sittin' on the dock

Last October at this very time, I was introduced to an artist via phone. He was the friend of friends who were in town because our friend had lost her Father. We were all grieving; the conversation with a like-minded soul was a welcome elixir. At first, we spoke about the possibility of me hosting an exhibition of his work but quickly segued into a passionate exchange about each other’s art. So absorbed in dialog were we that 30 minutes of peak cell phone time elapsed like a blink. We agreed to talk further in November when he would be in town. Unfortunately an emergency kept me from being able to meet him and we lost contact.

Months passed. One morning, I found myself thinking about that October conversation and wondered how his work was progressing. I picked up the phone; we had a very lengthy reunion that had all the overtones of two long lost friends, though we barely knew each other. A couple of weeks and three emails later we embarked on an intense voyage of stimulating talks that floated our like minded spirits into many channels. The creative energy streaming through the wires made its way to the page visually and literally with satisfying results. But a perfect storm was brewing. Eventually the waters quieted, we docked in separate ports, and pieces of that journey came to rest within as he produced larger than life canvases with metaphors in black and she meaning me birthed a new variation on collage Goddesses. Though our talks and texts no longer ebb and flow with regularity, we do sit on our respective docks rooting each other on in the quest to let our work guide us to where we need to go. So when the sunny email opened with news of radiant splendor, I beamed! It gives me great pleasure to share its message by saying that today is the premiere opening reception for

HERO'S STORY – New Works by Cullen Washington, Jr.
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
October 18, 2009 – January 10, 2010
300 Walnut Avenue, Boston MA


The piece above is entitled Man of Steel. If you find yourself in the Boston area anytime between now and the closing date, go see the show or visit the web site at http://www.cwashingtonstudio.com/ and…

keep your peepers open! ®