More fire than usual in studio 12. I have been hoping Satu would start to feel a little more like the artist that she is and we have recently acquired a lot of new dangerous things for future projects. My wife us currently in the studio putting dairy products on chicken skulls in the hopes that she will get he beginnings of a nice mold patina.
All of her art scares me even though it is beautiful. But what is really exciting is hearing her talk about new ideas and look forward to being a part of the studio's success. I think we have a real shot at being a part of the creative community here. Satu is the right person to bring her design skill to the interior of this old school house and make it feel more like an artist community. She also has the right presence to make the downstairs workshop and gallery appealing to serious artists. I can already picture it in my mind.
Satu's first show in a decade was a really great success. It was a small enough venue not to be overwhelming, but had the right type of traffic to look carefully and consider the work seriously. I hope that she develops some new contacts here in Cleveland because I think that she will feel more connected when she is around other people who work in art.
I honestly can't wait to see what's next for her. I hope that her next show brings some new work to the world and I am thrilled that she has done a couple of projects on paper as well. She usually avoids anything that doesn't make a shadow, but it's interesting to see her bring that sensibility to paper. Her recent paintings were full of different depths brought out of the wrinkles by oil and metal dust.
I am ready to move away from my career to support hers whenever we have an opportunity. Our family is really the only job I can be truly passionate about, so if I had an opportunity to live a whole life by supporting her in that way, I would consider it the most worthy pursuit of my life.
