despite the rain

The event Vacancy 2 Fri Feb 5, 2010 night was a lot of fun. We had a great crowd despite the rain.

All rooms in Vacancy 2 were installations and they worked.

Some viewers did not understand some of the work.

I am not sure this is important.

It may be more important that they experience it, understanding it or not.

The Leftover Project in the kitchen was not an easy concept for many of the artists participating in it to grasp.

In the end many of them got the concept and that was nice.

I wonder if they can see a value in revisiting their work, if they will make this part of their practice.

The work I produced and how it was displayed I am happy with.

My statement for this work was accurate:

I often revisit work, reworking, and recreating them into new pieces.
My process with these revisited, leftovers is play. Play with composition, color, forms, etc. It is fun, intuitive, and fast. This process is training and education.
After creating new work from old, I then go through the rest of the work being stored in the studio. The work I deem unworthy goes into the recycling when possible, but unfortunately some ends up in landfill.
It is a process that clears, cleans, and renews me. And once this process is done I am ready to see where I will go next.

I have kept one piece, 4 have found homes and “Stemware” has been recycled.

We will have Vacancy 3 and I hope it too will be a good experience for everyone.