When I received my undergraduate degree from Indiana University I swore I would leave Bloomington immediately and dive into a bigger city with more creative opportunities. Little did I know that I would discover chances to do what I love right here and now. Two years have passed and I have established somewhat of an identity as a cultural-working-adult-human-artist. Bloomington has been surprisingly and refreshingly fertile for my creative seeds. I feel useful here... even valued! That, to me, encapsulates the feeling a community should offer their artists. I feel lucky to know so many small business owners (mainly strong women) that have been role models and catalysts for my work and creative support. There are so many reasons to stay. Below is a quick update of the recent work I have taken on right here in the heart of the Midwest and a peek at the near future.
Wild Orchid Mural
A work in progress! I will make a bigger post about this when it is complete but I am too involved not to talk about it for just a second. I am installing three garage door murals for an aerial fitness studio on the B-Line, Bloomington's walking and biking trail. The scale of this project overwhelmed me at first but now that I am actively making it a reality I decided I want to do more of this work. Everywhere I go I am accidentally scouting for mural locations. Painting a mural is worlds different from watercolors and I am happy to have learned so much from this challenge. Below are some progress pictures:
Haute Life Magazine Illustrations
So happy to have contributed a selection of watery illustrations for a neat article in Haute Life Magazine announcing a series of 30 self-care email prompts - the emails are simple, delightful, doable, and really well written. We all need this so much and you can never have enough reminders. I’m doing it and it’s free! Sign up here to get started loving yourself a little more each day.
Up next:
Mural at Vibe Yoga? I will also be co-teaching a yoga class where I paint participants in motion and they take away an original watercolor representation of their movement. More on that soon. A solo show at Untitled Light's Blueline Gallery in September. More on all of this very soon.
I am the good kind of overwhelmed and so, so grateful.