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Anna Judd's avatar

Eeek! Congrats on your show!!! Makes me nervous because I think you might sell out and I love all your pieces. And want them. Lucky for me, you are wildly prolific 😊

Thanks for being so consistent with your art

It's habit-forming

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Duane Toops's avatar

The incredible Anna Judd! Thank you so much! It’s a pretty tiny exhibit in a small gallery. Unlikely to sell out. They were looking for 15 pieces I gave them 31 one to choose from, haha. But I think you just became my new best friend!

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Martin Hughes's avatar

Amen to all this! And exciting about a show, wooooo! 🎉🎉🎉

You also reminded of a wonderful joke from Tim Vine: "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again."

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Duane Toops's avatar

Haha! I’m looking forward to the show. I’m planning on being there in person. thinking it’ll be fun, but it might very well be a “never again” lol

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Tammy's avatar

Congratulations Duane!!! This is such a cool opportunity and delightful indeed 🩵🩵🩵 thank you for your encouragement and enthusiasm for the ICAD challenge.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you Tammy!! Means so much to me! And I’ll never be able to thank you enough for ICAD! It’s been the one thing that has most impacted my entire creative practice. There’s not a single doubt in my mind that anything my work has or will accomplish is because of ICAD. Thanks again!

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Dan Jandl's avatar

Excellent work, Duane. Congrats on your show!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks Dan!! Means a lot to me!

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Anne Silver Mondinot's avatar

Congratulations on your show! How exciting and so well-deserved. I feel like I say this regularly, but every time I read your writing, it fills me with awe and always leaves me wanting more. You have such talent for turning phrases.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you so much Anne! For your support and your kind words! Both mean a lot to me!

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JS Hyder's avatar

Congratulations on the exhibit :) Still need to frame the pieces I brought from you!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you! You’re always so sweet and encouraging! It’ll be a very small show and a very small exhibit but it’s still a pretty good feeling. Always great hearing from you! 😉

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JS Hyder's avatar

Ah, thank you :) And even a small exhibit is still an exhibit!

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Duane Toops's avatar

You’re not wrong! Much appreciated!

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Neil Barker's avatar

Congratulations on the exhibit of your work, Duane!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks Neil! It’s a really small show at really small university gallery but it’s nice, and I appreciate it.

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Awesome! Congratulations on the show! Lots of success for you!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks Susanne! I appreciate it! It’s a small space on a small campus gallery, it won’t be a big exhibit only about 15 pieces but I think that it’ll feel intimate and I like that.

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Victoria Gerson's avatar

These are beautiful! Have you written about what it’s like to do ICAD?

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