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May 18, 2008
My Weekend
How many entries do I have with this title? Anyway, we had a pretty good weekend. I have been feeling a little under the weather, but I think I managed to avoid getting truly sick. I slept a lot. Other activities included picking at a couple of art projects I have going on, catching up on some sewing (hem fixing, button re-attaching, stuff like that), planning for our Memorial Day party, working on Lily's socks, dyeing ruining yarn, and forcing Adam to start powerwashing the siding.
Art-wise my progress has slowed down a little bit. On a related note, I seem to be keeping depression at bay, but I really have to check myself often. Sometimes my worst days are the ones following my best days; I find it hard to deal with the everyday when I've had an epiphany. I'm working on some doable, measured goals regarding my artwork, but sometimes feel a little frustrated at trying to figure out where to spend my limited amounts of time and energy. There are three juried show opportunities in the late summer/fall months, and one salon-type show with a due date after Memorial Day, so I'm not sure how best to pick my spots. I also want to start applying for solo shows at a couple of places, and possibly apply to the Artists Association at the Lubeznik Center, but am worried (I should be so lucky) about selling things and not having enough on hand for either of these possibilities.
I'll post more artwork pictures as I get the next little batch of stuff completed. I have this real schizophrenic thing going on between the bird paintings and my more realistic/expressionistic paintings. I have a feeling that the latter will be more successful here, but the others I can do better online and in more of a Chicago market. Again it's a struggle with where to put my time and energy. This is also where I miss having some sort of mentor, to help me make these decisions. I'm hoping that the critique group I may be helping organize with someone I met recently can help fill this gap, so long as there are some people involved who have some success under their belts.