I ‘stand’ in this doorway.
Once, I made things for show and for sale here.
This is Red Chair Studios in the Cherokee Arts District.

These days, as I look ‘in’, I am mindful and grateful.
I see artifactual evidence of the past. Visual, verbal, and performative. Exhibits, events, and public art. I also see new partners and collaborators who hold this space intentionally with me and activate it with new rituals and relationships.

As I look ‘out’, I imagine what there is yet to be discovered.
People and places and stories.
Up and down the street. The collective energy of an eclectic urban neighborhood.

How do we build on the past and see the momentum it created?
How do we stay grounded in what is while asking what if?

This is our mural. It hangs across the street from Red Chair. Yes, it is public art.
It’s also an opportunity for silent engagement with neighbors and passersby.
It has the capacity for reflective programming and re-searching with others.
It’s important to ask questions and listen for answers.
That’s where the creative process begins.