Empty Walls

The wall in my living room is usually filled with art. I can hang up to 40 paintings if I stack them right! So, it’s quite shocking when they’re gone.

The feeling is a mixture of sadness, but also excitement at the realization that my art is hanging up somewhere else. After all, my goal is to put my art on YOUR walls. I don’t make art for galleries, I make art for people and their homes.

I took 70 pieces of art to my local library at the end of October for their open house. Originally, I assumed they would only want a few pieces hung up, but they said I might as well fill it! Shortly after that, I took 30 pieces of art to Saskatchewan for my family. 

100 pieces of art left my studio within a week and a half. It’s not all sold just yet. Some will be gifts and some will be sold through the library. The library receives 20% of each sale and I’m really proud to be supporting my community in this way.

What Now?

For a little while, I crashed. I’ve been quiet for the last few weeks because moving all of that art is an undertaking and I was exhausted. It’s a lot of work to display 70 pieces of art. They need to be organized on the walls, they all need their own sign with the name of the piece and they all need hanging hardware. 

It’s been a lot of fun and a lot of work but I’m really glad that I got it done. I’m proud of myself for getting it all up to the library and then trekking another 30 pieces to Saskatchewan. That’s the most art I’ve moved in such a small time frame.

I’m tired.

Since then, I’ve painted 5 different paintings for the next art show that I’m doing in May. I need 15 big pieces for that show - meaning they all need to be around the size of 12x12 or larger.

I'm glad to have so much art moved out of the archive and off of my studio and gallery walls. It means I have space to make more art and that fills me with immeasurable joy. Slowly, more pieces will make their way onto the wall in my living room while they wait to be sold.