20:12 Jun 17 2010
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Yesterday, I had a meeting with the Executive Director of our local museum regarding my personal work, and the possibility have having a one night only show.
The Director, Nancy, loved loved loved my work, and she was very effusive in her compliments and comments, and said they "need" to show my work!
Now, the museum books their shows one year ahead of time so 2010 is already filled. If she was going to do the one night only show she had first mentioned, this wouldn't be a problem, but yesterday she decided to give me a full solo show, instead! She loved my nudes and non nudes, and said that they have a small room off of the main showing room which they will clean out, and that is where they will hang my nudes, so that way, they can stay up for the full month of the showing. People under 18 just won't be able to go inside. But, the rest of my work will be hanging in the main room of the Taube, so we won't have to have a restriction on who can come to my showing!
This will be the first time this museum has shown any nudity in art.
She was just about to start working next years bookings, so she had me choose which month I'd like for my show. They way the do it is a new show starts at the end of the month and goes through until the end of the following month so I chose the end of July through the end of August for my showing. She also said she wanted me to be a part of a group show at the end of this year, and wants to hang several of my pieces; of course, I said yes.
So out of the meeting yesterday, I got one solo show, and a group show - for this year and next year!
I can't hardly believe it! Thank you to all of you have supported me, worked with me, believed in me, and have helped me with kind words, positive thoughts, and good energies. I am an uneducated, self-taught individual, and I truly never imagined that I would be doing something like this. This is unbelievable to me and I am so damn grateful.
Thank you!
On a side note, I wore my new Sari I recently bought and as I was walking up to the museum, the wind caught the opening of my dress making it fly completely open as a car drove by and a guy bicycled past. I only had undies on (thank god) but with my untanned body, I am sure the rest of me stood out like a swollen thumb on a hand model. I was carrying all my portfolios, and had no way to press my dress closed, so I simply spun around, which closed the dress, and hurried my embarrassed ass through the doors of the museum.
As you might be able to imagine, I thought that was a sign that my meeting was going to go to hell and that nothing would go right.
How wrong I was!
Hope I didn't blind anyone.. haha!
(this is from yesterday after I got home - i'm wearing the dress mentioned above - that aside, you can tell I am one happy woman!)
COMMENTS
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Danpeal451
20:47 Jun 17 2010
Way to go. Hope everyone enjoys the showing
Vampirewitch39
21:58 Jun 17 2010
Holy crap... way to go!!! You did it, and more. Congrats to you. :)
Isis101
01:59 Jun 18 2010
Wow! I'm happy for you! I love when artists get well-deserved props!
Vespers
03:49 Jun 18 2010
Thank you, all of you, very much!
Joli
00:53 Jun 19 2010
You DO look happy...and that makes me happy. Congratulations! :)