As Through Me: Where Wonder Finds a Way approaches the end of its run at VECCA, I’ve been thinking about how much movement there has been around the work lately.
A few weeks ago, 23 paintings were leaving my studio for Woodstock. Now, even as this exhibition begins to close, other work is already preparing to step into new spaces.
This Labor Day weekend, my painting Still I Stand will be exhibited in the 55th Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park.
That feels especially meaningful to me.
Still I Stand is a small work, but it carries a much larger idea: resilience, persistence, and the quiet strength of continuing to rise even after life has asked more of us than we thought we could give.
I love that this painting will have the chance to meet new viewers while Through Me is still completing its own chapter at VECCA.
And the momentum continues from there, with upcoming opportunities in Charlottesville and a six-month feature at Springfield Town Center beginning this fall.
There is something deeply rewarding about watching the work leave the studio and begin having a life beyond me. Each new space creates a different kind of conversation, and each viewer brings something of their own to the experience.
That is one of the things I love most about making art: I begin the work, but I do not get to control where the connection happens.
For now, I’m taking a moment to appreciate how far these paintings have traveled—and how many new conversations are still ahead.
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Thank you for following the journey. 🩵