Fiberart International 2007 - Another YAY!!!
Structures #36 ©2005 69" x 50"
More good news - hurray! First Quilt National - now this…
This evening I received my acceptance to Fiberart International 2007. This is the first time I’ve been accepted into this prestigious triennial show produced by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh.
The show runs April 14 through August 19, 2007 at 2 different art centers in Pittsburgh. From there it will travel to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, NC from September 15, 2007 through February 24, 2008.
This show had tougher odds (93 works selected out of 1500 entries) than Quilt National. Yikes - I’m not sure I realized the competition. They also produce a catalog of the show so my goal this year of getting more publications is working out well. This is also an all-fiber show so it’s not just limited to quilts, which makes me happy. I’m really trying to get out of showing my work only with other quilts.
The piece accepted is Structures #36 shown above.
With these 2 shows, the invitational show in Nebraska, and another invitational show next spring (I’ll write about that soon) I’m pretty busy with paperwork (Fiberart International also came with a thick packet of documents to be filled out).
I’m also working on some pieces for the show next spring. I need 5 or 6 to submit to the curator and I have 2 completed that I want to send. The 2 brand new pieces not selected by Quilt National, Structures #59 and #60. I completed them in August in time to include with the early September entry deadline for Quilt National.
Lots of smiles at my house this week. Which is a huge improvement over my funky mood last week. Things are still tough with the hard changes I’ve made in my life but it’s made easier by having some positive things to look forward to also.
Posted by Lisa in: Art Exhibits
Schnoobie said,
October 3, 2006 @ 9:15 pm
WOOOOHOOOOO YOU X 2!!!!!! see… sometimes darkest before the dawn,but all that dedication, discipline and hardwork has paid off yet again. You are an inspiration and yes, I equate it with the “oscar” also.Triple Z snaps,cheers and a high five!!!!
Lesly said,
October 3, 2006 @ 10:03 pm
Fantastically good news! You are really going places …. well done! Bet that smile on face won’t move for at least a week ….
Omega said,
October 4, 2006 @ 2:24 am
Absolutely wonderful - and two such different exhibitions too! Congratulations!
Cynthia said,
October 4, 2006 @ 7:13 am
Congratulations! You must be walking on air right now! Your work is wonderful and an inspiration to me as an aspiring fiber artist. I’m looking forward to meeting you!
Patty Altier said,
October 4, 2006 @ 9:42 am
Congratulations on all your recent successful entries! Great job! Please keep us informed of the dates and times you will be at exhibits. It would be great to meet you. Since I am in Ohio, Quilt National in Athens and Fiberart in Pittsburgh are in my stomping grounds so it looks like a couple of road trips for me next year!
I just admire you so much and am slightly jealous that you can get so much work accomplished. I definitely need to work harder at my goal setting and then following thru. I should be getting lots done since I am single with no kids, but sometime the remodeling of the house and lately pest control get in the way (I had to put up a fence last night to keep a skunk from ruining the rest of my yard - that took 2 1/2 hours and I have got a mouse in my house in the ceiling right over my sewing machine - yikes! - that I am trying to get rid of). Please keep inspiring us!
Tracy Helgeson said,
October 4, 2006 @ 10:26 am
Congratulations!!! This piece is beautiful, I love it.
Lisa Call said,
October 4, 2006 @ 10:59 am
Thanks everyone!
Patty - my house has issues that I should take care of also. My solution - ignore them and sell the place as a fixer upper. Gives me more time to quilt. The place is in desperate need of painting but I just can’t seem to care (although my sister reminds me often how bad that is for the wood).
Course mice in the walls - hm - I’d have to do something about that. I had squirrels in the attic once - that cost a small fortune to get rid of.
Stacey Peterson said,
October 4, 2006 @ 11:26 am
CongratulationsX2!!!!!! Great job getting your work into not one, but TWO very prestigious shows!
Now, next time you’re showing somewhere locally, I want to know so I can go see your work in person…
Cheryl said,
October 4, 2006 @ 2:42 pm
Isn’t it wonderful to go around with a perpetual smile?? Hard work paying off………Congratulations, Lisa.
Tricia McKellar said,
October 5, 2006 @ 6:30 am
Congratulations Lisa!!! Quilt National and Fiberart!!! You deserve it– your work is consistently excellent!
shan said,
October 5, 2006 @ 12:07 pm
Congratulations! Was this the show I saw here in Wisconsin when it was traveling last year?
Lori Witzel said,
October 6, 2006 @ 5:15 am
Kick-a** and many happy entries!
Your work certainly deserves that recognition, as does your work ethic.
And am a bit relieved to hear you’re not super-woman (with all that canning I was worried.)
Although our house isn’t in poor repair, the interior design is mostly piles o’ books and cat-arrangements (you know, a cat draped decoratively over a chair, another strewn about the floor…)
:-)
Lisa Call said,
October 6, 2006 @ 11:04 am
Lori - I must use the same decorator. Although my cats like best to drape themselves on my current project.
Thanks everyone for the congrats. The excitment is slowly wearing off and I need to get back to work and create more opportunities for myself.
And Stacey I’m hoping to work on something local soon. I’ll definitely let you know.
Shan - the show you saw in Wisconsin was Quilt National 2005 with my piece Structures #31.