Just a micro blog just to say that yesterday was a historic day that I will always remember.
I tried to watch as much as possible while being at work, but I'm glad I got to catch the swearing in ceremony of our new President Obama!
I'm so excited about this new change in America, as most of you probably are!
I can't wait to see what's going to come....
(and yes, I also really wanted to have a blog with this title, thanks current)
...I'm back, hasn't been too long. Hope you found all 75 bands by now or made a good Pollock painting on your computer...
I have to admit, for the first time in awhile, I actually have a job that I love going to everyday and I just had to share what that is.
I am actually doing something that involves my degree (or degree I'm working on rather)....
This past November I was hired at the Maralyn Wilson Gallery and since then, I have been given a higher position and a new raise, woo hoo! But what does my job entail you ask? Well, I guess you can say that I am a Gallery Assistant to the Owner (i.e Maralyn Wilson), who is a spunky lady in her 60's who would probably be the coolest grandmother on the planet.
She has been in the art business for over 35 years, which is great knowledge to learn from. Her passion is art and she is also an artist herself and works with encaustic type pieces with wax. It has also inspired me to start working on my "artist" side with a few ideas on projects of my own.
I basically help her run the 5,000 square foot gallery, work with the artists that we have showing, and help organize upcoming artist shows and events which is my favorite part so far. I am in the process of organizing a show on February 13th which I will probably post pictures and write about later. I love working with the local artists and having their work shown in the gallery, because believe it or not, people ARE still looking for great art to have in their home or place of business. I'm happy to report that selling art is not dead!
One major part of the business is framing. That I am still learning. However, we work exclusively with the Art Museum, which I am really proud of and practice conservation framing, which is defined as "...only high quality materials designed to protect paper artwork and special techniques above and beyond ordinary framing to help preserve the artwork. In conservation framing, no materials or techniques are used that cannot be reversed, leaving the artwork undamaged and in its original form." (Thank you Decor Magazine 1997.)
We are a small company, so I am a great multitasker in my job. Not only do I work with the artists and help organize the events, I am also in charge of our marketing, and oh yes, the customers on a daily basis.
So yes, with school and now this new adventure, needless to say I am pretty busy these days but I do love it and look forward to what's to come.
Join our mailing list on our website (that I will probably be helping adding new things to) and join our facebook group and keep in touch with everything that we are doing!
Ok, so I'm not one to believe in "resolutions" per say, I think that if you want to start something or change something about yourself then you should just do it and not wait till New Years Eve when the ball drops to get things going....however, one thing that I wanted to start doing more of this year is keeping up with this blog about this life of mine, weither you find it interesting or boring...it's up to you to decide...
The inspiration that struck me was reading my fellow grade school friend Jessica's blog, and talked about the good techniques of being a blogger:
*Keep it shorter, more likely to write more often (i.e the "micro" blog...)
*Write about things you're passionate about
*Make it fun
*Change it up to keep you and your readers interested.
Thanks Jess for the tips, I feel inspired and not as....err...overwhelmed? with keeping this blog updated as my other friends do on a regular basis...
On that note, here are a few topics that I will probably write about in this new year of 2009...
-My new job which I love! (interesting details in another "micro" blog soon)
-Anything I learn that is somewhat interesting in my last few semesters in college...
-Probably more food porn, because I think it's really starting to become a passion of mine
-Twilight...ha, just kidding...(or am I?)
-New finds in music, a long time passion of myself and Eak's
-oh and Lila, of course
...and who knows what else, that's what keeps it interesting :)
So stay tuned....until then, have some free entertainment, if you haven't seen it already, try to find 75 bands in this picture
I have... (with the help of Eak and another friend who is in radio for God sakes, are you kidding me? I'm not that good)
...or make your own Jackson Pollock, so fun...
'till then :)
