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“The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid”
Claudia Lady Bird Johnson quote
I am just beginning to understand why I am drawn to the subjects of my art. In preparing for a piece, I browse through dozens of vintage photographs and eventually settle upon one that whispers to my soul. It is only when my piece is finished that it dawns on me that my inner feelings have been captured. I then realize how connected we all are and despite the fact that my subjects are long departed from this existence, we share a humanity that cannot be denied.
This piece speaks to the unbearable shyness I sometimes feel when I share my work. I began this project just after learning I had been selected as a finalist in Cloth Paper Scissors Artisan Search 2011 and I had to send my originals out into the world. A little overwhelming, but also very exciting.
Perhaps Lady Bird was right, the cure is at hand. It beckons to me behind the curtain that leads to my studio.
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