I’m not sorry; Confessions of an art hoarder
I have listened to “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” three or more times, have held my household possessions and clothing in my hands to make sure they spark joy and therefore be allowed to stay in my house and have even held a “Selling off half of everything I own” garage sale. BTW, it was a huge success. I constantly strive to get rid of STUFF. Except for one thing, art.
I am a bona fide art hoarder.
I just spent half my morning rearranging (one of) my salon wall(s) to accommodate a new piece. It is entitled “The Arrogance of the Sea” and was created by my friend Sam Enlow who is a graphic designer at Finger’s Duke Design Studio + Screen Printing. It is an oversized black and white and weird all over screen print made on the mean streets of Bremerton using a steam roller?!! Very fantastical…. I bought it after thinking about it for many months and ran straight to have it framed thinking naught about cost. Because art is always worth it. Shoes and art. For these I will spare no expense (ok, exaggerating a little).
Art is one thing that most definitely sparks joy. I just can’t get enough. I have black and white drawings and prints, oil paintings, kid art, family heirlooms, thrift store “junk”, reproductions, originals, my own work, shadow boxes…..the only commonality is that I love them all. Pop art, landscapes, portraits, animals, objects, vintage paint by numbers, architectural renderings, flora, fauna, you name it, I own it. And I’m not sorry.
Let’s take a tour through my collection shall we? It will be a little like peeling back and taking a look into my heart and soul.
Lest you think my collection is complete, I have included pic of “Art I Shall One Day Own”
The pic of the astronauts is by Andrew Martin and since beholding it’s beauty a couple of years ago at the Las Vegas Market #LVMKT I have coveted it.
The second piece is by a local artist Cory Benett Anderson and is apparently a portrait of my spirit animal. Read into it all you want folks. I grew up in the 80”s. Remember Madonna…..
If you would like to connect with me and talk about your art problems I am here! If you still have time on your hands, you can find additional design-y stuff as well as pictures of my sweetheart my dumb dog and my nugget-ish kids on my instagram and facebook
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