Living the dream!

It's official folks. I can now truly call myself an artist. I was just accepted into 'Art 1274 Hollis', an art gallery in downtown Halifax! #feeling proud.

Here's how it all happened: I wandered into the gallery some time last year. It seemed like a quaint folk art gallery that I'd love to be a part of so I asked about how to have work there. The artist on duty gave me an application so I brought it back all filled out along with a portfolio for them to keep. They vice chairman of the Board called me and told me they wanted me to bring in some real artwork for the members of the gallery to look at. Evidently new artists are voted in by the existing artists of the gallery.   So I brought in about 4 paintings for them to review and vote on. I guess I was voted in!

So, starting May 1st, I'll have about a 7 x 7' space in the gallery to display and sell my work!

I ALSO will have artwork for sale in a retail shop at the Wharf in Eastern Passage; a store called 'Shore Things'! The credit for this one goes to my sister-in-law, Jen Smith, who knew the owner of the shop and mentioned my name and started the ball rolling. There again, as of May 1st, I'll have art for sale in his cute shop.

Needless to say, April is going to be quite a full month of painting and prepping. I'm so excited about both opportunities. PROPS to the hubby for encouraging me all the way, giving me kid-free paint time and basically making all of this happen. I couldn't have done it without you Nathan!

It's all coming together and everything is coming up Caverly :)