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[iammaren]

If only I were she!

[anabelbosch-blog]

Congratulations, Romina and Ann!

Romina Diaz' and Ann Wizer's exhibit opening yesterday was a great success.  Then again, so many of of us worked so hard, most of all, the two artists themselves and the Wildcats.

And yes, Ginny  Mata, Silvana Diaz, Angel Shaw, and me too. 

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Yesterday's opening was probably one of the biggest Galleria Duemila has ever had.  The art was showcased inside the gallery as well as out on the street.  So were the performances.  We had street food outside the gallery: popcorn, hotdogs, manggang hilaw, peanuts, pancakes, buko pandan juice, chocolate milk, fish balls, mais etc.  It was a fiesta atmosphere.  The gallery guests watched the performances side-by-side with the people who lived on the street, just as we had hoped: the literal rubbing of elbows.  As far as I could tell, everyone enjoyed themselves, the Wildcats most of all.  They were shining.

It was also my daughter's first exhibit.  I've taken her to several art openings, but this was the first time she was one of the artists.  She had tagged along to Duemila during one of our workshops and became saling-pusa.  She's the wild kitten amongst the Wildcats.  She played with them, bonded with them, became a part of them.  One of the installations within the gallery is a series of dollhouses made of balikbayan boxes.  My daughter built one of them, her name below the box on an acetate tag.  I am a proud mommy.

And I am proud to have had a small part in this project.  Romina, Ann, Angel, Silvana and Ginny, WE ROCKED LORING! 

My gratitude to all who came, saw and was a part of it.  The exhibit is open until March 31st 2008.

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