Robyn

[vaneramos]

My niece, Robyn, will have a show of her art go on display at M-ONE-11, an Australian-based fashion boutique at 561 Queen St. W. in Toronto. The work goes up October 18 for about four weeks, but the official opening falls on October 27 (presumably in the evening).

This follows great disappointment after a small gallery owner offered her a first solo show last spring, led her along for months, then cancelled a few weeks before the September opening. She had already postponed finishing her degree until the winter, and concentrated all summer on creating new work. M-ONE-11 doesn't offer as high a profile or as large a space, but it's a consolation, and provides a venue for her flurried creativity.

I finally found Robyn's website: http://robynwaffle.com/. You can see some of her digital work and drawings. If you click on "resume" you can see the lovely artist at work (then if you click "life experience" the photo will stay). Beauty runs in the family, but with Robyn it runs deep. She told me last February she has decided to be "a starving artist", but also does well and enjoys working in a high-end shoe store on commission where her personality come into play. I'm proud of her for starting to find her way at age 23, on a path our family struggles to comprehend.

Comments

[writer00.livejournal.com]

She is very talented, and also very beautiful.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I do agree. Erik, how are you? What next?

[writer00.livejournal.com]

I am not sure yet. I still have a lot to do to dissolve the business as a retail entity. This will easily take me until the end of the month. I also need to help the landlord get the place rented, since I am still on a lease. Once that is all done, I want to take a trip somewhere for a week and just relax, then work on the house for a bit. After that . . . I'll be looking for the proverbial open doors. I'll definitely keep you posted.

[missprune.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that you are a big element of support in her life and choices. Someone who understands the need to be an artist!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I used to buy her art supplies when she was five or ten. I haven't seen as much of her as I would like the past few years (my fault), but I try to express interest and encouragement whenever the opportunity arises. I've also tried to present different perspectives whenever my parents worry aloud about her (my family worries about financial security, but really, insecurity is something most artists must embrace). Her younger brother (a songwriter) recently sent a message via my Mom that he and his sister appreciate the support I've given them, so I guess what little I've been able to offer amounts to something.

[tim-e-bear.livejournal.com]

I hope her show goes well. :)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Me too, of course!

[token-otter.livejournal.com]

I'll have to go down and check it out when I have some spare time.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I'll check with you when we're going to be in town and maybe we can go together.