My first ever solo exhibition (if you could really call it that), was in 2008 for South Australian Living Artist Month (SALA) when I had several glass cabinets in the Mitcham Civic Centre. I literally spent hours and hours getting ready for that exhibition (concept, design, making beads, making jewellery, promoting etc), and all for about $200 worth of sales at the event! (Although eventually all the pieces have sold).
It was so much work, and I had to question...was it worth the effort?
Well since then, I have done lots and lots and lots of exhibitions, both solo and as part of a group, and I have to say....it is definitely worth the effort!!! The exhibition deadline forces you to come up with a new idea, new beads, new jewellery, and hopefully shows your work to a whole new audience (depending on where you exhibit).
The picture I have posted is of a necklace that I made as a result of my SALA exhibition at The Bead Tree last year, where I made lots of these little star beads. And I had lots of them left over! No one knew how to use them, so one day I sat down and strung them all together, and they looked great! I wore that necklace, got lots of compliments on it, made some more in different colours, and continue to make them as people seem to really like them!
I am currently brainstorming ideas for SALA 2011 to be held in August. I am wondering, where should I exhibit? Definitely somewhere new, somewhere different! With some new work, that goes without saying. But where....I need to decide this week!! Stay tuned.
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