Blowin' Up

i left home this morning thinking that the show is over, now i can rest for a bit before moving on. i was so wrong.

today i met with merle a representitive of a small gallery space in old town. apparently they are having difficulty finding enough artists to fill the space even though the estonian government is subsidizing the rental fees for the year. a friend told me about this and suggested i contact her. having just finished the show, i would love to exhibit the jewelry and hood along side mikko's collection in a setting that allows the audience to view the work up close. during our meeting i pitched my ideas and merle agreed that the collection and jewelry would work well in the space. so in less than half an hour i had secured the gallery for three weeks in january.

there's certainly enough time for this to work. the clothing and jewelry are made. now we just need to design and print cards, advertise, dress the space, secure people to watch the gallery during open hours..... i think there's enough time. we are also thinking of hanging large prints from the photo shoot around the gallery. wow. how just one meeting, one conversation can effect your work, your life. i'm going to be very busy.

we're also getting some wonderful press. today there was a back cover spread in eesti paevaleht of images from erki moeshow. one of mikko's models is featured and now i can say that those brown dots around her neck and on her finger are mine! then in sl ohtuleht there is a center, two page spread on the show with an image of mikko with all four of the models taken back stage. so great. and mikko told me to check out delfi.ee an estonian online publication that has an image of the day column. today the image just happened to be mikko's model wearing the hood. how can this be real?