April 24, 2008

• CAN'T STOP MAN, YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE

  So, I've been working at the gallery a little more than expected. More moolah is nice, but I have piles of projects waiting in the wings (including this here blog) which desperately need attending to. I find it's difficult to refuse when they need me to fill in extra shifts, and after agreeing to be there five days last week I'm left feeling a wee bit resentful (and my feet hurt like hell!). My time is flexible, but not infinitely so. But i still feel unjustified saying NO, because in my mind studio-time still kinda feels like selfish-time.

  I need to get over that.

  Things seem to be developing fairly quickly this summer. Already i'm in one juried show at the ellO gallery in June, as well as a small works sale for the neighborhood arts association. Throw in the possibility of doing Somerville ArtBeat in July and a show with Ryan in the next month or so, plus whatever else I pick up in the meantime, and I'm getting kind of booked up. And this is only for my drawings- nevermind the beads, mosaics, and other crap I've been making.

  Speaking of other crap: we have been making faux sea glass. After experimenting with some smashed up wine bottles in the rock tumbler (with great success), we hit up the our fave indoor flea market and bought some vintage depression and molded glass for uber cheap. The old dame who rang us up kept cooing about the pretty colors and patterns we picked, but neither Matt not I had the heart to tell her we were gonna bring it all home and smash it to bits. It was infinitely satisfying. After a day or two in the tumbler with some fine grit, we ended up with some gorgeous pieces. Some will be incorporated into jewelry, some into mosaics, and the rest is going up for sale on Ebay or Etsy. Apparently there's quite a market for the stuff : )

   

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