Preparation

So, I have a solo show entitled, “Did you wake up this morning?” coming up in July.  It will be held at the Rogue Community College in Grants Pass, Oregon from July 3- August 27th.  For the last couple of days I have been preparing to ship my work out to the gallery for them to install.  This gives me sort of a silly feeling in my stomach.  One because I’m struggling with a control addiction.  I’ve come a long way in the past couple of years trying to “just let go” (that’s the mantra I use when I am being too much of a control freak).  And two, I have a love/hate relationship with the install aspect of my work.  It’s a huge part of the process, project and concept, so I feel strange handing it over to someone else to do.

On the other hand, I am so pumped to see what the curators and installers come up with.  The reason I always have one step in my work process that is sort of out of my hands is because it adds a sense of surprise for me and my audience.  It also forces me to let go of some control.

I will be showing 8 works from my Morning Picture Project, also known as I am a Terrible Morning Person.

Another aspect to the show is that instead of having all 21 pieces from the original project it will only have 7.  I am curious how this will affect the viewer’s reaction to the work.

This photo provided by chueynickels.