Looking Back, Looking Forward

As the temperature drops below zero and the snow gently falls on this, the night before the last of 2014, I’m so grateful for my bright warm home and studio, and all the memories of a really big year.

My booth at the 2014 ACC Baltimore Show.

2014 – I got Married and did 9 Art Shows

In the Spring, I exhibited my work in the ACC Baltimore and ACC St. Paul Shows, and wrote my first wholesale orders.  My work is now available at 3 Museum/Fine Gift Stores – Princeton University Art Museum Store in NJ, The Chrysler Art Museum Store in Norfolk, VA, and Willow Artisan Market in Littleton, CO – as well as at 3 Art Galleries – 44T Artspace at Metro Frame Works in Denver, CO, Palette Contemporary in Albuquerque, NM, and Gallery 360 in Minneapolis, MN.

My work was included in the Fabric of Legacies Show here in Fort Collins during the summer, and early fall brought on 2 more shows – Roots & Wings group show at Metro Frameworks in Denver and our Must Love Art show at the Carnegie Building which coincided with my Wedding – a wedding AND a show!

Late fall brought the opening of the Quilts=Art=Quilts Show in NY and the happy news that one of my pieces in the show won the award for Surface Design.  In early November, I exhibited in the SOFA Chicago show, represented by the Palette Contemporary Gallery.

I finished out the year with 2 Holiday Shows, one in Denver and one in Boulder.

What, So What?  What’s it all mean anyway?

Yes, it was a REALLY big year – I accomplished many things.  In some ways though, it was too much – too much work, too little rest.  I’m used to being healthy and not getting sick, so having pneumonia in April and the FLU in December both took me down for the count and helped me realize that there are limits to my energy and I can’t push forward so hard on all fronts all the time.

Looking Forward to 2015

I’m going to keep doing Art (exhibiting and teaching workshops), but I’m also going to let up a bit on the gas, enjoy being where I am (wherever that is) and allow things to evolve as they will – with less pressure on myself to “make things happen”.  I’m still very driven, but I’m going to let my clarity of vision and the law of attraction help get me there while I focus more on enjoying the ride.

new work in progress: eco-printed wool cloth

With that intention, I’m off to the studio where I have a number of new works-in-progress, several of which I’m planning to exhibit at my next show, the 2015 ACC Baltimore Show in Feb (I’ll be in booth #3101).  

Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous New Year!