I had considered
the idea before – I think most artists would admit
that the idea has crossed their mind, however fleetingly
- but there was one major fly in the ointment: my partner.
It is true to say that he was less than keen and given
the inconvenience we knew that staging an Open House would
cause I can’t say I blamed him.
Thus began – on my part - a new, surreptitious campaign
on the virtues of open houses, art in the community and
the challenges of an artistic vocation – or nagging,
if you want to call it that.
Finally, my partner saw the validity of my arguments -
caved, I’ve heard it called - and the ‘open
house’ idea was pencilled in on the calendar.
Now, having got the green light from my partner I had
to decide what it was I wanted from my house and just
exactly what types of art I wanted in it.
I’ve always liked the idea of an open house having
an ‘identity’ - like the ‘Dragonfly’
house on Ditchling Rise - and I wanted my house to be
both recognisable and memorable. continue back
Christina's
house, 12 Chester Terrace can be found on the map Christina's own website can be found by clicking
here
