What I like about Spring: perfect weather, spring cleaning (both physical and mental), taking self-publishing workshops, finishing new art, plotting out new books, and finding new authors and art galleries to follow.
What I don’t like: knowing that summer temperatures will be hitting early this year, spring cleaning, doing a cost analysis on what I need to spend to self-pub effectively, tax season, stalling on writing new books, and letting go of online professional or social groups that aren’t mutually beneficial.
And realizing that some cherished old brick walls are just not worth the effort I’ve spent in trying to break them, climb over them, or dig under them. Especially in the case of three fine-craft galleries I’ve longed to join for years. In some cases the end goal morphed to something unpleasant in front of my eyes, just as I was closing in on it (gallery changed to a vanity co-op with low sales and less marketing). Or the business changed owners, and the new focus just isn’t my thing. Or the gallery is still gorgeous and inspirational, but I’m done trying to jump through hoops to submit art to them. 12 years is long enough; I get it, finally, now that they’ve clearly stated their submissions policy…my artwork will never be in that gallery.
It still stings, but hey, there are more galleries and brand new brick walls!