{"id":4707,"date":"2013-11-05T00:39:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T07:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:36:26","slug":"that-thing-that-scares-you-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/05\/that-thing-that-scares-you-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"That thing that scares you… do it."},"content":{"rendered":"

I toyed with the idea of a photography show intermittently for a couple years, but something always stopped me. I couldn’t imagine working up the courage to approach someone about showing my work. I wasn’t sure my work was good enough.\"do<\/p>\n

I was scared – scared of both failure and success.<\/p>\n

Then one day in the middle of a conversation with the owner of a coffee shop that I just adore, I took a deep breath and then blurted out a question that was something along the lines of “how do you select artists for your exhibits?” I can’t remember exactly how I asked, I could hear my pulse in my ears. But I chose well; the person I asked was one of the nicest people I know. By the end of the conversation, I had a show booked for October, nine months away at that time.<\/p>\n

Of course, there was quite a bit of work left to do, but I managed to get it all done, and showed up October first to hang 25 pieces with the help of my unpaid intern:<\/p>\n

\"472340_10151158087055882_846103339_o\"<\/p>\n

she was a lot of help. [ahem]<\/p>\n

I can’t express what it felt like to see my work up on the walls.<\/p>\n

\"coffeejitters_photo_exhibit\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Even better, we had a reception for the exhibit, with live music, a wine tasting, tasty bites, and my friends showed up to support me. I had so much fun that I didn’t take any pictures during the party, and that never happens. I will always remember that party – especially when I think about doing something that scares me. \u00a0To top it all off, I sold a bunch of pictures, too.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m working on setting up an Etsy shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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