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If I actually think about what I am going to do, I start to hyperventilate…. eeeek…

Well maybe hyperventilating isn’t what I am actually doing. It is more like a full scale, mini panic attack combined with a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. As well as a little ‘nerner’ voice in my head going,”You idiot, you have really done it now.” My heart starts to beat a little bit faster and my fingers get all tingly. I just want to run away from the computer and stop writing this because the more I type, the more I will have to explain what I have just agreed to do.

*takes a deeep breath*

(…and it was all my own idea as well *sigh*)

Last night I received confirmation that my friend Sue and I had secured gallery space for a short exhibition in October. The gallery’s calendar of exhibitions is always booked one year in advance. They squeezed us in as a mid-week exhibition which means we will open on Monday the 12th and close on Friday the 16th.

One half of me is feeling excitement and enthusiasm and the other half thinks, “Oh shit this is madness” and just wants to run away and hide..”

So now I really need to go and have a proper play with Barbara’s Bum because I think that my slipcast work is up to exhibition standard but my thrown work certainly isn’t.

Eeeeeek!!!  This is where I pretend to be Tim Brooke-Taylor from “The Goodies” and start to yell “Don’t panic! Don’t panic” whilst pretending to be a tea-pot.

To be continued….

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  • Dina May 5, 2009, 12:19 pm

    I’m happy and excited for you.

    But I can understand feeling nervous. I’m sure most people feel the same way when they’re in that situation!

    Dinas last blog post..Bill Snedden

  • Mrs. C May 5, 2009, 12:44 pm

    Oh. My. Goodness.

    It’s a good freakout, though.

  • Hyphen Mama May 5, 2009, 3:11 pm

    Weeeeee!! Very exciting. I can’t wait to see what you pull out of your bum for the exhibit. Would it make you a bum exhibitionist?

  • river May 5, 2009, 5:28 pm

    What they ^ said. And congratulations. now go play with your…er, Barbara’s bum.

  • Sharon May 5, 2009, 6:48 pm

    Congratulations, wish I could get there to see it all for real.

    Possible title – ‘Have bum, will throw’?

  • Bendy Girl May 5, 2009, 7:46 pm

    Woot woot! This is such exciting news, I’m dreaming of an online gallery where we can all browse your work 🙂
    Nerves? Pah, you’ll rock this Kim!
    BG x x x

  • frogpondsrock May 5, 2009, 8:24 pm

    Thanks everyone..

    @Bendy Girl I am waiting for a friend to photograph some of my work for me so that I can add a gallery of my work to my blog, so fingers crossed I will have a ceramic gallery up within the next few months.

  • lceel May 5, 2009, 10:21 pm

    You will rock this – and I’m willing to bet that your thrown work only lacks in YOUR eyes – there is no one harder on their work than the Artist. It never quite lives up to the internal expectation – yet others see it grander, for sure.

    But I know how you feel. I am considering entering a juried show, and I am extremely nervous about it. Extremely.

  • Ree May 5, 2009, 10:46 pm

    Well, look at that! I wish I was going to be there to ooooh and ahhhhh over all of it.

    Now as a good omen, I will tell you that Shortman’s birthday is October 16th – so good things are bound to happen.

    Rees last blog post..MM – Where Am I?

  • Xbox4NappyRash May 6, 2009, 2:29 am

    Congratulations!

    I’ve no doubt you’ll do great. None at all.

  • Barbara May 6, 2009, 6:35 pm

    Wow, good for you! Good luck but I think you’ll do just fine!

    Barbaras last blog post..124/365 – All Together Now

  • Taz May 7, 2009, 9:49 am

    way too go Kimme..

    WOOHOO

  • Miss Ash May 16, 2009, 3:35 am

    Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!

    Nicely done! Follow your heart!

    Miss Ashs last blog post..dancing in the rain