This year I find
myself very drawn to shades of pink and grey.
I’ve always loved pastels, but this particular combination has really
been resonating with me. (I even bought
a light pink pencil skirt last month!) I
think the soft winter overcast these first few months of the year bring has a
lot to do with it.
While cleaning up my ‘studio’ (I use that word sparingly) I noticed how much I’ve been working with these colors by how many pink and grey scraps I had laying around. I had fun putting them together into a small collage. There is something very soothing about these colors together, in just the right shades. It was a relaxing little project to work on, and I may create another one soon to escape all the stress I am under at the moment.
While searching
for museum jobs over the weekend I found a wonderful artist fellowship and
decided to apply for it. Of course, the
deadline is only days away and I was completely unprepared to apply for
anything like this, but this would be a great opportunity and I’m not going to
let it slip by.
This year I promised myself I would start making bigger steps into regaining control over my life instead of letting life happen to me. I had some major setbacks with school but I’m learning that when things don’t go as planned, at some point you have to step back and reshape your future. So, I am throwing myself into putting together my portfolio and this application.
It feels great to
finally be applying for something I believe in and not being afraid to put
myself and my work out there. I wrote a
new artist statement yesterday and am feeling really good about it. Selecting which works to include in my
portfolio is another story, but I am definitely including a pink and grey mixed
media piece I made last year. That makes
one down and nine more to go!
