You may have been wondering if/when SilverWorks would open its doors again. That time has finally come. Like the friendly cicadas emerging from the ground this season I am slowly emerging with a scaled back schedule that will start the SilverWorks engine in a sustainable way.
You might think that starting back up again full steam ahead would be no problem.
Not so.
After a year and a half some resources need to be replaced. Tools that were put into storage need to be unpacked and accessed.
The pandemic has had a domino effect with some of the teachers that I have added to my team over the years moving on to other things. People having babies, getting married, little things like that.
Plus there is me. Even starting up with a small class load proved to be a physical challenge after months of doing other things. Many lessons have been learned in the process.
And like other small businesses trying to get back I have had to make some tough choices. Although in the past the SWX gallery has featured student work, faculty work, as well as my own, for economic reasons I am currently showing only my work at the moment. And that gallery is only open 11-5 Sat & Sunday
And then there is Open Studio. A very popular service allowing students the space to practice, it had an engine of its own. I am still working out the kinks to get that engine running again.
In a way it is like starting over, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.