Annual goal setting – 2019.01.12

I’ve been thinking about my goals for 2019, and have realized I don’t really have any new goals this year. I’m happy with how things are going, so I’m just going to carry on in the same fashion I have been – making art, submitting art to various exhibits and publications, meeting with local quilting groups (so inspiring!) and attending quilting-related events (also very inspiring!).

I’m looking forward to doing more trunk shows and workshops this year. I love showing my work and teaching techniques I have developed. I already have quite a few scheduled – see the details here.

Regarding submitting artwork, sadly my last 4 submissions were not accepted. In all 4 cases, the number of entries submitted far exceeded the number accepted. So I look at this as a numbers game, and I’m not discouraged when my work is not accepted. I just start thinking about what future shows or exhibitions I can submit them to.

• I submitted ‘Synchronized Swimming‘ to the SAQA regional exhibition “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“. It wasn’t accepted, but I’m looking forward to seeing the exhibit at the SAQA Conference in San Jose in April.
• I submitted ‘One White Petal‘ to QuiltCon – not accepted.
• I submitted two mini quilts to Curated Quilts magazine. Neither of them were accepted.

Right now, I have a list of shows I am planning to submit work to in the next few months. Some of my entries will be new artwork (not yet started) and some will be existing artwork. Keep checking back, as I will be posting about my activities.

And speaking of shows, and to give you something to look at, here’s an art quilt that just recently came home after traveling since 2016 with the SAQA regional exhibition ‘My Corner of the World‘. The title is ‘Inside the Tipi’. I made it in 2012 for the Tactile Architecture exhibit at the Houston Quilt Festival.

Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

• Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
• Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict