A few hours before the 2nd Friday ArtAbout in downtown Davis, I wandered into Pence Gallery to see my work on the walls for the first time. The upstairs room was empty save for a father and his two children. They were tucked in the corner reading the title of one of my pieces. "And what about that guy?" the father said, pointing to a figure in The Gatekeepers. "He looks like maybe he's plotting something," he continued. "Yeah, what do you think is in the building?" the young son asked. The daughter moved on to Exit Stage Right and scoffed. "But there's no stage. What does it mean?" From across the room I watched and listened. The father took a photo of Join Us to show his wife. "Mom will love these cats," he said to his children. On their way out, wavering between the doorway, the father said with a grin, "Well, that was really interesting..."
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