Here is shot of a few of the 35(!) framed relief prints I hung up yesterday at Zinc Details here in San Francisco. Zinc threw me for a loop when they asked me to have them ready so early - I thought I had until next Thursday. Just as well. Next Thursday I am headed to LA for the Renegade Craft Fair. Between now and then I have a couple hundred prints to get ready. I'll do it. Then there is Renegade San Francisco. Then a linocut class the next weekend. Summer vacation? Ha!
I am starting to realize the effort required to be a working artist - there is no end of things to do. Keeping a cash flow is key, as in any business, but wow the amount of work required to keep that engine rolling is humbling. It is falling into a bit of a rhythm, but this month in particular is going to be so busy, with shows and an oddly coincidental stream of visitors coming through San Francisco. I am holding Annie close these days - she's busy, too, with all her commitments, and lying down in bed with each other after a loooong day is our favorite time together right now. We laugh until we fall asleep, and sleep like logs.
Tonight is an opening at Hotel Biron. My neice, Michelle, and I are going to meet Annie there around 7. I have my "Rossiter Edition" print hanging up there with a bunch of other artists, many of whom I admire. My friends Mark and Libby are going to be there, too, visiting from Atlanta, and I'm looking forward to seeing my pal Melissa, coming down from Santa Rosa.
It's all happening. Daily, I get little reminders that I am succeeding at this art venture. From orders on the web, to visits from patrons out of the blue, to commissions - the effort is paying off. It is satisfying, and I can honestly say it is some of the more difficult work I have done in the last few years. I am looking forward to getting to know this art community even more over the next few weeks and months. Where does it all lead? Who knows. It's the journey that I'm finding surprising and interesting.
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