Author: lauramchugh

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It’s Saturday, and I’m a bit exhausted, but in a good way. I’ve been working – at work stuff and art stuff – pretty furiously since I got back from Italy in mid-March.  I submitted to shows I forgot I’d applied to, and got accepted into things that I thought were a long shot, so why bother. It’s not a lot on the grand scale of life as an artist, but it is starting to feel like traction. 


My art refresher a couple of weeks ago with Eileen Goldenberg was a good reminder that success doesn’t usually fall out of the sky into your lap. My favorite saying – Luck is When Preparation Meets Opportunity – reminds me that though creating new work or applying for a show, or putting a posting on Facebook about my latest goings-on may seem too small to matter, these little things start to add up.

I saw a friend yesterday I hadn’t seen in 15 years. We had a nice time chatting at Starbuck’s and she asked me to send her information about what I was doing. When I put the email together I realized “whew,” that’s a lot going on (each one has a link to images):

25 Boxes (SOLD OUT)

 So today, I’m celebrating. I’m taking it easy, catching up on reading and surfing, puttering around the house a little, and enjoying this brief plateau of art success.

Thanks for hanging in there with me. I’m going to keep up the good work. And maybe have a little nap!

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Props to Bay Photo

Ok – if you haven’t ever done this (photos printed on metal), please consider it. Wow. They are so amazing.

I started on this journey Thursday 6/3, at about 9:30 am. I had a migraine starting to go into overdrive, so I worked fast on the computer by uploading Bay Photo‘s ordering/management software. I had sized my photos on Photoshop using Image Size for 30″ x 20″ and saved them as .jpgs. I uploaded the files (~14-16 MB each) using the BayROES software. They uploaded like a breeze…so fast!

Then, I went and had a power nap with a towel wrapped ’round my head and ears to block out noise and light. I woke up around 1 pm feeling a bit better, but still off. I worked some, and rested some more. Then, around 5 pm I got an email from Bay Photo saying the order was at UPS!!!!  The website promised processing within 3 business days, so this 6 working hours was amazing.

Today – Friday (6/4) (one day later) at 6:30 pm, UPS showed up with the prints. They were packaged beautifully, and they matched what I ordered to perfection. Very professional job all the way around and an excellent example of underpromise and overdeliver in action.
 

I would highly recommend Bay Photo in Santa Cruz – the totally on-line aspect of the system will work for anyone, anywhere.

It is hard to appreciate how amazing these are in a photo of a photo. Bay Photo made it so easy that I already feel like a metal printing expert!

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On the Water II Accepted for Blue Planet Show

Wow – they emailed today to say they’d forgotten to tell me that the companion piece to On the Water I was also accepted into the Blue Planet show. Too (two) cool!


On the Water II
30 x 20″
Digital Print on Aluminum

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On the Water I Accepted for Blue Planet Show

On The Water I
30 x 20″
Digital Photo Printed on Aluminum
 Laura D McHugh
Eco-Art Blue Plant Exhibition
 SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco
June 19-26, 2010
 
Eco-art often carries a layered meaning that aids in the understanding and appreciation of the environment, addresses community values, and/or inspires activism on behalf of the ecological systems of which humans and their cultures are a part. For the Blue Planet Exhibition, work that examines and explores the social, political and economic issues related to water will be exhibited. Given that water covers 70% of our “Blue Planet, this exhibition is an opportunity to re-envision, reclaim, remediate and restore our relationships with this most precious resource.

ORGANIZED/PRESENTED BY: Women’s Caucus for Art-Pacific Region 
JUROR: Eco-Artist Kim Abeles
EXHIBITION DATES: June 19 – June 26, 2010
LOCATION: SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco 
RECEPTION: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

We were pleased to receive 270 submissions in a broad range of media from 117 artists throughout the United States. It was a time-consuming and difficult task for the juror, Kim Abeles, to evaluate submissions for this show. In the end, she selected a range of pieces from 50 artists that spoke of our precious element, water, and eco-art activism.
 

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Panels 1 and 2

I think these are complete. I’m happy with them except for the pink on Panel #2 and that there is an empty spot on that same piece.

I’ll see how I feel tomorrow. 
I keep adding progressive pictures on this blog entry.