Adventures in Lincoln – Day 1

An Artful Weekend

Travel Diary, Friday, April 4th:

1. Awake at 5:30am to pack and print out maps.
2. Have daughter help load car. Apparently BAHO and BDHO will be joining me on the road. I insist on driving. BAHO cries but finally moves over. BAHO = Bite Alex’s (brother) Head Off. BDHO = Bite Dad’s Head Off (pronounced Baa-ho and Bid-ho). To date there is no BMHO. Mom rocks (and is in charge of shark shopping).



3. As I back out of driveway I notice brake light warning is on. Frantically flip through car manual as I drop ACEOs off at post office. Discover it means my brake light is out (clever how the warning is called that). Relax, no need to fix before leaving, car is running fine, who needs brake lights anyway.
4. On the road at 7:45am. I thought it was 6 hours to Lincoln as a quick scan of mapquest said it was six hours a few weeks ago. Apparently I should have looked at the details – it said 6 hours and 56 minutes. Oops. Good thing the car goes faster without brake lights.
5. Arrive in Lincoln 6 hours and 30 minutes later. I was right about the brake lights.
6. Stop by hotel procured via Priceline. It was cheap – the large number of high school students loitering in the lobby and in front of the hotel gives me warm fuzzy feelings (translation – I’m glad I packed my earplugs).
7. Quick change of clothes and I arrive at the brand spanking new International Quilt Study Center to say hello to Nancy Crow who is teaching a class.
8. Nancy asks me to give a quick talk about how I can focus on my work while also a fulltime cube worker and single mom. I have no idea what to say but once I start I don’t shut up. Rambling might be a good word to insert here.
9. I head over to the Lux Center to check out the show and take some photos before the crowds arrive.



 

Overview from front entrance (both shows are in one room)

 

Overview from front entrance (Two pieces of Deidre’s work is on the wall behind me in both of these pictures, my work is in the back left corner.)

 
Distinctive Directions

 

Deidre Adams and Joanie San Chirico

 

Deidre Adams

 

Jeanne Williamson

 

Pam RuBert

 
Fencing In or Keeping Out – Lisa Call


Structures #42

 

Structures #95 and Structures #59

 

Structures #39

 

Structures #96

 

10. It’s 4:40 – time to prepare my gallery talk. I think I should have done this earlier. Good thing I printed out notes on the artists in Distinctive Directions.
11. It’s 5pm – show time. The next 2 hours are a blur. I talk, Pam RuBert talks. We had a great turnout. (Deidre Adams, Joanie San Chirico and Jeanne Williamson are in Philadelphia at the Art Quilt Elements Opening.)
12. Dinner with my Aunt Myrna from Omaha, which is apparently quite close to Lincoln. Who knew!
13. And finally back to the hotel to chat with Pam.

 

The sharks have settled in

Tomorrow – gallery hopping with Pam, the drive home, donuts and high school kids.

Tagged as: Art Exhibits, Fencing In or Keeping Out, lux center for the arts, Pam RuBert, travel