My gallery set up for Boulder's Open Studios Tour
The first weekend of Boulder’s Open Studios Tour has come and gone, and I felt that it was quite successful. The week leading up to it was hectic, and I spent the final hours before noon on Saturday in a state of high anxiety. Would anyone come? Would anyone buy anything? Would I have anything to talk about if a few visitors came? Would our brand new credit card system work? People did come–a steady stream of them! People bought paintings and prints and cards! And I had fun talking to our visitors, especially the aspiring watercolorists who came through. And, yes, the credit card system worked!
So all that work was worthwhile, and I’m looking forward to the second (and final) weekend of the tour. One of the most memorable moments happened on Monday morning. I went to pick up some art supplies at a local store, and a woman who had come through my studio over the weekend stopped to talk to me. She had a couple of sketchbooks in her hand, and she said her visit to my studio had inspired her to try her hand at a travel journal. It was exciting to find out that I had inspired someone!
What I haven’t done much of this week is paint. There was just too much to do to get the studio and my paintings, prints, and cards ready for the tour. So no painting this week, but you can see a bit of my home gallery space in the photo above. I did have time to listen to Julia Child’s memoir, My Life in France, while I cut mats and packaged prints. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and found it inspiring that Julia was not an especially young woman when she discovered her life’s work and immersed herself in something that truly inspired her.
If you are in the Boulder area, drop by my studio on Saturday, October 10 or Sunday, October 11, noon to 6 pm. I’ll be here, and I’ll be a lot less nervous this weekend!