First day of school, latest day of letting go
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
-- "Closing Time," Semisonic
And so ends The Boy's first (half-) week of fourth grade.
He rolled his eyes, but humored me when I demanded asked begged for a first-day photo. This year, The Boy is going to a new elementary school, the one that offers accelerated-learning classes. Fourth grade was the year I made the same transition, so yeah... having a bit of a hard time letting go. Fortunately, I do have something to look forward to: this weekend's artist reception for the Onyx Fine Arts Collective fall show.
(Are you going to meet me there? RSVP on my Facebook page, if you would.)
I'm also working on a couple of other shows, one which might happen in December and one sometime next year. And of course, new listings and Treasuries in the Etsy shop. But even so... le sigh.
Do you ever get used to your kids walking away from you into the first day of school, without feeling wistful?
-- "Closing Time," Semisonic
And so ends The Boy's first (half-) week of fourth grade.
On with the show! Onyx 9th Annual Fall Show
Fall at my castle means openings: school for The Boy, and a group art show for me!
I'm one of the featured artists in the ninth annual Onyx Fine Arts Collective show! You might remember I exhibited with Onyx at Seattle City Hall in April and May. This show will also be downtown, at the A/NT Gallery (formerly known as the Art/ Not Terminal gallery).
The artist reception will be held in the Sub-Terranean ("Sub-T") Room, this wide-open space with an industrial feel, below the entry-level floor.
And best of all, the artists' reception is scheduled for the weekend AFTER the first day of school. So the back-to-school madness will be over, and I'll have had a few hours of rest before the reception. Details:
WHEN: Sunday, September 8th, 2pm-5pm
WHERE: Sub-T Room of the A/NT Gallery, 2045 Westlake Avenue, Seattle
RSVP: Give me something extra to look forward to -- your smiling face! RSVP on my Facebook Page.
The exhibit will be open until September 28th, so if you're downtown, please stop by -- and tag me if you post pictures!
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| Photos from A/NT Gallery website |
WHEN: Sunday, September 8th, 2pm-5pm
WHERE: Sub-T Room of the A/NT Gallery, 2045 Westlake Avenue, Seattle
RSVP: Give me something extra to look forward to -- your smiling face! RSVP on my Facebook Page.
The exhibit will be open until September 28th, so if you're downtown, please stop by -- and tag me if you post pictures!
Hello, art collectors!
This is not a story about me: it's a story about my collectors.
Look at the intentness on Susan's face: you can almost see the place in her house where she's imagining she'll display the artist trading card she's holding.
And then Susan and Dick proceeded to browse -- no, collect -- multiple pieces as they worked their way through the pieces I showed at the Mill Creek Art Walk yesterday. Have you ever watched someone fall in love, with a piece of art or with another person?
It's like seeing a whole world of new possibilities dawning in their eyes: unexpectedly intimate and exciting at the same time.
And in my own living room -- oops, I mean the Windermere Living Room. Darren and Gwen Munson truly made me feel at home, and I tried to pass that vibe along to the people who visited.
I think another friend, Marianne Morris, perfectly captured the feeling I'm trying to describe:
There's something about someone loving that thing that you poured your heart into. I don't think I'll ever get used to it. It can turn a complete stranger into a friend in seconds.