So do you submit your art to shows? galleries? publications. I've noticed publications in particular are very subjective to the editors' taste. I know picking art is VERY subjective, one's blue ribbon is anther's 'no'.
I've also noticed publications' tendencies to stick with certain artists and their techniques or styles. I guess editors can explain it as cohesiveness, or sticking with a theme.
A nice and very interesting newish magazine is "Hand Eye" .. have you seen them yet? Check it out, especially if you are interested in hand work, ethnic arts and travel!
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Enjoy your weekend!
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Love your work! It's just beautiful. So glad your post popped up on my facebook feed. I have yet to unravel the mysteries of rejection and acceptance -- I think you said it best yourself: "One man's blue ribbon is another man's 'no'".
For my own work -- although I consider it to technically be "art quilting" it doesn't fit any of the popular 'styles' at present, so I stick with fine craft shows like the ACC. And when there are other fiber artists there, I find we're different enough that we can coexist very happily.
I love submitting my work to shows but then if its not accepted I get soooo depressed. I recently had the opposite...acceptance and then sales. What a great feeling.
i have never entered anything in a show. for some reason, it just doesn't suit me!
every time i consider it i find i don't like to try to "fit" a piece of work into the confines of the show criteria.
i think what i do just isn't show "material"-pun intended!
i enjoy seeing other peoples work there though-
I tend not to enter shows. I entered my first art quilt in our local show. It won a viewers choice award but some of the ladies in our guild were really upset because it was not a traditional quilt. I think a few more years and there may be separate categories for art quilts that use traditional fibers in non traditional ways. There are so many of us now and the group keeps getting larger!
Thanks for your comments, we work in a bubble of solitude, for the most part, I like reading your thoughts.
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