magic

I have been low grade stressing all week about hanging "everything changes" at Omega. I wasn't sure how the prints from Winkflash would turn out. And I'd bought 9 frames at Dick Blick, but wasn't sure how they would work out.
The Winkflash prints are not as good as I'd hoped. I should have printed the pics on photo paper on my computer. But it was an experiment, and took one job off my plate.
The frames are fabulous, but I realized as I was putting the images in them, that not all of them were glass. When I checked the site, it seems they ship plastic not glass. So apparently I got some frames that were meant for shipping even though I'd bought them at the store near Astor Place.
No matter. I wanted to get the work hung, so I did what I always do, and I made do. I will follow up with the store on Monday and see if I can get some kind of credit, or they can get me the glass.
The next stress on my plate was the physical act of hanging. I'm not much of measurer. I do things by site, but I knew that to hang these as I'd imagined them, in a grid, I'd have to do some exacting work. Little voices in my head played both sides of the coin. I just had to keep reminding myself to keep breathing, take my time and trust myself and the universe.
Luckily I'd also realized on the drive over that I might have to adjust my hanging plan, based on what the actual wall space was. Memory never serves correctly.
As it turned out, I had to separate the grid a bit, but had no trouble at all measuring and getting things just about as perfect as possible. Everything looks straight and lined up. I love the grid.
When I finished I headed for the sauna, and sank into the beauty of having everything come together with so little struggle, and even so little planning. Things just fell into place in a nice way. Omega is like that. The energy is just amazing.
I walked out of the sauna and saw Nina Spiro, who I'd met my first year. We've been out of touch the last year, but I know we're both thinking of each other despite the lack of contact.
It's a short weekend for me, as I'm headed back into the city early tomorrow for a benefit auction at my karate school in the afternoon and chanting with Krishna Das in the evening.
I think this time of year is always a whirlwind for me. I'm getting ready for my residency at Omega, and just juggling all I can. Enjoying the lilac and crab apple blooms. Opening windows. Walking barefoot again.