Showing our faces

There’s never the perfect shot, is there? We have just applied for a ceramics fair and the form asked for a portrait shot of the two of us, for their publicity. I may have groaned outwardly, not just inwardly. I rarely like a picture of me and especially the idea of it being shared. However, I know that people like to connect. So do I. An occasional picture popping up of any artist is always welcome. It’s lovely to see the person behind the work. It also makes you remember that this work is all handmade, dreamt up, that you are allowing someone’s dream to be a reality when you buy something of theirs, or even if you like and share it. The algorithm is always changing and keeping us artists on our toes, but some things don’t change – be human, be yourself, tell your story. We can’t do that while hiding away from the camera or from other people’s screens. I have to remember that when someone wants to take or share my photo. Somebody somewhere is like, ah that’s you, I like what you do and I like that it’s made by you. Keep working on the smile, Michaela!