This piece was super hard to photograph and I still don't know why. I loved doing the piece! But I've always been a shitty photographer and I'm certainly not set up for taking professional photos or slides of my artwork at this moment especially using my iPhone. But I'm not letting that deter me like it usually would. My first three reactions when things I make and present are not up to my standards of "perfection" (a funny word and concept) is to:

1-Throw it away or burn it
2-Halt all creative progress on anything else I've been working on
3-Just forget it, I'm never doing any of this shit again

I felt all this mounting up when trying to take these photos of my piece for today. Just the photos for it - I was having a pretty serious little tantrum and ready to close up shop. So this time, instead of never hearing or seeing anything from me ever again, I forced myself to work with the concept of "Good Enough For Who/What It's For". A saying my Mom's father (also an intense perfectionist) would say a lot that later my own father (who is also an extreme perfectionist) later adopted and said for probably HIS own mental health and well being.

At any rate, here is another portion of the Butterfly Museum Exhibit to take a peek at. There will be lights inside so when people look at this piece in real life, they won't be struggling to see what's inside.

"Progress not perfection" is a very hard concept to put into action AND accept. Like, SERIOUSLY.

Title: The Museum Series: Butterfly Museum #2
Year: 2020
Media: Acrylic Paint, Paper Collage & Wood Panel
Dimensions: 6" x 6" wood panel