and I went to St. Petersburg, Russia, for the Master Class Exhibition. My connection was with my gallery in LA, which I'm no longer with. It was an amazing experience and Kendall and I both have pieces on permanent display there. I'm trying to get 3 pieces back that I left with a gallery there. My blue moon piece is over there and I would really like to have it back.
About the only thing I've done is my sea glass jewelry. I like doing those, it's like small sculptures.
Today I received word that the Vancouver Open Studio's rejected me to be on the list. We will open our studio to the public without them. I'm struck by how small towns deal with art. There were two jurors and they felt my pieces were not worthy. I've shown in Paris and St. Petersburg, and Vantucky, WA says I'm not good enough. I chuckle and enjoy the fact that it will motivate me to create more.
I have applied for the Alberta St. Fair, and a show at the Chateau St. Michelle for this summer. Kendall is slowly on the mend and I'm looking forward to listening to my muse and doing pieces. I have many bouncing around in my soul.
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driftwood, jewelry, sculpture, sea glass jewelry, vancouver washington open studio
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