As of December 2019, here is the Lockhart StudioKitchen. WOW has this place come a long way. I’m awestruck with gratitude for the forces and people on team Cindy. You deserve my best, and that’s what I’ll return to you.
Painted the floor this weekend. The original plan was to do it section by section, until it occurred to me that I’d have in-progress disruption for weeks. The idea on the floor paint is to unify the space with a neutral color, in this case the old fashioned gray porch paint … and then distress it to show a bit of the history beneath. Now there’s not much left to do in this space … stove and sink, and a bit of carpentry. We’ll get there.
Already it feels so terrific … like my best work is buzzing. I’ve certainly loved studios before, but I’ve never traveled so far for one. From this resting place I’m thinking a lot about what my work should be and what it should mean … beginning to craft an Artist Statement … they do, and should evolve over time. In the past, writing them was a chore, but curiously, that’s not the case this time. Below is some aspirational language … and I have to admit it’s a bit embarrassing to state it in such a definitive PRESENT TENSE. But I have to state it that way because … well … that’s what ya do. (… and if you think it’s rubbish, please be kind.)
I am a storyteller. My stories are humanistic and bright. They celebrate love and beauty. Although I acknowledge the reality of ugliness, I won’t be painting it … let other artists carry that water. At its best my work is richly layered — arrestingly beautiful, both personal and universal … and of both authentic and perceived value.
…OK, that’s just a start …. obviously I’m still working on it … but now I have to go and work on other things. Stay tuned.
