So far in 2014…

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2014 has started out pretty good. Here are some of the things that have happened so far and some things that I’m working on.

I had my first solo show in an art gallery. I learned a lot about what it takes to put on a solo show and learned some things that I’d do differently next time. Even though the gallery does a lot of their own advertising, next time I want to do more of my own and I learned that galleries are ok with this.

Next time I’d like to:

  • Make postcards with my artwork on them to send and pass out to people.

  • Send out reminder emails the day before and day of.

  • Call my network of people the day before to remind them of the show the next day.

  • Have an email and snail mail list people can sign up on so that I can keep them updated about future shows, events, and generally what work I’m doing.

These are important because I know everyone has busy schedules and usually people appreciate the reminders. Even though I got a lot of rsvp’s on my evite there were many people who just forgot that it was going on.

In February I was interviewed on Art Snapper’s blog as one of their emerging artists. It was definitely a new experience and a little scary. They asked a lot of open ended questions on my views of art and my journey as an artist so far. In a way I felt really vulnerable explaining why I create art and my history as an artist especially since this has been something I’ve been working towards for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid people would always ask “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I’d say “An artist.” Here’s a link to the interview: http://artsnapper.com/emerging-artists-interview-heather-scott/

I’m currently showing a couple of pieces in the group show “Salon Mode” (curated by fellow UH alumna Lisa Shiroma) at Kissaten Coffee on Piikoi St. in Honolulu. And it just happens that Piikoi St. was the first street I lived on when I first moved to Hawaii :).

I’m currently working on some new jewelry pieces, drawings for my amazing kickstarter backers, and I’m really excited about a sculpture that I’ve been itching to do for the past year that I’ve finally started working on! I have a group of pieces being cast into metal at this moment and I’m really excited to see how they come out. In the world of I want it now now now, having to wait for the casting process is sometimes torture! But it’s always worth the wait!