I really need to start writing about this stuff BEFORE the fact, not after, but March/beginning of April has been...one of those months. Little of it is art related, so I won't go into it here. But anyway. I was the feature artist at The Artist Within in Muncie! (Yeah...I should have written about this sooner...)I was the feature artist at The Artist Within in Muncie! (Yeah...I should have written about this sooner...) The Artist Within is a neato shop in downtown Muncie, where people can come and paint their own pottery. Then they fire it in a kiln for you and you get to keep it (for a nominal fee, of course). You can paint your own bowl or platter or lil puppy statue, whichever you please. They have this giant long wall and use it as gallery space for Muncie's First Thursday event! Yay! So for the month of March, my art and only my art was on that wall. This was my first go-round as a feature artist, so I wanted to make it special. I marathoned 8 new pieces, and before I knew it, "Windmills and Middletown" was up and ready to go! I'll admit, it was daunting, I was kind of winging it, but I've made some really great friends (including Debra Gindhart Dragoo, who had her Green Glam for sale there as well) that have guided me through the Muncie "art scene." There was just one hitch: Apparently, there was some kind of event (ironically, also dealing with the Middletown Studies) downtown that night, and that seemed to draw away the usual First Thursday patrons. Soooo.... it was kind of dead. Great. But it's a great venue, and I had a blast, and would gladly do it again and learned a lot from the entire experience, so that made it worth it. Really. In fact, I'm in talks for a potential First Thursday in June, so there. (details will follow as soon as they're laid down). And now, for your viewing enjoyment: Pics of the First Thursday at The Artist Within! 
(From left to right: Debra Gindhart Dragoo taking a picture of "Rocket Corn," Debra again taking a picture (with bisque pottery in the background), and a close-up of my wall, starting with "Getting A Living")
(From left to right: My wall, starting with the latest "Turbine" watercolors, the entire long wall display area, and my sign-in table --apparently Francis Scott Key felt the need to sign in and relay the greeting "F U!" Classy, Mr. Key, classy.) 
(From left to right: My pic and an article about my work in the First Thursday preview section of the Muncie Star-Press, Debra Gindhart Dragoo's Green Glam set-up.) Next time: The latest projects! Because there's always more and there are about 8 half-finished canvases LOOKING AT ME.
