Terry Grant recently posted on her blog about selling her work. Directed there from the SAQA Yahoo Group conversation, I was smitten, and wrote this as a reply to her Yahoo post. Then I thought perhaps I'd share my thoughts on her thoughts...and hope you go over to her blog to read too.
Thank you, Terry, for directing me to your blog. I read that post on selling, and the one on drawing and the one on growing old(er).
Two of those three things have happened to me in recent months. In September I turned 60 which for a very long time seemed "Old" (yes, with a capital 'o') to me. Now -- especially since I am in better physical shape than I've been in years -- not so much. ![:)](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/01.gif)
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Then last week I sold a piece I made almost 3 years ago, based on a class I took with Pamela Allen at Quilt Canada in May 2010. It was bought by a long-time (I nearly said 'old'!
) friend, sight unseen (except the photo) as a house-warming gift for a gal both of us used to work with, and with whom I've lost touch.
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As it's only the third piece I've sold (the others now living away from 'home' were either sold in the SAQA auction or given away), the process engendered a little thrill -- not so much from the money (though that's nice) but from, as you put it, the fact that someone valued my work so much that they wanted a piece of it -- and not only that, but they wanted to give that piece to someone else, certain that someone else would like it too. That's a kind of trust I've never before experienced!
And about drawing -- it's not something at which I excel. Certainly, the 'almost-a-photo' type stuff -- but I do sketch, and 'draw' a bit with fabric and thread. I used to draw a lot -- back when I was your grand-daughter's age...but as I got older and had a class-mate whose drawing drew crowds of admirers and learned that 'you can't make a living doing that' and 'you'll never be good enough at that to get anywhere'...well, you know the drill. I became a nurse, and then a businesswoman/wife/mother/care-giver/widow instead.
And then I went back to art, and -- so far -- live happily ever after.
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3 comments:
it would be nice if - in our psyche and in out heart-of-hearts - we could replace "old" with something like "more-experienced", or an "elder" - a term which carries respect. It's not easy, but I think we carry those attitudes inside us more and more these days (though it's not clear how many people outwardly recognize it).
Interesting articles - thanks for sharing. I always enjoy learning from new folks. And congratulations on selling one of your beautiful works - always very confirming.
yay! Let's live happily ever after! nya,nya I'm Older than you are! but only because of a birth certificate and that applies only to my body. lol I'm relating to those early attempts at drawing and now I am starting with thread and who knows. But it will be fun!
Happy Sunday
From your long-time friend, I'm truly touched. Love ya :)
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