2026
Rebekah Sunshine &
The Open Studio Exhibition

By Rebekah Sunshine

As part of The Shellfish Bastard Show

A story of cringe & crabs. 

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​Lots of people never ever see art work of all kinds being made.  From painting to music, from books being written or stand up comedy performed, the finished pieces, just seems to appear in the world. They seem to pop up perfectly edited, presented, full formed & ready for consumption & to fuel aspiration!

I believe if more people saw the behind the scenes working & struggles then more people would feel confident to follow their own creative impulses, not judge themselves so harshly & back themselves a little bit more. 

To help with this demystifying, thwarting & wishful thinking, TWBGallery for the rest of 2026 is being turned into an OPEN STUDIO.  Visitors are to see the work & workings of Rebekah Sunshine.  On display are works in progress, drawings, original paintings & photographs. There will be works at all stages of development, some new, some old, some in limbo & some in no-mans land. The good, the bad & the ugly in various states of undress & redress.

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There will be opportunities to talk about the process and background to how a work is made & when it finally can be finished having undergone the rigours of harsh editing, surreal twists & fragmented symbolism.

Importantly a chance to share experiences of how artists (and people in general) work to overcome limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome & creative fears.

The OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION aims to show visitors that mindset, self reflective experimentation, decision making, curiosity & bravery to keep showing up for our creative selves in all it's forms is a key & valid component to making a piece of art. 

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