“ I follow you on Instagram.”
If you're an artist of any kind, it's safe to say you always long for your work to be felt in person. To be experienced as a whole. With all your senses. Howeverrrr not everyone has the privilege of seeing work in person.
We all want to know more about the artwork we are drawn to. We want to know the artist. Hear them talk about their processes. See their hands work. How they live. What things ignite them.
And Instagram checks all the boxes there. So do newsletters. And Substack. It all goes hand in hand in telling the story.
But they are all just a tool—a tool to connect with you.
For me, Instagram is not so much a page for influence. But a way for me to get up close and personal with you. I want my viewers and collectors to know me and to be familiar with the work and the process. It is intended to feel like a behind-the-scenes look.
Sharing my work in this way has always come naturally to me. I am not the best at it, but I have organically found my flair for it.
At 23 that “sharing” was definitely more impulsive and haphazardous – I was young enough to assume everyone was interested in knowing what I was doing and that the sky was actually the limit.
Queue Drops.
What is now a well-known/normal way of selling for most artists was a new concept in many ways at that time.
I launched my first Drop in 2017. It was a way to connect directly with those who wanted to purchase my work. People wanting to get in “early” with this new emerging artist made much of the first sales, which is wild to think about now.
I was not aware of the ruffle it was creating. Nor was it intentional.
I got to create what I wanted. Share the making of it. Launch it at a specific time. And watch them fly – which created buzz quickly. It caught the eye of many designers, galleries, and collectors. Which I am grateful for. It allowed me to develop and share with a larger audience.
Fast forward 8 years and much of my work still circles these Drops. It has been elevated and fine-tuned, but the idea remains.
Drops have always been this intimate way for me to share directly what has been coming out of me in the studio and invite you all in on the ride—step by step (thanks to Instagram).
I love Drops. They feel like an old friend. Like a secret exchange. And they offer us all a thrill.
And it only feels fitting to kick off my reentry with one.
So, without further ado, I am here to announce that the first Drop since 2023 will happen this Spring.
I am excited to bring you all back into the studio. Thank you for wanting to come along with me.
Stay tuned for more specific details :))
#TwentyTwentyFive
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A walk down Drop memory lane —
