I'm feeling sheepish about this, but I'm in the process of shifting work around to find things for an exhibit in November. Now I've got a big mess. Perhaps posting this will help me be accountable?
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I've done that same thing more times than I can count, especially when a deadline flips everything from "organized enough" into full disaster mode. The accountability part is real, though. When I posted a photo of my bench mid-reorganization last year, I actually finished sorting instead of just shoving things into drawers. What kind of exhibit is it in November?
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Hi Paloma! Haha, yes, I relate all too well to your experience.
It's a group open studio/city arts event a few towns over from me. It is my first time to participate there, so I'm giving thought to how I want to present my work. Should be fun! And as long as I'm turning things upside down, at the same time I'm pulling aside paintings for a solo show (at a library) in 2027. Then I'll have a little more room to organize the rest! 🙃
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A library solo in 2027 gives you actual breathing room, that's smart planning.
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Shifting work around for a show always looks like chaos until suddenly it doesn't. I've had entire walls covered in panels trying to see what talks to what, and posting it makes you look at the mess differently. What's the November show?
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Oh, it IS interesting to see which works react and interact well together once one gets things all lined up. Or, sometimes works that I thought would "sing" together fall flat.
You're wise to take the time to get all your panels up and organized. Sometimes planning and time allows it and sometimes I'm frantically framing up to the day before.
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That gap between what you imagined and what actually sings together is the real education. I've pinned panels side by side thinking they'd be perfect foils, only to realize one just drains the other. The framing scramble is rough, but at least you're not chasing a half-dry panel through the rain.
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It will get out of the chaos I'm sure