*Bump* Reception/Opening is TOMORROW NIGHT!! :-)

Self-Indulgent Crap [sic]: A Two Woman Show featuring self portraits by Christy Marie and Sarah R. Bloom

February 1 - February 28, 2009
Opening with the Artists Friday, February 6, 2009 from 5pm to 9pm

Made By Hand Gallery
112 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

The title of our show, by the way, is obviously tongue planted firmly in cheek. A long while back, in the Female Self-Portrait Artist Support Group, we ladies had a discussion about how self-portrait artists (and particularly women SP artists) are viewed as being narcissistic and self-indulgent.

So when coming up with our show title we just couldn't think of a better one for an all self-portrait exhibition. ;-)

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OK. So I have this show coming up in February (opening Feb. 6th!!) with the sweet and wonderful www.flickr.com/photos/estrellasluna/, 2. Vacant Memories, 3. A Million Little Remedies / Day 363 year 2, 4. I Want You, 5. "Lay me down, let me down" / Day 317 Year 2, 6. "Pools of sorrow waves of joy" / Day 292 Year 2, 7. "I feel like I know her but sometimes my arms bend back…" / Day 281 Year 2, 8. Doors of Perception, 9. Whispers from the Past / Day 273 Year 2, 10. I can't keep this from you / Day 263 Year 2, 11. "I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity" / Day 243 Year 2, 12. "The old familiar sting" / Day 233 Year 2, 13. "You're the reason for my laughter and my sorrow" / Day 225 Year 2, 14. And you're to blame / Day 180 Year 2, 15. The Angel of Kingsessing Avenue / Day 112 Year 2, 16. "The angel opens her eyes" / Day 111 Year 2, 17. "Love is an ocean that I can't forget" / Day 109 Year 2, 18. Misguided Angel / Day 89 Year 2, 19. "Come you masters of war" / Day 24 Year 2, 20. Junkyard Angel / Day 14 Year 2, 21. "I have been half in love with easeful Death" / Day 12 Year 2, 22. "Scale that wall and smoke that vine" / Day 7 Year 2, 23. "I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby" / Day 3 Year 2, 24. When the roses fade ... I'll remember you, 25. Evolution / Day 351, 26. And it all went out the window / Day 345, 27. FUTAB on acid / Day 301, 28. "The country music station plays soft" / Day 293, 29. I Celebrate Myself / Day 290, 30. "When I am in the darkness, why do you intrude?" / Day 210

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1. Ignoring the things she hopes will go away, 2. Vacant Memories, 3. A Million Little Remedies / Day 363 year 2, 4. In my dreams I feel in green and blue / Day 343 Year 2, 5. "Lay me down, let me down" / Day 317 Year 2, 6. "Pools of sorrow waves of joy" / Day 292 Year 2, 7. "I feel like I know her but sometimes my arms bend back…" / Day 281 Year 2, 8. Whispers from the Past / Day 273 Year 2, 9. I can't keep this from you / Day 263 Year 2, 10. "Anointing all forgotten forms that swirl and smoke" / Day 256 Year 2, 11. "Cover up the blank spots" / Day 253 Year 2, 12. "I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity" / Day 243 Year 2, 13. "And the shadows eaten the moon", 14. "You're the reason for my laughter and my sorrow" / Day 225 Year 2, 15. And you're to blame / Day 180 Year 2, 16. The Angel of Kingsessing Avenue / Day 112 Year 2, 17. "The angel opens her eyes" / Day 111 Year 2, 18. "Love is an ocean that I can't forget" / Day 109 Year 2, 19. "Come you masters of war" / Day 24 Year 2, 20. Junkyard Angel / Day 14 Year 2, 21. "I have been half in love with easeful Death" / Day 12 Year 2, 22. "Scale that wall and smoke that vine" / Day 7 Year 2, 23. When the roses fade ... I'll remember you, 24. Evolution / Day 351, 25. And it all went out the window / Day 345, 26. FUTAB on acid / Day 301, 27. "The country music station plays soft" / Day 293, 28. I Celebrate Myself / Day 290, 29. "Draw conclusions on the wall" / Day 275, 30. "Will I see you give more than I can take?" / Day 266, 31. flickr.com/photos/27965491@N00/439045771/, 32. Day 211 Without the Border, 33. "When I am in the darkness, why do you intrude?" / Day 210, 34. Focus, 35. "Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples" / Day 121, 36. Alone / Day 69

OKayyyyyy...

I took your very helpful input on the flickr.com/photos/sadandbeautiful/3166174725/ so you can see what's what.

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So. The prints are ordered and should arrive by Thursday.

I ordered 29 prints.

I have to write an artist statement that doesn't make me want to puke. Someone want to help me with that?

I have to put all the prints in these frames, which means cleaning the glass, installing the hardware, and holy shit it is going to take forever.

I have to finalize how these will be priced, then make the title/price list that will be out at the show...oh wait, the final list has to wait until we hang and know how they will be numbered.

The show is being hung this weekend, Saturday or Sunday.

Poor Christy has to come up here Friday night with her prints so I can take her to Ikea and get all her frames, then come back to my house so she can put them together.

I cannot believe how stressful this is...having nightmares about it for the past four nights and I'm smoking cigarettes in my dreams like crazy (it's been 9 months since I quit, by the way)!

Something has to sell at this show. Has to. Did I mention the super blow-out sale I'm having? I'm practically giving it away!!

My resume is totally ready, though, so I got that going for me. :-)

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..."Some day my prints will come."

And here they are! They look really really gorgeous. Obviously this doesn't do them justice. I'll take better photos when they are framed.

I might even be a tiny bit excited, finally!!!

Now to frame them all. Tonight and tomorrow night for that. Wheee!

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