Wednesday,
shortly after 4 PM, I dropped the last two boxes off at the post
office. These were the six small bowls for the gallery in Florida.
She passed on the two wall mounted pieces and the shell sculpture. I
was surprised she didn't want the two wall pieces but not the shells.
I don't know why I continue to try and do shells as they have never
come out that great, though this was the best so far, and they never
sell. Ah, optimism springs eternal, an Island famous for it's
shells, I figured it was a shoe-in. Too trite I suppose.
I'm
OK that she didn't want the two wall pieces though, the bee one and
the lizard one, because I was thinking about doing a grouping of
small framed pieces like that and I thought those would make a good
first start. So now I'm going to expand on the idea.
Anyway,
Thursday morning after falling asleep early the previous evening, I woke
up feeling heavy, my eyes never really woke up and my body was full
of aches and pains so I spent the day mostly just being outside
pruning here, weeding there, nothing too strenuous or busy. It's
been a pretty labor intensive couple of months.
The
three botanicas that were in the kiln with the shells cast very well
and I washed them and did some very basic cold work, grinding off the
little bit extra at the bottom. I probably won't do any more cold
work on them til after the last four molds are in the kiln but before
I can start on them I have to clean up the shipping materials and
reorganize them in boxes. Right now it looks like a foam factory
exploded in there.
So
next week we have to go into the city to deliver an etched window
panel so it can be crated and shipped. We have several errands to do
while we are there and I need to meet with an architect for a
possible job. I don't know how big the panel is yet but they want an 'old
fashioned' design. What the fuck does that mean? Oh well, I'll get
more guidance. I also have some sketches to do for a roughly 3 foot
square window, a log cabin with a tree line and mountains.
I
have mixed feelings about that. We can certainly use the income but
I'm not ready to shift my focus.
I'll be interested in seeing how the "old fashioned" design plays out. How old fashioned is old fashioned?
ReplyDeleteyou never get to choose when you take work and have to shift your artistic gears. :)
ReplyDeleteNot sure how to determine od fashioned, maybe an era.
ReplyDeleteThe botanicas turned out great! They're beautiful. The shells are beautiful too -- maybe the gallery owner thinks people in Sanibel will be a bit sick of shells by the time they come in to browse artworks.
ReplyDeleteAn old-fashioned design? I'm picturing something with scrollwork and maybe a cameo, kind of Ragtime-ish. But who knows.
Love the simplicity and bold design of the three botanicas.
ReplyDeleteHey, what is "old fashioned"?.....I guess I am, but I don't get that phrase anyway.
ReplyDeleteI like the middle botanica.
ReplyDeleteI guess being an artist with a commission also means being an interpreter. Remarkable what sweepingly vague things people can say, thinking they're being perfectly clear.
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