Having my art displayed in a gallery for the first time was bittersweet. It was great to accomplish a dream and certainly a step in the right direction (towards local respect and recognition as an artist). However, I also found it to be anticlimactic. None of my friends or family went to the opening and the placement of my pieces wasn’t great (actually, I hated the placement). I just wandered around the gallery feeling rather lonely. For now, I’m trying to focus on the positive: I did something towards my dream.