The Suit

Back in November, I received notification of a job posting at the WV State Culture Center...  

Here is the job description:

CULTURAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR

ART

ART HISTORY

FOLK ARTS

LITERARY ARTS

UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

ARTS, THE CANDIDATE WILL COORDINATE ALL ASPECTS

OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS PROGRAMS OF THE AGENCY.

THE CANDIDATE WILL: WORK WITH AGENCY STAFF ON

SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS; SHARE RESOURCE

INFORMATION WITH INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS; MAINTAIN

CONTACTS WITH WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTS; WORK WITH

AGENCY STAFF TO MAINTAIN ARTIST REGISTER DATABASE;

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL

ARTISTS; COORDINATE THE WEST VIRGINIA ARTIST

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; COORDINATE THE PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS PROGRAM; WORK

WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ARTS TO PUBLISH ARTWORKS

NEWSLETTER; WITH WITH THE DIRECTOR TO PRODUCE

ARTWORKS TELEVISION SHOW; RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENT

NATIONAL INITIATIVES CONCERNING ARTISTS; REMAIN

CURRENT WITH NATIONAL TRENDS AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL

ARTISTS; COORDINATE ON-SITE VISITS TO ARTISTS'

STUDIOS; SERVE IN AN ADVISORY ROLE FOR THE AGENCY

ON INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS' ISSUES AND CONCERNS.

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED. 

It seemed like an interesting job, and I found myself filling out the application. Oh,  the places the internet can take you, without ever leaving the comfort of the studio.  It was all on a whim and I thought of it as an exercise.  After all, I haven't filled out a job application or received a paycheck from an employer in over a decade.

I filled out the form, hit the send button and put it out of my head.  The weeks passed and the exercise was forgotten, until the phone rang one afternoon.  

In the end, almost by accident, I have managed to get myself a 9-5 job.  It is both scary and exciting.  

No, I will not stop making pots, and hope to actually make more-am I delusional?

As the year unwinds, we shall find out the answer to this and many other questions I don't yet know to ask...

I will begin my new work schedule mid-May and plan to be busy in the studio until that time arrives.

I just got these little pots out of the kiln and have nestled in some colorful succulents-they make me smile.