Gratification and gratitude
I sold a print! To a stranger! Which covers all my costs of printing and mounting the entire show! More importantly, it proves to me that my decision to take my photography more seriously was a good one. I now have objective proof that I’m good at more than one thing, and that’s never a bad thing to know.
But even without the sale, my opening on Wednesday evening was enormously gratifying. People I never expected would show up came to have a drink. I saw a library professional who writes science fiction talking to a horror writer who takes smutty pictures, an illustrator getting travel tips from a style blogger, a Renaissance woman discussing midlife career shifts with a designer turned future veterinarian… People from all different parts of my life collided and connected; who knows what might come out of it? It was a tasty stew, and the next time I feel lonely, insecure, or isolated, I want to remember that I’m the one who tossed the ingredients together.
I also want to remember, next time I feel like throwing a party, that holding it at a bar lets me enjoy all the best parts of a get-together without any of the tedious cleaning up before or after.
Meanwhile, two different editors praised my work in the last week, I brokered an introduction between two friends who really need to know each other, and Laura gave me some eggs.
I’m a lucky woman. Now I think I’m going to make an omelette.
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Congratulations Fawn! Your photos are stunning. I’m not at all surprised that you sold one, and to a stranger no less. May this be the beginning of a very lucrative and gratifying 2nd career!
Your party was a very cool blend of diverse ingredients, like a well-mixed happy hour special at your favorite bar. I was so glad to be a part of it!
And I’ll have to remember the “throw a party in a bar to avoid cleaning up afterwards” trick. Clever monkey.
awesome, fawn!
Your opening was fab — I had a lovely time! Congrats again on selling the print!