Speaking a Truth, "I am an artist."

I am an artist. It's something I've realized for a long long time. It's only been in the last four years I have allowed myself to BE an artist. This becoming is hard work!

I know I am many other things. I am a wife, a mother, a sister, a niece, a daughter. I am a teacher, a retired AF officer. I am a thinker, a learner. I am an ARTIST!! I need to put art first, as it truly captures all of the essence of who I am and how I express myself. If I allow my art to surface, the rest of me flows more peacefully.

I am journaling in the early stages of this blog, recording how I am learning to market my art. I have applied for a Tallahassee City License and a Florida Sales Tax ID. I have applied for a booth at Downtown MarketPlace. I hope to begin by April. That'll be a year since my mother passed away. I wish I'd been able to do this before she danced the staircase into Heaven. I wouldn't wish for her to have lived long enough to see me do this. Dementia had riddled her brain and she was missing her parents and was desperately trying to reach them. I wish I had acted earlier to achieve living as an artist. She could have sat in the booth with me, no matter how forgetful she was!

Art Booth Items

In order to have a booth, I realized I needed to find out how others have displayed their art. I visited the booths last Saturday. I googled art displays and art booths. I'll need to order some standing grid panels or art panels. One of my favorite artists, Kelly Rae Roberts, had some art displays (although most of her work has been online). I modeled some of my sketches on her type of vintage look.

While I've been at it, I have been looking through art books to see what other artists' work appeals to me. Then I've looked at their sites to see more ideas. It's so inspiring to read of and hear their stories!

Here is a "sort of" sketch of how I expect my booth to appear....