Art Gallery of Alberta

Yesterday was Monday. I really wanted a day off, but now my days off are kinda filled with gallery work. Which won't take as much time as soon as I have my scripts and my art history for this show mastered. But for now it takes a bit of homework for at least an hour before I go to work. And then getting there and back also takes time because it's downtown. So even though I'm not getting paid for a lot of hours, I'm working full days to do small hours.

And for a new job it's not too stressful just because I already did gallery tours for a year in Saskatoon, plus I've taught high school for 4 years (ok - 3.5 years), so I'm pretty good at doing the song and dance for kids in art galleries and making it interesting and engaging.

But last week I was so harried with getting ready for this youth camp out/kick off that I took the kids on that I actually forgot to show up for a shift. Well, my boss called me 15 min before my tour was to start in an absolute rage. I showed up the exact moment the kids showed up and I did a fantastic tour and the teacher told my boss I was great.

But, seriously, I've never forgotten a shift in my life. If I was my boss I probably would have fired me. So, yeah, I'm in my boss' bad books. But I don't think he wants to fire me because I am really good at it. So right now that job is stressing me out because I know I screwed up.

Yesterday I had to return the mini van that I rented for the youth kick off weekend. I luckily found where it was down town with out getting lost. Then they drove me to the art gallery. Then after my day at the gallery I had to figure out how to take public transport home. So I took the subway and the bus and it only took 1/2 hour. So I'm pretty excited now that I know how to take the bus for the icy roads days that will be coming up soon.

My gallery work was interesting yesterday. I was the model (clothed/not naked) for the first two studios. They were learning figure drawing and drapery so I also got to wear a white sheet over my clothes. So that meant I posed for three hours for Jr. Highers. I had fun joking around with them and they were a really great group.

The best part was when the Jr. Highers left I was saying bye to them at the door because I was waiting for my studio group to arrive. Then some of the 9th grade boys told me I was an amazing model and looked like a goddess. Hilarious!!! And I'm sad to say that those are the only male compliments I get because I rarely get to hang out with guys over 15 yrs old, but I'll take any compliment I can get some days.

Then my studio group arrived. They are composed of 10 home school kids ages 5 - 12. They are fantastic. Every Monday we do an hour tour looking at paintings and then an hour studio making art.