Thanks to everyone who supported my artshow this past weekend especially Isaac and Danny who run Haddon Hill Cafe (btw try the mocha, it's like liquid joy). There were about 30-40 folks coming in and out of the event and the best part was seeing my family, friends and onlookers stopping by for a glimpse. Some things I've learned and highlights included:
Community Matters
It was my first time visiting Haddon Hill and my dear Thibault introduced me to this quaint coffee shop near Lake Merritt. Now I'll be honest, the only memory of Lake Merritt I had was during my basketball days where we played an incredibly athletic and scrappy team from Lake Merritt. It wasn't the best experience, but an experience none the less. So visiting this cafe was a pleasure - it was a simple, clean, intimate equipped with exceptional books and magazines (e.g. Momofuku and the like). Seating ranged from a large table to aisle seating to bar seating. Oh, there's also a vintage upright piano full of sheet music from Claude Debussy, just in case you felt like playing Clair de Lune. My friend Scott and I decided to bake some rich chocolate treats including cakes, cookies and rice crispy treats. It satisfied our guilty pleasure for baking.
Share your passion and people will share in the love with you
I wanted to share my passion for artwork with the community and it was never a concern to me of -Will they like it? Does my art make sense to people? and questions of the like. The core of this show was the joy I had painting, mixing, testing and sharing my experiences.
I was excited about the evolution of the art
I was excited by the diverse interpretations (talks of castles, fashion relating to Venetian masks)
I was excited by the smiles I saw from my friends, family and the passerbyers
I was excited by the growth
Be curious
The evolution of my work is grounded in curiosity. The world is a curious and beautiful place and there's so many interesting tid bits from culture, travels, and purely listening to others with a different point of view. That's what inspires my work. The connections between the seemingly different. Tradition and the new.
This was such a fun show and on to planning the next!
See photos of the show here
