Posted By venita on June 26, 2008

You would think I would give up submitting to shows, but NO!!!!!!!  I sent in my five slide submission today.  The show is December 12 – 21, 2008.     Many of my friends have encouraged me to enter.  It is suppose to be a large show done at the Arvada Art Center.  They sell traditional art, glass, jewelry, and mixed media. 

 

I submitted a diverse set of work from collage to mixed media assemblage.  The little vintage praying girl is inside of a vintage cash box.  As an aside, I really like working with vintage cash boxes, as you can see from an earlier entry this month.  They create a great framework for encasing a story. 

 

The praying little girl is in front of a vintage embroidered cloth with Mary watching over her.  The small roses on the right were tinted to complement the embroidered clothe.  And I felt like she was praying for us all, hence the inscription on the tea stained Italian paper card.

 

I am going to create at least two more vintage cash box stories this summer and post them on my website.  And with respect to the show, I will remain hopeful that I will get in.  I will know the week of July 21^st.  But by then, I will be focusing on getting ready for the Girls Inc. Show in Santa Fe. 

 

We will see how it goes.  I remain forever optimistic.

Category: mixed media, Shows
Tags: mixed media, show, shrine, submission