after the shittiest week comes good news.......

1- i have a job interview in a little over an hour. waitress, but i dont care it's something, with good money.

2- i'm working out a contract with a company that makes paintings into prints and sells them at places like crate & barrel and hotel lines.

3- there's a job opening at a friend's travel agency and she knows the head of HR. travel is number two for me.

4- my show is in TWO DAYS (hopefully sell some paintings, and get to party with a lot of people i love)

5- i'm getting over this cold quick

6- i have another show in November!!!!!!!!

FIRST FRIDAY INVITE

September 3 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Loose Threads Boutique
9 W 4th Street
Bethlehem, PA

my show at Loose Threads Boutique is in TEN DAYS. which means i hang in less than that. unfortunately, i've been thinking about what i'm going to wear more than what i'm going to show. great way to look at things... probably NOT.

i have SO MUCH to choose from. Four years of stuff from Arcadia. I don't know how to go about this. The fact that they'll be on sale is keeping me from choosing my favorites. This is a shop, not a gallery. this isn't school. i get the feeling people want to buy art with bright colors and recognizable things. i haven't painted recognizable things in such a long time... so long that i don't really feel connected to those paintings anymore. i dont really feel anything when i look at them.

i also have about 100 paintings at my grandparents' house that i haven't even looked at yet. maybe i'll just lay everything i like out and let everyone else choose.

can i do that with my real life too?

The National - About Today (@ Spin)

preeeeeeeetty. the national's good for miserable days. and any day.

"i steer clear of definitions. i don't know what i want. i am inconsistent, non-committal, passive; i like the indefinite, the boundless; i like continual uncertainty." -gerhard richter

this used to be my favorite quote. it made sense for a long time. in art, in relationships, in living. i'm starting to realize i deserve better. from myself and from others.

x.

Today

i contacted 4 different places to either show art in the area, or to teach art in the area. summer's almost over. summer job's almost over. no more excuses.

i do have a show next month with a first friday opening. I'm excited. It's at Loose Threads Boutique in Bethlehem.