My Art Year: 2007
The 12 days of Winter Feasting are over; I have two cords of firewood spilling out of my garage doors; and the January thaw is drip drip dripping, about three weeks early. It's time to return my focus to Art and the business of making and selling art.
For those of you who like the entertainment awards shows, and are missing them due to the writer's strike, I offer you my own personal 2007 self-congratulatory pat on the back: My 2007 accomplishments!
Biggest was the Love Medicine show, a one woman retrospective in June at the Yellow House.
Flipping through the calendar, I celebrate:
January I spent hours in the studio, diving into new work.
February, I was in the All Heart show at Nielson/Smith Metalworks in Portland, Maine. I made all new work and I felt a degree of mastery of my material and process using porcelain and glass with the work for that show.
March, I made my first precious metal clay pieces.
April, I discovered a way to add silver to my porcelain pieces.
May, created up a storm completing new work for the show and creating publicity for it.
Also in May, I started my video career, with the 39 minute Love Medicine video at Google video and the 3 minute trailer at Youtube. There are others in the wings, just waiting for my co-creators and me to finish them and load them up.
June: Love Medicine show
July through September: Pieces in the Judith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor.
Also July through September: weekly model drawing with my artist friends, and unsinkable Lise!
And I completed the Peace Chamber series of Paintings during the summer... well almost. I have more work to do on the fourth one which is why I have not shared this particular suite with you yet.
September I continued my experiments with PMC and porcelain, and I made the first porcelain buttons for Nanney's Seacolors sweaters. 
October and November my mother died and I was occupied by family stuff.
Though... at the end of October I met Jeannie Greenaugh at 205 Lavinia Street. We worked in her forge
and I made a hook! What a great time that was! 
Finally at the end of November I made an amazing silver merqueen/dolphin button for another SeaColors sweater.
Throughout the year, I became better at blogging, and did a lot of art networking, building my art community locally and on line.
For the first half of the year I was part of Alyson Stanfield's Inner Circle art business coaching and mastery group.
It is Wonderful to write down accomplishments. A year is long, and I had forgotten how much I accomplished in the first half of2007. I am very proud of the work I have done. I am grateful for the help and inspiration I received. Bill, you started something with that email... "let's do a show". Hahaha! Thank you. And I offer particular appreciation to everyone who bought some of my art in 2007. I hope it is bringing you great happiness. You made it possible for me to keep working with your support and faith in me! I love you!!!
The work of 2007, the goals, and the successes have germinated many new ideas and dreams. In a day or two, I will tell you what I want to accomplish in 2008. I have already started!
Wow, Carla, what a 2007 you had. Here's to an equally full 2008!
Posted by:Angela | January 10, 2008 at 12:56 PM
You go, Carla. Happy New Year,
John :)
Posted by:John Eaton | January 15, 2008 at 08:38 PM
You go, Carla. Happy New Year,
John :)
Posted by:John Eaton | January 15, 2008 at 08:39 PM
Hi Carla,
You rock! Your sense of humor also draws me back to your blog, besides the artist commonality. (That intro is great! :)
I enjoyed reading your list but especially that "the successes have germinated many new ideas and dreams!" To feel fulfilled and energized to continue embarking on this journey shines from your words and your photo. I look forward to being part of this and who knows, maybe I'll be able to travel to Maine this year to see your work in real life!
P.S. I didn't drop off the blogosphere, although my blog looks empty right now.
Posted by:gel (Emerald Eyes) | January 19, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Hi Gel,
Great to see you here. I have been looking for you over at your place, and you were not there! Let me know when you are back in the blogging saddle, and definitely let me know if you come to Maine!
And Angela, and John, thanks for the encouragement!
Posted by:Carla Sanders | January 19, 2008 at 05:18 PM