Enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Schweinfurth Museum in Auburn (NY). The Members Exhibit was very impressive, especially for an "open" exhibit. Lots of nice fiber arts pieces (I have heard that fiber arts are an emphasis of the center). I went to see my good friend Tom (Nettle) present a short talk about his piece (8 other artists talked as well). The talks were interesting, but less impressive; although Tom "owned" the crowd (including me) with his interesting and entertaining talk about his piece, entitled "Memento Morning". Tom and Deale Hutton did the best talks, partly because they prepared. If you are going to talk about your artwork, you should not "wing it", unless you are experienced with doing that. Tom and Deale talked a little bit about their processes, a little about the specific work, and they also included some "supporting" information from outside of themselves. That is, Tom talked about the concept of "memento morti" and about a quote from another artist about painting being perfunctory (after all the preparation). Deale spoke about spirituality. But Tom and Deale were prepared, thoughtful, and informed. Great jobs! BTW, the Schweinfurth Center does a fantastic job posting the exhibit on-line so that you can actuall virtually "walk around" and see the exhibit. It is definitely worth checking out!https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/
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