Entering the Gallery
As artists we are taught early on to seek out a commercial gallery if we want to sell our work. But...no one really explains how to do this and what to watch out for if we do somehow find our way into one. I have to admit I kind of fell into a local gallery that ended up selling my work somewhat successfully for a handful of years. I handed a business card with a picture of my work on it to the right person at the right time and there I was - suddenly asked to have a two p
Unraveling the List
The dreamy world of being an artist. It goes something like this: sleep in, wake up slowly, drink coffee and get inspired, lounge around making work in the studio all day, have an amazing dinner, lots of wine and great conversation before drifting off to sleep - only to do it all again the next day. How many of us live out this fantasy? Well, this sounds like a residency, not a day to day thing. However, there are some out there that residency hop or are independently weal
Pure Magic
Loose Threads. A phrase that has been floating around in my head for some time now. This is usually how it starts for me, a new image or project. Words. Then the words turn into images. Every artist has that thing that propels them forward into new creative territory. For me it is usually these nagging phrases. On rare occasion it is a single visual symbol that appears in my head, that I then promptly look up the definition for - bringing me back to dance between words
