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Taking it Seriously

One of the goals that I set for myself at the beginning of the year was to start taking my photography more seriously. While this includes not saying, "YES, mother," and rolling my eyes when my mom suggests ways to promote my photography, it also includes printing some of my stuff out to hang up. Treating it not like "art," but like Art.

The only real progress I've made with this goal (sorry, mom, but at least you can't see me rolling my eyes) is a gallery opening for a group of us Flickr nerds.

It wasn't my idea, I didn't set anything up, really. I just attended a planning meeting where I snuck into the kid's room for mischief, tried to steal Jamie's dog and Matt's iPhone. I don't remember much planning going on, but something happened and venues were booked and now the date is just around the corner.

What this means! Is that I will have one or two pieces hanging in actual frames behind actual glass on the wall of Kinley's for the month of April. I'll be there for the reception on April 4th with all of the rest of the photographers displaying their art.

There are some fantastically talented people in the group that will be showing at Kinley's, and I'm honored to be showing with them.

I mean, I don't have the actual frames or the actual glass. Or the actual print. Yet. But I will have something to show.

If you're in the area on the 4th, stop in and say hi! If not, I hear the food at Kinley's is good, and what is better than good food with good art?

I'm pretty nervous about all of this, but it's a step in the right direction. I just have to work up to not rolling my eyes at my mother any more.