Fried Wontons

I’ve been sort of non-existent since the MoCCA Art Festival. For this I apologize! My life feels like it’s taken a dizzying, fast-forward step and all of a sudden it’s mid-July. When did that happen?!

Here’s a recap of some of the things that have been happening recently.

A little ways in the past I was asked to participate in a faculty show with the Great River Arts Institute where I teach comics. Our show is being hosted by the Spheris Gallery in Hanover, New Hampshire. I have a silk screen print of my Loveland Frog from my book up in the main gallery. In addition to our main gallery piece, we were asked to create 2X2 inch pieces to sell to raise money for GRAI. I created 6 tiny watercolor drawings of tiny monsters.

(I asked my parents to buy back the yellow one when we were at the opening because it’s my favorite. Haha.)

A local paper in Hanover did a review of the show. This is what the writer had to say about my tiny monsters:

“It’s hard not to be taken by Megan Baehr’s precise colorful watercolors of cartoonish animals. They have great wit and clarity.” - Alex Hanson, Valley News Staff Writer

HOLY COW! That’s the NICEST thing anyone has ever said about by work. Out of the 110 2X2 pieces that were donated, mine were the only ones that were mentioned.

This combined with a few more encouraging events, I’m feeling more energized and excited about my work than I have in quite awhile. I went though a very hard emotional break down late May/early June that threw me way off balance. Things are finally coming back together and my withered confidence is beginning to bloom again. I’m inspired again.

I’ll probably continue to be a bit elusive through the month of August, but come fall this site is getting worked over and you can expect regular, enthusiastic updates!

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