Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A Bittersweet Memory

 My show at the Zanesville Museum of Art came down yesterday, and I picked all the work up today.  It was a wonderful, exciting ride...one I am extremely proud of. I am very grateful to the ZMA for the opportunity, and to all my friends and family who supported me in this endeavor.

 Now, back at Studio 202, I am ready to get back to the business of creating more artwork. I am currently working on 2 commission pieces, so they are keeping me busy for the moment. But, I am feeling the pull to perhaps stretch in a new direction. It usually takes awhile for me to incubate an idea. Stay tuned for more to come.

 For now, I will bask in the memory of my first solo show.

8 comments:

  1. Your show was an amazing one!!!! You should be so proud of yourself because we all are very proud. I love telling my friends that "my mom is kind of a big deal in the quilting world" Love ya mom!!

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  2. Ahhhh, thanks Abby. I'm really very lucky and proud to have a daughter like you.

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  3. Susan, that's a big turning point--bringing down a show--because that incubation time--or fallow time is inevitable. I'm just coming through my own "cocooning" and the ideas are beginning to trickle in.

    Enjoy basking!! I look forward to seeing what comes next.

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  4. Congrats, good friend! Super proud of ya!

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  5. whew! the end of a show- sometimes i can feel a little weird at the end of a big creative project and feel like "...now what?" so it sounds great that you have something new in the works already! :)

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  6. There is a sense of loss...when we remove our works from a solo exhibition. It is as if we ask ourselves a question..."What is next on my road and journey?" For me it was similar to how I felt when I graduated many years ago from Kent State in 1975. Now i appreciate that each chapter closes to unfold to a new and challenging poem yet to be written. Have a safe and happy 4th! Imagine and Live in Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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  7. Thanks you guys! I really am feeling a bit "lost". You've helped me pin-point it a bit. And that makes me feel a little less so. Thanks, and hugs!

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  8. Hi!
    Bittersweet....my favorite word....and aptly applied here. I can so relate!
    Susan
    PS Congratulations!

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