About a month ago I met with Darlene DeVita from the Gallery at Spencer Lofts in Chelsea, MA. I showed her some of the photos that the young mothers have taken as well some of my own and she was so impressed that she has agreed to let us have the gallery space for a show the first week of August!
On Sunday I attended an opening at the Gallery (see photos.) In the month since I had been there I had forgotten what a wonderful space it really is – and right in Chelsea! It is the perfect size for a topic based show, and I love how it has a loft area at the top. It is so good for me and the young moms to have a concrete goal to work towards. Now when I go to the girls’ houses to photograph I excitedly tell them all about the show that they will have their photos and portrait in.
I’ve started carrying a little packet of some of my favorite photos of them wherever I go. I can’t tell you how often I pull them out and tell people how amazing the girls work is and how impressed I am by their openness to share their life stories.
Hanna said on May 16th, 2008 at 7:20 pm:
Too bad we won’t be there to see your show =(
How did you know by the way?
We wanted to tell you when you got back from Asheville but we never got a chance to meet up again. Can’t wait to see you in Sept? We can make more onesies!