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The date // A visit to Wayne White’s exhibit at York College.

“Follow your heart, and your pleasure in art. Don’t do what you think is going to be making you money, or what you’re parents want you to do, or what that beautiful girl or guy thinks you should be doing. Do what you love. It’s going to lead to where you want to go. Go out there and make the world more beautiful. I know you can.” — Wayne White, “Beauty is Embarrassing

Mark and I have both been so inspired by Wayne White’s life and work that when we heard he would be doing a one month residency at York College, just a little over an hour up the road, we knew we had to go. Wayne himself gave a talk on Wednesday that I’m sad we couldn’t make, but I was ecstatic just to get to see his exhibit.

We went late on Saturday — meaning we were a little late to see his new Civil War exhibit (we’ll have to make another trip of it — maybe with Austin next time), but also meaning we had the whole place to ourselves…

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In short — it was amazing. White’s work really blows me away, and it was incredible to be able to get up close and personal with so many pieces in a place like York, where things move a little more slowly — quietly, untouched by pretension — and White’s work both stands out like a sore thumb and fits like a glove.

On the way home, we dreamed about the future and plotted our course to the path less traveled. Because we both know we’ll only get there if we jump, and I think we both agree it’s time we did.

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