Art and Creativity: Next Art Show Has Been Booked: April 2nd!

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So, our second art and craft show of the year has been scheduled!

It's going to be a one-day event on Sunday the 2nd of April, organized by the same people who did the Valentine's Day event we attended, and it's going to take place at the same venue.

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When Amy (the organizer) originally put on the first show, she observed that one of her hopes was that this particular venue would be able to host events for local artisans on a regular basis. Unlike many aspiring organizers, she is holding good to her promise!

Of course I was happy to hear that we have another event on the calendar.

At the same time, I also experienced a moment of quiet reflection as I noted how the idea of having something definite to look forward to almost immediately set off my creative inspiration!

What can I learn from that?

Well, much as I may be loath to admit it, I clearly prefer to work towards a goal rather than just try to create purely ”for creativity’s sake.”

Perhaps that is simply the nature of a so-called ”production artist's” life.

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Thankfully, we're already pretty well organized to head out to another show. Since this is only a one day event we're going to use our ”simplified” booth setup which basically amounts to working only with tables and risers as opposed to also having shelving units. Doing a full setup —which takes the better part of a couple of hours — just seems like too much work for a single day event that's only five hours long.

Hopefully this one will be worthwhile, and I'm definitely interested in supporting somebody who's trying to create a little more activity around the local art scene!

As I started to look through my current stock — and realizing that I didn't really need to produce all that much new work although I probably will, regardless — one thing I did recognize was that we're soon going to need to make one of our ”big trips” out to the coast to pick up a new stock of blank stones.

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Whereas we certainly have local beaches and there are plenty of rocks on them, the stones from the ocean beaches tend to be much smoother and flatter because they get tumbled by the rather violent Pacific Ocean surf, as opposed to our relatively quiet waves here in our protected bays and inlets.

I doubt the average person would be able to tell much difference, but as I pointed out in my previous post, ”picking the right stone to paint on” can be really important!

In the meantime, I continue to be deep in the throes of doing accounting and bookkeeping, ahead of the income tax filing deadline on April 15th. Accounting and taxes is one of the aspects of the creative life that I really don't care that much for — perhaps nobody does — but I do recognize that it must be done, and there is a certain satisfaction and being able to look at a ”final result.”

Even if that result was not very pretty!

Thanks for visiting! Feel free to leave a comment, if you feel so inspired... engagement is part of what makes Hive such a cool venue!

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If you enjoy painted rocks, do check out The Hive Rocks Project and help spread the word about Hive, while also being creative!

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