Artist reception

For the month of April I am the Artist of the Month featured at the Village Gallery of Arts. I consider this to be quite an honor. There is one whole wall that has only my artwork on it, customers can vote for their favorite choice (People's Choice Award), and I have handouts they can take (my art brochure and postcard). Yesterday we held a reception in my honor. I was delighted and I think it turned out nice. I have attended a lot of receptions over the years. Any more I tend to think of them like Tupperware Parties. Once you have seen the product you no longer have the desire to attend the party. You can have oh so much Tupperware after all. In today's world people are busy, in a rush, flitter from here to there and don't have much patience for delay, they want it now, and they want what they want. It's all about fast food, in the fast lane, getting a faster heart rate. There is not much time left for the 'other guy'. There's not much time left to attend a gathering to honor someone else. The more receptions I attend, the less people I see there. It's a sad thing. Why can't we take the time to show our respect to someone else, take the time, it isn't much time, just a little. Just stop by and give a little love. It can't hurt, but it can mean a lot. Thank you so much to all those who attended my reception. It meant so very much to me. The piece in the photo "Follow the Dots" won People's Choice.