About Returning Home Art Opening
On Thursday, October 3rd I will introduce my first abstract painting collection to the public. As my friend Leah would say, I’m scited (scared and excited). The timing of this fell into my lap in a dramatic, yet seamless way. I’ve been loosely planning these ideas for so long that I may have lost sight of why I wanted to expose my art in the first place. It wasn’t until recently that I’ve been given a chunk of time to develop my tiny seed vision.
Art Opening Photoshoot
In the past year, I’ve been at a losing game of identities that defined me. A business and business partner, big-scale projects, bleak finances, job interviews, and hurdle after hurdle with our fertility journey. My bounce-back rate was suffering. I’ve often felt, what is the point? Why even try…the cards are not stacked in our favor - career, life, a family… it all seems to be not only crashing - but standing knee-deep in a deadlock. If I’m honest, I felt this way most of my life. Somehow, I had to make some lemonade.
What I’ve lost - or let me rephrase - what I’ve strived for but did not achieve - provided me with a gift of acceptance. It’s not a gift I love - but accept. It sounds silly, but those people who are searching for their purpose, that’s me. I need to feel a purpose to know I’m creatively fulfilling some sort of destiny. I decided that immersing myself in something completely vulnerable and creative was just the medicine I needed to meditate on my purpose and strategize the next steps.
When I paint, I’m often in a cathartic space in my mind. I don’t think much. I zone out. My only focus is on my tools and the composition. This is where I needed to be to heal from some losses and move towards peace with the realities facing me and my husband. Trust me, I wish I wasn’t so emotional that I needed this, but I do.
Whether the art is interesting, good, bad, weird, or ugly…I don’t care. It’s the process of creating that called me to this collection. And maybe, while creating for myself, I am also creating with our future child, too.
"The creative woman is always mothering. When she creates, she mothers.
And she is always creating." - unknown
Below are some mood boards I designed to provide a vision for the collection + opening.
David and I hanging a piece at Abode Salon + Co.
We hope to provide you with an evening of creative connection and joy.
Coming Home Art Opening: Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 > click here for details
With love,
Megan