After many months of being unable to absorb the good fortune of having time to do my art work and struggling (yes, it has been a struggle) in not having to "worry about money," I have come upon an idea that will provide me with satisfaction and cash that is independent of my own painting. I am beginning the process of starting a foundation that will distribute micro grants in art respite for social workers. It seems like the perfect fit for me: promoting the arts and the benefits therein along with helping a particular group, social work, which can always use the help, no matter how masochistic we want to be. I will be posting updates here at my art gallery as I move along through the various layers required to set something like this up. All thoughts, suggestions welcome.
By the way, I put three pieces into the Lamprey Arts Community Show (going on now through the month of May 2010). This is my first showing since grad school at UMass in the 1970s. The works include "I Saw a Feather, I" and a reworked abstract that I titled "For Girls Who Think Beyond Pink." I also framed one of my four-color woodcuts of the front porch (this goes back to the mid-seventies) and that worked just fine, too.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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