I began reading this simple but pretty world rocking bit of business goodness last week.  It has me thinking about my works on paper more seriously as things people might want to buy. I may also open a bit and share more of my process here. Thank you to Chris Guillebeau and Zoe Westof. Check it out here.

I am interested in working with some dealers as well. Tinku Gallery to name one. This will be an interesting journey, to say the least.

I am showing my dinnerware here this weekend along with Tom Curran, metalwork
Walter Fleming, tinsmith; Pamela Dalton, scherrenschnitte; Leslie Gabosh, jewelry; Ulrike Grannis, handmade paper books; Jan Moseman, hand-painted silk scarves; Pat Rotundo, clay bead jewelry.

I love local events and feel most at home selling with friends.

Celestial Charger IX

So, if you have been following this story at all, you might know that I tried to fly to Toronto 4 weeks ago and much to my chagrin (and as a result of living under a rock) I found out one needs a current passport to fly into Canada. Rolling with the disappointment as best we could, Amrita Chandra of Tinku Gallery (gallerist extraordinaire) and I saw the humor in the situation and quickly developed plan B. I got my passport renewed, she held down the fort with grace.

Table setting in Tinku Gallery with Duarte DaSilva putting on finishing touches.

Finally, this past weekend, I made it to Toronto and Amrita and I organized a closing dinner. A most fitting summation of a show of chargers, in my mind. Dots was the title of the show and dots are my passion. Well, at this point, it is like I have been married to dots for a decade so my relationship to dots is more like an old friend; an  intimate relationship. “The Dish is the Dot”.

Indian spread - Tandori chicken in foreground

We prepared an Indian meal, a bit fusion, as Amrita mentioned, with Tandori chicken, palak paneer on barantha rounds, beef kabobs with Indian spices, golguppa and mini potatoes. Raw veggies served as the salad and cupcakes for dessert.

John Unger and Amrita Chandra, getting ready to eat

We discussed art and commerce, art and technology and the conversation became heated at times. There were artists, collectors, friends and a special visitation from sculptor John Unger and poet/photographer Marcie Vargas who drove up from Michigan. A swell time was had by all. Duarte DaSilva provided wine (thank you!!), Ryan Taylor, help and passion, Anita, quite the fashion sense, artist Astrid Ho, humor and warm welcome and other friends. I love Toronto.