the opening was totally freaking incredible, one of the best days. i felt supported, lifted up, and seen in so many ways. my favorite thing that was said all day was when my dad said "when the hell do you do all this stuff?!?" my reply was "it's my secret life!". and in a sense, it was...my secret life, on display for all to see.
the turnout was pretty amazing, considering i was expecting to sit there by my lonesome (or at least with the friend i made promise to come and sit with me!) almost 40 people came to the little coffee shop and inundated the staff with orders. and I ACTUALLY SOLD PIECES. what what? at the last minute, my friend encouraged me (read: lovingly forced) to put up prices. i did it for the learning experience but never expected to sell any of my paintings or photographs. and i sold 10 things (one of which was a series of 7 paintings)- which was almost half of what i had hung! and complete strangers bought my work! which was trippy and sweet. so that was the icing on the cake.
but what really got me all fuzzy was the warmth and energy that flew around all day- friends from near and far, a beautiful necklace made for me from a dear friend, friends with babies, friends showing their love, husbands of friends and friends of friends. life is beautiful, and i'm lucky to be living this one.
so i thank you- for the emails, for the cyber-support, for the messages and texts. for helping me actualize something scary, and for making it fun, and quite not-scary.
