Preparing for a show

As I type this December 8th looms closer and closer. On this day - a normal Monday for most - I have to have applied for two shows - one at a gallery, and one that will hang at the Phillip S. Miller Library if it's excepted. There's a jurying process. If you've never sent in an application for juried show - the way it works is you send you application, the money, and the images. Then a 1- to up to a team of people look through all the images and choose which ones will stay. This may seem cruel - to have people decide what images they like best to stay in the show - and probably seems biased and unfair. The reality is that they, as a group - have to weigh in a couple of factors. Things like - how much room do they have to hang, how many prizes do they have to hand out, and what kind of reception can they afford. The space, the prizes, and the reception come from the application money. If you get $20 total (say $1 from 20 applicants to keep it simple) then you have to figure out how to have a reception and prizes with EXACTLY that amount unless you get grants or donations from businesses.

In reality - it is just and fair. Usually the selection process is very long, and difficult for the team doing it. If they have a heart like mine - they go home after all the emails are sent, slides returned, and the show set in motion weary that they couldn't let everyone in.

Do I have a chance to get into the show called "Romancing the Arts" - we'll see. My chance is as good as all the other incredible applicants. The point isn't wether I get in or not, wether I win or not. The point is I have the courage to try at all, and the faith that what happens is meant to be. Regardless of what happens - the money I send will go towards one of the greatest receptions I've ever had the pleasure to help plan.

There will be three actors dressed as famous painters of history, violinsits playing for the crowd, food to die for (especially if Rosie and Fay are making it) and a sense of history in the making.

As far as the gallery goes - my Summer Pig is a house favorite symbolizing the mens bathroom (the owner of the buildings choice). The trick then becomes me creating new artwork and getting it framed in time for the hanging. I always help accept and hang the artwork - my heart somehow got painted in permanantly when we helped give it a fresh "new look".

So this weekend, my pencils will fly - my heart will remain focused, and my house will be messy or not - can't think about it till I'm done. Focused to a fault on creating the most beautiful Iris I can - in hues of rose pink, deep burgendy, and light purple. The tricky part is what in the world will I put in the background *grins*.

So - what are you creating??

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