Taking the Plunge

Do you remember your first apartment after leaving home? It might have been pretty basic. It might have had peeling paint, or windows with broken sashes that needed to be propped open with a sturdy piece of wood. The plumbing was questionable and the electricity unreliable, but it didn't matter. It was all yours and it was great.

That's the feeling I have when I walk in my first, recently rented, outside-the-home studio. It's pretty basic, but it's mine and I feel I can do anything when I walk in the door. I love the building it's in. It feels like the set of a 1940's detective movie. The door has that frosted glass that makes you think Guy Noir is waiting for you inside.

If you happen to be in Columbia the weekend of May 21-22, you can visit me in the studio during Columbia's Open Studio tour.

I'll have a mix of small paintings, photography, and I'll be working on my next mixed-media artist book.

Off to the studio.