Next Steps

I'm back from my trip to visit family in Minneapolis, and now it's time to take some new steps in establishing myself as a mosaic artist.

First, I have some of my work on display at The Rose House, a beautiful Victorian house in downtown Edmonds, Washington, which a group of us are trying to save for use as a community center for the arts, wellness, sustainability and global understanding. I was the featured artist at this venue for the July monthly Art Walk, so my mosaic pieces are displayed at the front of the parlor, just as you walk into the house.

People have seen the outside of this gorgeous home for their entire lives, but often, now that we're open as a community center, this is the first time they've seen the interior. I've observed folks as they come in the door, and they are "oohing" and "ahhing" and looking at the wood floors, the beautiful windows, the staircase, the ceilings, etc. They are looking UP at the house, not DOWN or ACROSS at the artwork.

So one of the things I'll be doing this week is re-displaying some of my artwork at The Rose House in a different part of the house. Ideally I will use a little alcove upstairs off one of the bedrooms. It's almost like a little secret room. But everyone who is exploring the house for the first time will eventually come around the corner and see this little cubbyhole, and they will be charmed by discovering my mosaic work there.

Second, it's time to move into some new venues. I have one sewn up for sure and need to work on another one. More on this tomorrow!