The Taiwan Art Quilt Society holds an international exhibit every two years, and I've never entered a piece before this year. It just seemed too far away to be real. But others who entered where excited by the quality of the exhibit, and praised the organizers. So I took a chance, and my piece was accepted. I'm feeling lucky!
The acceptance to the Artist As Quiltmaker makes two acceptances within 3 months. My goal for the year is 4 acceptances, so if I can keep myself producing new work, entering and being accepted, I'll be pleased with my work. I've entered 4 exhibits, and been accepted to 2. The 50/50 acceptance rate is the same as last year. Instead of being discouraged about rejection, I look toward the next entry.
The theme for the Taiwan exhibit is Rivers/Waters, and I had an art quilt that was about the melting glaciers that are caused by climate change and global warming. I fine tuned the quilt, and entered it. It's pretty amazing to think my quilt will be in Taiwan - wish I could travel with it. Wouldn't it be a thrill to be in Taiwan at the opening?
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| Melting c.2012 by Jeanne Marklin |
Congratulations Jeanne!!!!! Those ar great odds so far.
ReplyDeleteYou may just need to set your goal higher!
Cher
Jeanne,
ReplyDeleteYour piece is a wonderful use of arashi, one of the best I've seen. Congratulations on being selected for the show!
Martha Robinson
(who was in Jan's class with you at ProChem in 2010[?])
Hi Martha,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment! I just took another class by Jan Myers-Newbury after the SAQA/SDA conference, and learned some new techniques, and a few good tips. I'll be dyeing some more and posting new pieces when I finish them.