Well the night finally arrived for the Private View of my first solo show 'Journey' at the Hive Gallery. I was very nervous, but in the end so busy chatting to folk that I didn't even get in to see my work until 8.40pm.
People travelled from far and wide, wonderful people that came to support me. Some took time off work, and for that I am truly humbled.
The night was more than I could have asked for, in excess of 80 people came along, the sun shone and I became new best friends with Gin and Tonic...unsure how I missed that one before, very nice drink. My former lecturers came, Jan and Denn, and as ever Denn gave me some ribbing. My son wowed people and organised as much as possible...he even wanted to sell my business cards, little monkey!
I got a great deal of positive feedback, all the worries about my head being out there on canvas, I need not have done...for some it wasn't their thing, but that's to be expected. People were generally very positive...even Denn...and *blush* Jan wanted my signature.
When I did finally get into see my work, I was chatting to someone about the egg that is inside one of the assemblages, its meaning, how I achieved it etc. When I looked up a very crowded gallery were all listening and watching....a very scary moment!
Thank you to all the people that came, made this once in a lifetime show (I will never have another first show) a wonderful evening with fantastic memories to cherish forever.
After the show a fair few of us piled into the pub, and that was excellent too...many giggles, a chance to catch up a bit with friends I love but don't get to see too often. Then a very small group of us came to my house and chatted and laughed the night away till about 2.40am...I didn't want it to end!
Now I am working on getting the photographs and videos up that relate to the show. Had some technical problems, but its certainly getting there! Hoping to upload for all to see very soon.
My exhibition continues to run until the 16th August at the Hive Gallery, Elsecar. Opening times 12 - 4 Thursday to Sunday. If you are heading down there and fancy a natter, drop me a line and it would be nice to come down and meet you. My work from the show is for sale now too, if you require a price on a specific painting before I manage to get a shop working, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Commissioned work is also available.
Finally another huge thank you to everyone for attending, and to all my Twitter lovelies that supported me on my journey to actually get there! A special thank you too to my Husband Darren Morris for his support in so many ways, my beautiful unstoppable son Hayden for just being who he is, my best friend Mat for all his unwavering support in the hard bits...and last but by no means least to Tracey Johnson for her support and making the gallery a great place, oh and painting the floor with hours to go! A beautiful lady that I hope will be a good friend for many years to come.
