Archive for January, 2009

Goodbye Letter to Cigarettes

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Betty has a wonderful quit going and she has sent her goodbye letter to me to create an artwork to add to my wall of honor. She quit on October 20th, 2008 – good for her. Her 3 month quit date is tomorrow – Congratulations Betty!

Betty’s Goodbye Letter:

GOODBYE CIGARETTES:

I will miss my early morning coffee with you.

I will miss leaning on you when I have a problem.

I won’t miss the way you make me feel.

I won’t miss coughing, being out of breath, wheezing, the lung infections.

I thought you were my friend, but you were the enemy.

I won’t miss the mess you leave behind (dirty house & car).

I won’t miss all the trips to the store just to buy you.

I will be glad to have the money I will save by not buying you.

You Really do stink!

Betty -

Great News

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

I have been awarded a solo exhibition at the Erik Lauritzen Gallery, at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada during February/March 2011. That is truly wonderful news! My goal is to collect 100 last cigarettes and GROW my Wall of Honor – it will be so beautiful.

Also, I have been collecting materials for my next phase of this project – to create an installation. I just have to firm up my ideas before I start. Also because I have no idea where it might be exhibited, how I would store, move it, I am kind of in a quandary as to what materials I should use and how to keep the cost down. I’m excited though :-)