Lyn Bishop : Sharing Secrets

I know this may sound crazy, but I have conversations with my art. Yup, it’s true, I talk with my work, and then allow myself to connect with the quiet energy that it communicates back in response.

I became conscious of my conversations during my exhibit in Kyoto last year. Perhaps it stemmed from the daily prayers that I offered at the small temple along Tetsugaku-no-Michi (Philosophers Path), or the quiet moments inside the temple before I opened the heavy doors, or maybe I’ve been doing it unconsciously since who knows when. However it started, it’s become ritual, especially during exhibits.

I think, in general, we artists invest tremendous amounts of love and care into our work and often find it difficult to let the work have a life of its own after it is finished. We often want to protect it, as if it were a child. We want the collector to love it as much as we do.
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Last weekend I hosted my annual Open Studios exhibit. It’s a fantastic opportunity to share my art directly with my community. Art lovers from all over Silicon Valley come out to visit the artist in their working studio, ask questions and learn more about the creation of the work. I find it fascinating that year after year, there is a core group of “fans” that come back to see what I’ve been up to… and that got me thinking about my own fanaticism in regards to music.

I’m a long time music fan, and have followed bands across the country and to foreign countries just to hear their concerts. Last night in the afterglow of Open Studios I made the connection. Art collectors are like music fans. (more…)

It’s Open Studio time again.

You’re invited to preview the artwork by many of the artists who participate in this yearly event. The preview exhibit is an excellent way to sample several of our local artists in one convenient place. This year, I’ll be showing one or two pieces from my Mundane Spaces : Far Away Places series in this group show.

Opening Reception to be held at Expo Daily
2235 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA
Sunday, April 13
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

If you miss the reception, the show at Expo Daily will be open daily from April 9 - 26, Monday - Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-5.

And of course, I hope you will come out to my studio during the weekend of May 10-11. (more details on my Open Studio to come soon)

Click for more information about Silicon Valley Open Studios.