Bark Art! And Such Things

My first foray into being an Indianapolis Featured Artist this month is going pretty well!

Photo by Moon Stumpp

My preview show and my First Friday turned out pretty good-sized crowds, especially for March, which, I'm told, is one of the harder months to be featured.   It was a lot of hard work getting everything ready in February, especially coming right after the crush of work for the Super Bowl.  I've figured out things that I really like to do, to show, and to serve as refreshments and I've come out of it, at nearly the half way mark, with a feeling of "I got this."

Remy says, "Please come?"

This Thursday will be the last planned event for me for March, an event I'm calling Bark Art! With Rembrandt Hernandez. My dog, Remy, AKA my painting assistant, will be hosting a doggie-friendly reception at the Art Bank, Thursday, March 15th, from 6pm to 9pm. So far, we're forecasted wonderful weather and if that holds up, I'll even go for some paw print paintings in the parking lot! I have a few more preps for that to do, but ...I got this.

What I've learned:

Apple pop and salsa + cream cheese dip, served with tortilla chips and butter pretzels, are a great way to have an interesting food spread, while not breaking the bank. And I didn't have to police the beverages, as I would have had to do with wine--something I did not have time to really do. Apple pop is way more interesting than same ol' Pepsi or Seven Up.

Television has quite a reach! I've been surprised how much feedback I got on my appearance on our local 'scene' show IndyStyle.

I really like making and distributing postcards as advertisements, and, now that I have the size template finished, those will be churning out more frequently in the future.

It's fun to work in a charity to your events. I've worked with FACE Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic, for the month. Ten percent of all of my sales for the month will be donated to FACE, and we'll have a common donation jar available at the Bart Art! event.

Photo by Moon Stump

Involving your dog in what you do is a pretty fun adventure.  She did great on TV, and added another layer of interest.  She's cute, what can I say!  She also has a facebook page of her very own, and has invited several of her doggie friends! We'll see what comes of her event, but I'm hoping for great success!

It's always good to have a tight posse. My posse consists of an array of people I've befriended since moving to Indianapolis, and they are right by my side. They show up at my events, make me feel like a winner and all that, and, in the case of my art friend Moon, are instrumental in helping me pull this off. I've learned so much this month, and they just made it all easier to absorb.

"I've got this" so well, that I'm prepared to dive back in again. I'm featured again in June, this time with my aerosols, and I'm going to try to make it bigger and better than March ever knew!

Here's hoping I don't go crazy first. :)