Seeing Art as Ability

Anxiety. Excitement. Joy. My story is coming out this week in ArtScope magazine, in actual print.

For me, there’s a little bit of apprehension, because I’ve only known the lived version of my life that is, I’ve become comfortable pressing onward and thru, damn the details.

When asked about my artwork, I’m hard pressed to answer. Because so much has happened in such a short time- five years, my achievements can be overwhelming, so I don’t spend time adjusting imaginary laurels. Neither do I dawdle, always my motto is onward.

Lately, I’ve been more engaged in administrative duties. With limited in-studio time, the dedication to my craft and honing my skills has presented another disability, one shared with many artists, that is a lack of affordable space.

So I’ve gone from protecting the bits and pieces of what makes me who I am, to sharing who I am in real time. It’s an odd dichotomy, making both myself- the person. and my art accessible. But I think digital archiving of my work and tactile cards are important parts of my art practice.

We all have a story, if we stop to take a moment and listen. For me, 2016 wasn’t only being diagnosed with a rare disease it was also the year that I almost lost my eyesight. My right eye had swollen and doctors didn’t know why.

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Special thank you to Megan Bent at Open Door Arts, and Stephanie Bissonette at VABVI for working with me. And huge kudos to Collective Futures Fund and the Andy Warhol Foundation for a Sustaining Art Practice Grant. As I convert my art to grey-scale and transform my paintings into tactile cards.

Forever grateful and I’m excited to read the upcoming issue of ArtScope magazine.

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