Artist work: Desiree Walsh Spencer, mixed media designer
As always, when running events, people are not always able to work entirely around my schedule—ha! After a very colorful fall show, there were two weeks to fill before the next artist was available to display. An empty wall at Christmas was not going to do. I decided to play into the season with something most everyone has had experience with, Christmas lights. HOWEVER, these supersized Christmas bulbs are always lit. It was a lot of fun to create these out of foam core, felt, and green ribbon, to add a smile and a pop of color to the residents’ day. PLUS, I was included in the campus newsletter—I LOVE SPREADING JOY!
The gallery changes quarterly bringing new fresh colors, textures, mediums to continue to stimulate life-long learning. From booking amazing artists, designing the gallery space, photographing the artist, providing graphic design services, developing a theme, laying out the PowerPoint for the artist talk, planning the reception menu—that reflects the artist’s work, to staging. This definitely fills my cup on a level that I had not anticipated, and I am happy to be apart of the multi-generational integration. The residents are able to view new artist works in the comfort of their home, as well as, interact with the artist at a talk and reception.