In early December (12/7) there was an event in downtown Escondido for the unveiling of a new mural. We like to go to those just to see the arts in action, and we always enjoy murals and outdoor art.
It was a great mural with a hummingbird theme by Brenda Townsend. I wrote three haiku based on the art and handed it to her as a gift. I have done that before at art shows, it's a quirk of mine. I like the challenge. It's called ekphrastic writing, starting with an image and being inspired to find words. She later got back to me and was very appreciative.
It turns out that the whole Arts Council was at that event so I got to hear about s lot of other events.
The next weekend there was an art show where pets were specifically invited to write about the art. We only had about an hour since we were trying to get to an Eve Selis concert directors by 6:30. But the place was packed, I wrote six pieces in a tiny notebook, meet some nice people, and hit the highway.
I later found the address to submit these pieces to the annual anthology and got 3 submitted. The others were not about specific artworks on display.
Beyond that, Terrie Leigh Relf and i finished the collection we've been working on since August and got it submitted to the publisher on 12-31. Hit the deadline that was in my head the whole time.
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