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Negar Kamali's avatar

Thanks for telling me, I didn't know that about Berlin. My destination isn't for Germany, it's Salzburg in Austria.

SLART's avatar

Ooh nice, have you booked the trip yet?

Negar Kamali's avatar

No, I haven't. There are some things I need to do before I book my flight to Salzburg.

SLART's avatar

Ok cool. I hear it’s beautiful there. I look forward to hearing about your adventures when you do!

Negar Kamali's avatar

Yeah, Salzburg is where nature, music, literature and the future intertwine. Surely I'll tell you about my adventures there, my friend.

Negar Kamali's avatar

Yeah, Salzburg is where nature, music, literature and the future intertwine. Surely I'll tell you about my adventures there, my friend.

Jeanne S's avatar

Fantastic! What a lot of hard work and spirit can do. Congratulations!

SLART's avatar

Oh yes indeed, I’m tired but it was a lot of fun! The momentum is carrying me!

Negar Kamali's avatar

Congrats on your big project, Steve!👏👏🥳

Although I couldn't be there at the opening day, but I send you lots of good wishes, may your studio's doors remain open for a long time.

SLART's avatar

Thanks so much!!! How are things with you?

Negar Kamali's avatar

All’s good with me, because today was my second B2 German exam day. Phew! What a day was today for me!!! I feel so tired now.

SLART's avatar

Hey! Wow! Well Done you! You’re doing so well with your German!

Negar Kamali's avatar

Thanks. The only problem is that, generally I still don't feel confident using German in my communications, although I can use it in writing emails and chatting with German native speakers.

SLART's avatar

You’ll get there. Soon you could have a trip and test it out! Berlin is great for Art!

Beth Raps's avatar

SLART, this is just incredible. Although it's perfectly credible! I love the photos--such warmth in them, including the one of you & Fenella, which must have been taken by you. The one of you and your siblings, too, warm and I bet taken by you as well. The writing in this post is so good! I really feel as if I were there with you, mulling the works a bit longer than feels natural to me (although I'm an art maurader) and drinking a lot of beer. (I thought that was a hilarious thing to say! It's even funnier that no one laughed--did they drink a lot, then?) I hope you continue to receive gobs and gobs of gifts, donations in-kind and in-cash, and fans, and fun, and new artists coming into this fold you two have created with such good help. Thank you SO much for this post.

PS: Such incredible press! Did you put out press releases? And I love this quotation: “These artists derive everything from their own depths, and not from the conventions of classical or fashionable art.” Dubuffet

SLART's avatar

Dearest Beth,

Thank you thank you!

Thank you, it was a warm event yet also cool (temperature and being rad!) 😂

It was such a lovely surprise seeing the sibs!!

The good thin was that I didn’t have an ounce of anxiety that night, it flowed, and the crap joke didn’t make me feel awkward at all! 😂

Not as much beer drinking as I’d have liked but we got through a bit.

I did put out press releases and some people contacted me so it was a little snowball effect. The Editor of Raw Vision Magazine invited me to visit anytime, which fills me with absolute joy! 🥹

Beth Raps's avatar

Take them up on it! (the editor's offer). Mwah!

SLART's avatar

Hey all, here’s one of the BBC interviews https://substack.com/@slart/note/c-323295797