Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. Pema Chodron
The Art Palm Beach show was great- I found the most perfect piece that absolutely knocked off the socks, if I was wearing some- I learned all about it, the process, the artist and was simply mesmerized at it's beauty. It was only $55,000. Maybe if I called TY... Maybe I use all my credit cards and space it out... Maybe I go cut the electricity and run with it! I have a policy that whenever I sell a quilt I use that money to buy a piece of art- guess I have to find a way to sell off everything I own plus my Jimmy Choos. Anyway, ain't gonna happen. So I dismissed the unobtainable and went on my way to find an unbelievable painting of an interior, high perspective through doorways and with side reflections that was a bargain at $24,000. And for that they send along a guy to hang it for me. The only leeetle problem was it was 10' high and Im not sure what my ceilings are, it may have to be folded or a chunk removed. And the money? Pshaw! What's $24,000? I'll just call TY and he will send the money right along. Ha. Maybe if my vet bills weren't so steep...
I mosied along and found another artist who did another set of interiors, misty grays and atmospheric abandoned spaces that had highly patterned floors, like old tile in Italian villas. These, and there were several that it would be hard to choose from, were smaller, only about 20" square. There was a young couple interested in one of them so I eavesdropped around until they said the little painting was $12,000 and it's smaller companion, maybe 18" square was $10,000.
OBVIOUSLY I was out of my arty element but I sure had a good time feeling deprived and poor and chatting up the galleries staffs. When the convention center is arranged into little booth spaces as it is for these shows it's easy to navigate- you can tell at a glance if a particular booth is something to get into to investigate further. If I see glass vessels, I keep going. If I see jumbled up 'expressive' paintings I walk on- woodworking, I walk on by (except there was one guy who carved wooden vessels that I talked to for a very long time.) He did amazing work, all pieces carved out of one block of wood.
So my feet are back on earth today and I'm headed out to therapy, then to the studio for a quick check-in before I need to get Dog#2 in for his wellness check. I knew I couldn't escape another $200 vet bill this week- wonder what they will find wrong with him!
Frozen shoulder therapy. Me in my stretchy rubber suit. As if.
INCOMPLETE MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE Bruce Mau
Slow down.
Desynchronize from standard time frames and surprising opportunities may present themselves.
Japanese artist Yukino Ohmura creates gorgeous night cityscapes by carefully placing thousands of britghly colored dot stickers on large panels. Seen initially at a distance, it is possible to consider the images as night photographs of city lights, however upon closer inspection they reveal the intricacy and complexity of masterful compositions. "Illusion turns out to be truth by keeping a distance from it, and truth may turn out to be illusion too." Yukino says, "We are trying to struggle in this world which is filled with uncertain and unstable truths. My artworks are part of the truths cut out from this chaotic world."
Crochet and knitting gone to the other side!
Ann Tilley‘s fiber works, specifically her text based works strike a chord of nostalgia and domestic irony. They are incredibly clever in their usage of phrase and their rendering and delivery captures certain moments of awkward American culture. Patterns that are reminiscent of doilies and Cosby sweaters deliver humorously mismatched phrases in an aesthetic of cuddly kitsch.
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