Structures #80 - Contemporary Textile Art
Structures #80 ©2007 15.5" x 15.5"
I haven’t had much success in getting things done this week, other than attending the museum opening. I rarely go to a social type event like that alone, so I spent the entire day telling myself how much fun I would have and sure enough I really enjoyed the evening. Amazing what we can convince ourselves of if we think positive.
I’m not much for walking up and talking to people I don’t know but I chatted with several of the volunteers and one of the exhibiting artists. Something that normally I would never do. The internet/email is generally my domain, but I’ve decided I’m not going to get very far in this art world unless I become a bit more social. I’ll never be an extrovert, INTJ that I am, but I think socializing is probably a learned behavior and if I can jump off a bridge I can probably learn to make small talk.
I’ve only put in a few hours in my studio so far this week as I’m still lacking focus after my dad’s memorial service. I’ve designed a few new small pieces but they aren’t ready for prime time yet. After I finish this post I hope to get a few of them a bit further along.
I’ve had work at the Lux Center for the Arts that past year that is shown in rotation in their new fiber art classroom. I asked them to send them back so I could send in some fresh work and they’d like mostly smaller pieces.
I need to sit down and see what I have given my other obligations this fall/winter. My mom is coming out to visit next week and then in November I hope to have the focus to get back to work.
Structures #80, above, is one of the small pieces I completed earlier this year.
Posted by Lisa in: Abstract Contemporary Textile Art
Tagged: art world, bungy jumping, intj, lux center for the arts, museum openings, small work, Structures Series
