How to Balance a Husband, Kids, and the 16 day Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Guest Post by Artist Sheryl Stalnaker
1. Marry well. An understanding husband that can double as a pack mule helps, along with being able to confidently answer the question, “What medium does your wife paint in?”
2. Have kids that are willing to come to the park with you, when necessary. Note – bringing the Nintendo DS and buying cups of Charleston Ice at $5.00 a piece work well as bribes.
3. When your husband is out of town and your daughter is throwing up all night and early into the morning the day Spoleto starts (after staying up until 1:30 a.m. preparing labels), realize that there is a Starbucks serving venti iced coffees within walking distance of the park.
4. Know that home life will be chaotic during and before the art show. Try not to be overly upset (note to self) when you discover on the way out the door to Marion Square, running late of course, that there is mold growing in the corners of the microwave from a food explosion of unknown origin.
5. And last, when you have small children, have an answer to the often asked question, “How do you find time to paint?” Before our twins were in school full time, I could never FIND the time to paint. I had to make time, knowing that I really wanted to be a mother first and the infant/toddler years would fly by. And they did! I was still able to paint by treating it as a job and having some childcare, as any working mom would. Now that our kids are in school full-time, it involves discipline and time management, as any artist knows, kids or no kids!
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