Jumpstarts: 2012 - Art goals

Friday, January 6, 2012

2012 - Art goals

Okay, the blogs are full of discussions on goal-setting for the new year (and I can tell that lots of folks resolved to blog more often, because the first three days of 2012 were sizzling with new posts from folks who generally post only sporadically). For 2012:

1. Complete one year of public collaboration on the "Looking for Lake Ella" living library project.

By September 2012 (National Literacy Month) have 4 bookhouses installed at the Lake, and coordinate at least one public park event to celebrate the bookhouse pilot project
Join with others in collecting at least 25 oral histories related to Lake Ella memories
Talk to the organic growers who come to the Lake once a week about becoming "living books" for the library project
Develop and conduct at least two interactive artmaking adventures at the Lake, including an artist bookmaking workshop to encourage written memories of Lake Ella
Contact food merchants for possible discounts to increase their business during events
Contact the American Legion Hall for use of their great space for public projects
Finalize plans for a collaborative community art project to be initiated and completed in 2013 with the goal of adding a permanent art project in the environs of the lake

2. Work 20 hours a week in the studio (thank you Lisa Call for motivating me to put a specific number of hours on this goal instead of the usual "put in more studio time")

3. Complete 4 additional icon pieces for the leaper series

4. Develop 3 letterpress projects for the leaper series

5. Complete 3 large wallpieces for the leaper series

6. Find a venue for exhibiting the leaper pieces in 2013

7. Research and find a better way to keep track of all the stuff running through my head

8. Dedicate work and attention to Lisa Call's "Series" workshop.

9. Participate in Sharon Boggon's TAST challenge to expand hand embroidery "vocabulary"

10. Launch AFCs project collaborative project

11. Complete a wrapping cloth for mom's 2012 gift, working with Karen Ruane

12. Complete 3 artist books