A few weeks ago, I bumped into a friend at an art gallery opening.  She had taken a photo of someone looking at my sculpture and wanted to tag me on Instagram.  Only problem: I didn't have Instagram.  A few days later, I was explaining to a customer how I created a sculpture he had just purchased.  He wanted to know if he could look at images I posted on Instagram while I was creating it.  What? This again???  The truth is I would rather be working in the studio than posting about it on social media.  But I understand, I have teenagers!  The world is very media focused and with a visual art form, I should probably get over myself and take the plunge.  I added it to my list of things to do and then, when a big snowstorm closed schools yesterday, I decided to ask those teenagers for some guidance with Instagram. So after lots of questions (what's with all the "following" and the hashtags?) I am happy to report I am now on Instagram. Follow me for some fun behind-the-scenes images!

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