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The first assignment John Palmer gave us as part of the 2012 Escapism program was to build a sculpture that shows what we feel the program will do for us.

This being my first attempt at anything sculptural, it was not only exciting but intriguing. So I hunt for found objects in places I am most familiar with - my studio and my pantry:)

Hence the paint can and the weighing scale.

The sculpture sits on a plain cardboard box that has a small clock base in the bottom. The significance? I confidently sold clocks with my paintings on them to experiment with selling art for the first time in 2009.

The weighing scale is John & Ryan. The paint can is my career. The significance? The creators of Escapism  will measure my career constantly this year and tell me if I am under utilizing myself or if I am overdoing something.

Everything is in white because to me it maintains the sanctity of my thought without distracting from it.

My journey is a continuous present and will be a propelling future.

The scale will measure and the paint can will ever be flowing.



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Sometimes there is so much inside me, it gets very hard to translate it all into a readable sequence. January was a packed month for me. My mom started her vacation with us in January. My kids have been in a constant state of being pampered since then :)
School started at Glassell, I am just taking one class this semester. Have I told you I love going to school!:)
Then I came to know that I was selected as one of the finalists in to Escapism Movement, Artist John Palmer's Mentorship Program!!!! As usual, my excitement knew no bounds. Believe me, I sound very mellow now but then when I got the news, I could not feel my feet. Gravity was a joke:) Then the final interview was scheduled for the last week of January.
Open Studio happened and the first painting from my Mystique Series sold to this absolutely talented patron who understood my work and my heart almost just burst with pride.
The same weekend as my interview, my uncle was visiting to see Mom. It was so endearing to see my family leave me alone because they wanted me to concentrate completely on the interview. I couldn't ask for more:)
The same evening after the interview, I got the news that I was selected! Celebrated the evening with family and friends who were also visiting from out of town. I was in heaven that evening!!!! So much love and so many hugs..

First Solo of 2012!

So come on by and enjoy this evening with me! I promise there will new works to entice you:)

Cheers!