This morning, I was shopping for audiobooks on Amazon, looking for a compelling memoir. I have been thinking about my own memoir—not the one I published, but the one I’ve been working on (on and off) for years now. It’s basically, hopefully, a better version of the first one, but I don’t think I will be calling it a memoir. I’m not sure yet.
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Metrics
Since 2025 is almost over, I’ve been swimming in a sea of administrative and logistical tasks. I actually find this stuff enjoyable, mostly because I’m a bit organizational crazy. Over the last couple of days, I’ve been trying to take a detailed inventory. It’s more than just how many paintings or Artist’s books I have on hand. It’s an inventory of the many facets of my practice. It’s just time-consuming to gather up all the numbers for the whole year, especially because I haven’t done an inventory like this in many years, if at all, really.
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I finally finished the whole VIP promotional package project last week. I made 33 of them and I’m happy with the list of people. Last time I did a special thing like this (last year during my solo show at Compound in Yucca Valley), I didn’t get the responses I hoped for. Same with my show before that (THIS LAND) at Craig Krull Gallery. However, I did get a good review out of that show.
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So, I’ve been working on this reflection workbook called “What’s Next” with a good friend of mine. We’ve only gotten through the first ten pages or so, and I think there are about 35 pages in total. It’s been eye-opening, and I guess pretty helpful in finding out what the hell I want for my future.
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Believe it or not, I’m still not finished putting my VIP promo packages together. A few more things need doing before I can check that box off on my to-do list.
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