’m still processing everything that happened over the past week. My solo exhibition, Little Kingdoms , opened on October 10 at Saks Galleries , and to say I’m humbled and grateful feels like an understatement. It’s humbling that people wanted to ask me questions about my work—and that they were genuinely interested in hearing what I had to say. Humbling to show my paintings in a gallery with such history and prestige, in such a beautiful space. And most of all, humbling that so many people who came to the opening truly wanted to be there. I sometimes fear that my work will bore people to tears. But at my opening, I didn’t feel that insecurity at all. Instead, I felt seen—deeply and profoundly seen. And there were some tears, but they were tears of joy and knowing, not boredom! One of the most …
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