I M Perfect lady

Being an artist is a weird thing.  

Selling what you play with seems often weirder.  

Now that I am retired, I was feeling like I had to become more 'serious' about being an artist.

Like creating more, showing more, selling more, thinking more, doing more, being more….

I don't even know how to be an artist. I just know how to be me.

And, it seems impossible to be serious in creating art.

When the serious tones entered into my art – it felt heavy and a duty and responsible – kinda grown up feeling.

Being a serious artist was not fun.

When I was working, Art was just a side hustle.  A thing I did on Sundays.

Or I would sneak it in before work.  

I am thinking I have to keep my Art playful and free and a fun thing I do now and again.

It has to be fun and something I do on the side of life. But, not life.

Sorta like sneaking out of life to play like a kid.

Or skipping the seriousness of life and do art.

Tomorrow I will be doing a pop up art display in the Lower Harbor in Marquette as part of Art Week. (3pm until 6pm).  A perfect short show.

I was kinda stressing when I was trying to figure out what this display show thing would look like.

Until I remember doing pop up art shows with a friend along Lake Superior.

We just added our art to the trees.

That is exactly what I will do in the Lower Harbor.

And, I have permission to drape my quilts on branches of trees.  I am bringing a clothes line in case we 

can go from tree to tree.

The part I love the most about doing art is the unexpected, the surprise and delight of what emerges as I play.  Same too will be for the Popup Show.

And, I am thinking that there isn't much about life that is serious serious.

Especially once retired.

What I am going to strive for is less and less serious and more playtimes.

Thank God I am not a serious Artist.