Work Overload

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15764271.post-58783147508367712102007-08-10T20:41:00.000-07:002007-08-10T20:53:43.711-07:00Work Overload<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_qoJK7hLdebA/Rr0yOohEe7I/AAAAAAAAABw/n8VMy3PJ-lU/s1600-h/ist2_407867_black_paint_splatter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097285580228950962" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_qoJK7hLdebA/Rr0yOohEe7I/AAAAAAAAABw/n8VMy3PJ-lU/s400/ist2_407867_black_paint_splatter.jpg" border="0" /></a> Let's play a quick catch up shall we? The move from Sydney was exhausting. The hardest part was having to do away with many art supplies the shipping company would not allow me to actually pack and send. There regulations against flammable materials, paints etc. being placed on large shipping vessels so for a while I was panicking about what to do. I had a lot of expensive gear and throwing away a $40 jar of Matisse 4 star paint was not an option. Thankfully, a budding painter and designer friend of mine was willing to accept my studio leftovers as his own startup kit. We packed his entire car and trunk full. I think I shed a tear when he pulled away from the curb. However, my light table, projectors, paints, and bits and bos were going to a new home where they'd be well cared for. Pity as a global nation we haven't fond a way to make electronic goods all one standard voltage so that they worked in any country. After all the worrying, stress, and illness associated with getting not only my art but my life organised, I am finally able to get back to doing what I love best back home here in SF. I owe a huge thanks to my dealer and agent because while all of this madness was going on, we closed two licensing deals that now mean my designs have worldwide use and coverage. Exciting. I've suddenly gone mainstream. Artistically I'm still in my new black and white phase and the clients are lining up. I already have a back log of work to get started on and it's proving challenging with my studio space still being figured out and organized. As always, ever upwards. Thank you to all my old friends and clients in Australia and South East Asia. I am honored that you've chosen to hang my work in your homes and offices.deedee9:14http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581078778395244254noreply@blogger.com