I decided to work on what images I want to have custom printed on the fabric panels of the installation. Initially, I thought about my tall ornamental grasses since the panels will be about 24” wide and about 70” tall. Ornamental grasses would work well for those dimensions. But there would be no flowers or colors echoing the paintings on the four walls of the gallery. One friend suggested printing my paintings, but I didn’t want to put squares and rectangles. Then I pictured just parts of my paintings. Mostly the centers. That would pick up the theme and title of the show, Centering in the Midst of Chaos and echo the colors around the gallery. So, I spent the day working in Photoshop and masking some of the paintings just to see whether that might work. I still haven’t decided, but at least I’m experimenting.

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.