What a blur! One day, I am questioning if I should ride my bike to the Museum and the next half of the winter season is gone! Days have been going by quickly as I renovated a room in a magical house in Driggs, Idaho and made it my studio. The oil paint fumes are strong and the light is very pleasing. In September, Foxtail Books, or Christy Smirl, approached me with an exhibition idea at the Jackson Hole Historical Museum. She was well aware of striking literature written by women in the state of Wyoming and ready to shine some light on it. Her vision incorporated an artist adding visual interest and accenting the stories these women were compelled to tell. SHE PICKED ME! I got my hands on the four novels she chose and my socks were blown right off (just metaphorically …not really a sock-wearer) and I went to work to make four paintings. Quick, quick, quickly…this exhibit came together, was installed the beginning of December and the opening was last Friday, January 31. Wow. I’m humbled and thrilled. This work shines as a major success and honor to celebrate and collaborate in a world 100 years after women suffrage was granted. Women’s voices are fierce and perhaps the tone is softer —- but I am so glad I have chosen to listen.
Check this exhibit out at the Jackson Hole Historical Museum on Cache Street any time until April!