Intermission
I don’t know why trips take even longer to prepare for than the days actually traveling but there it is. This week has been largely about that with some side notes. I spent Saturday working in the gallery and setting up their website, which I managed to get the bulk of done in that day; along side I found myself sending out a mass email with bullet points; shades of my corporate personality! But I am a take charge kind of person for better or worse. I’ve found when I’ve tried to subdue that side of me things don’t go well. The higher up in an organization I’ve been, the more I felt accepted although that didn’t make me enjoy the politics anymore. So I was a little surprised to see that side again but art is business too and some things are universal.
I also got a follow-up request from the art for health-care people that I submitted photographs to a few weeks ago. If I read between the lines, I’ve made it past the first cut, which means absolutely nothing except that my ego is thrilled and I think I’ve learned a lot about what they look for. I’m curious to see what happens next.
Otherwise, I’ve been getting ready for my trip, some packing some sewing, and practicing metal detecting which yielded a large pile of nails, bottle caps and one slotted kitchen spoon (stainless). I’m thinking of creating found art sculpture for no other reason than that I can. When I get back, assuming I haven’t found $1 million in Spanish gold, I will have to put some serious effort into finding a short-term or part-time job to tide things over until the artistic side of things starts paying for itself. I’ve already updated my resume and while I’ve looked around a bit, I haven’t made a serious effort. I’m not looking forward to that but it’s a necessary step towards achieving what I’m working on.
