My Latest Music Obsession – Johnny Cash
It’s sort of funny how music can strike a chord (pun intended) at certain times of our lives and not others. I’ve heard Johnny Cash’s, music before – I mean who hasn’t? I would listen and definitely recognized the music as his, but never liked the music enough to go out to buy any of his albums. Recently, something about his music and song writing has clicked with me and I’ve been listening to The Legend of Johnny Cash in my studio while I work nearly every day this week. I don’t seem to tire of listening to the album. One of the songs on the album is his rendition of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, not exactly the same musical genre. When I first heard Johnny singing the song, I thought to myself, where have I heard this song before. I just wasn’t putting NIN and Johnny Cash together. Anyway, I guess I’m grooving to his sense of humor and storytelling.
Meanwhile in the studio, I don’t have much to show and tell. A moment of panic set in yesterday as I was attaching handles to 16 mugs I had just thrown the other day. I realized that I only have 1 month left before the Summer Art Market weekend. This seems like a lot of time, but not when I factor in throwing, drying time, carving, firing, glazing, firing again. EEeeeeek, I might have to scale back my original planned inventory list.
Today, after I spend some time at the Art Student’s League, I’ll get cleaned up and head on over to tony Cherry Creek Shopping district. I’m meeting with a boutique owner about possibly consigning some of my ceramic pendants in her shop. She’s a friend of a friend who I recently met at a party. As far as the Louisiana gallery goes – after the initial email contact from the owner, I am going to be sending them some images along with a statement, bio so that I can get the official word of whether they truly want my work. I’ll let you know when I find out.
What are you listening to?
