Once I committed to living an "artist life" I had to then figure out what to do with this art that I was creating. This is not such a simple task. There is a big difference between creating art and promoting (and hopefully selling) art.
Putting myself and my work out there into the public is very challenging for me--on the one hand, I am proud of the work that I do, and on the other hand, I am extremely nervous about the response. I have finally, in the past few years, succumbed to the identity of artist. This is what I do--its what I HAVE to do, what I am drawn to do,
And, living in a small town, whenever I get to show my work at a gallery or cool venue, I feel extremely lucky.
The Fraser St. Gallery in State College is one such venue. It is on a little side street in this college town. It is such a fantastic space--with cool people, great art, live music--it is arty without being pretentious. I loved sharing my work there, and meeting all these other awesome artists from Central Pennsylvania.
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| Listening to the fabulous Riley Roth, and meeting the wonderful wood sculptor Jim Bright |
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| Lots of the people who come to the gallery are also artists themselves |
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| I never really get over the thrill of watching people view my work |
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| Feeling grateful for the opportunity to share my work. Thanks Fraser St. Gallery and Art Margaux! |
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