I have been working on designing the curtains for the front of the installation for my November exhibition. I’ve been back and forth with ideas and think I may have finally decided on a design that works given the theme of the show, Centering in the Midst of Chaos. I’ve included a photo of the installation in its current state to help you visualize the design concept. The printing on the sheer cotton fabric will serve as a welcome entry into the nearly visible interior, with a monitor showing video, a water feature, and headphones for audio, all surrounded by plants. After a meeting with customer support at Printree, the fabric printer, I now have the dimensions of the width of the fabric and a better understanding of their filetype requirements. After determining the circular design, I created a grid and layout in Photoshop, adding various round shapes to determine scale. Once I determined the format, I gathered some of my digital artworks, and then using the matte feature I brushed out the exterior petals using my Wacom tablet and stylus, leaving only the centers to support the circle concept. The right panel will have centers of some of my oil paintings.

I began this daily journal in February, 2026 as I prepared for three exhibitions. My solo exhibition, “Portraits From My Garden” at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY, on view from June 5 – September 15, 2026, and my work that was on view in the June, 2026 group show, “Raising Women’s Voices” in Chelsea, NYC.

My next solo exhibition titled “Centering in the Midst of Chaos” will be at the Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, New York City, November 3 – 28, 2026.
It will feature digital artwork, oil paintings, and a multimedia installation.