Seems I've been gone too long. I am trying to get my house in order, literally. Art is at a standstill while I try to get some things caught up around the house. I have been wanting to repaint my bedroom, which involves removing an ancient Victorian-inspired (blech!) wallpaper border. What was I thinking in the early nineties? And now I have the tools which worked so well at my son's house in Gilbert. Not so much here. One hour later, I had removed exactly 4 ft. of border. At this rate I will have the border down in a couple of months. I am currently trying to figure out how to get my steamer appliance up high enough to steam the paper loose. I want the whole room done before leaving on vacation in August.
Art-wise, I had forgotten about the pastel show at the Drawing Studio. All of the pastel class students received an invite to submit a piece for a show (and potential sale) in June. I read the email and chose to formally frame rather than simply informally matt the piece as I thought it would travel better. When I emailed for more details to make sure I priced it to cover the framing cost after the Studio's commission, I was told they were only hanging matted work to keep the show uniform. Why didn't someone figure that out before sending the original email? I was disappointed and didn't have anything else I wanted to show or the time to matt another piece. So I missed the opportunity to participate. Bummer!
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