3rd Annual Wine Box Art Show

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I am honored to have been asked to contribute to the 3rd Annual Wine Box Art Show benefiting the Zebra Coalition of Orlando, FL.  If you recall, one of last summer’s art projects was to paint a wine box – with any theme chosen by the artist – to be auctioned off at a fundraiser hosted by The Barefoot Spa and Quantum Leap Winery.  I was thrilled with how last year’s wine box (inspired by the film “My Neighbor Totoro”) turned out and felt a sigh of relief when it was purchased the night of the event.

This poses an interesting scenario for this year’s event.  I feel compelled to “top” myself as an artist – new theme, bigger wine box, more challenging concept, etc.  Does anyone else, especially in a creative field, ever feel this way?  It is like I am in competition with myself!

Wish me luck as the deadline for completion quickly approaches and I cope with my weird competitive nature.

P.S. The image attached to this post is a clue to this year’s wine box theme!

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.