The Parlour Obscura

Tomorrow night from 7-9pm the Southwest Library will hold a reception for the opening of my art exhibit, A Hat Full of Sky .  Light refreshments will be served. It's free!

So here I am at Barnes & Noble, killing time before I go in to work. I got my butt up early and left the house without having any coffee, so I could get to the library before we open. I finished installing my exhibit, and I have to admit I'm nervous. It's never taken me this long to install, and I don't want it to seem like I half-assed anything.  I have to remind myself the reason I took longer to install is because this is the first time I did it by myself. I started last week, slowly filling up my display areas, until finally I was able to go in early and finish. In years past I've been lucky that my mom was able to help out, but this year a confluence of events prevented this.  I'm used to working under deadline and in chaos. I thought I had accepted the fact that there will always be something, so you can't put off creating, etc. until things calmed down. Nothing could have prepared me for this. The perfect crap storm of life is raining hell on me. I wo...

Join me this Saturday at the   Orlando Public Library  for Celebrating the Genius of Women,  an amazing art show and awards ceremony where I am a finalist. The event from 2-4pm at the Orlando Public Library (Albertson Room, 3rd floor), and is free to the public. If you can't make it Saturday, the exhibit will be on display through the end of April.  Thank you  Women in the Arts, Inc . for this amazing opportunity! Hope to see everyone there!