I’m not sure when we’ll do a show again.

It was quite an experience. I can say that the show itself, The Kirkland Art Studio Tour (KAST), was a great experience! I want to publicly thank my friend Nicki Smith for inviting me to show with her at her studio site. What a hostess!

We had fun, and met many many, really nice people (and I had so many chances to laugh and talk). Many friends came out to say hello too! Great!

We were so ‘wore out’ afterwards I couldn’t even cry.
We left the parking lot later and even forgot my car until we got home. Setup, Show, Take-down.

The most important thing, since we didn’t really sell much, was testing the market and listening to would-be customers/patrons. I’ll keep you posted on what changes and what works.

Jocelyn and I are, still at 2AM, preparing things for the Kirkland Art Studio Tour.  

It has been a hectic three weeks of preparation, and I don’t think I like it. I like doing the work. I should work at this pace much of the time, but I don’t. What I have trouble with, what drives me to scream with anger and frustration is the iterative conformation – doing over and over again the interrupting chores required for successful selling – how much, how many, how to show, how to describe, how to/when to/where to promote, and cetera, and cetera.

Of course I don’t know yet whether it will BE successful selling or merely hopeful marketing. The same, or at least a similar uncertainty surrounds the creation of the art itself, but I seldom chafe at the artistic uncertainty whereas I rave against the nuisances of the mercenary. 

Poor Jocelyn. 

All the work has brought inspiration to new projects – a couple paintings, a sculpture or two, and

More, later…