venita | November 7, 2008
Tomorrow, I will have my art show at the Artists’ Nook in Bellvue, Co. And I will also have work in the adjoining Fine Antiques Store owned by the awesome Bev Perina. I honestly can’t wait for the show. I am not sure how many folks will show up. But whatever happens I will be [...]
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venita | July 22, 2008
Well it is almost here! I think I mentioned in one of my earlier post, that I have been accepted into the Girls Inc. of Santa Fe 36th Annual Arts & Crafts Show. It is the first weekend in August. And there are 250 artists that will be in the show. You had to be [...]
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venita | June 11, 2008
Well I heard early this morning, that none of my art pieces were accepted into the show. I was pretty sad about that. But, Kelly sent me some great and inspiring notes that really cheered me up. And the reality is that this is not the end of the world or stopping the pursuit of [...]
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venita | June 8, 2008
Yesterday was quite the busy day, with the submission for the emerging artist show and then volunteering to sign up test participants for the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), I am just a touch tired. I will know on Tuesday if any of my works were accepted into the show. I am hopeful, but if [...]
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venita | June 5, 2008
This must be the season for submissions. As this is my first time really doing them at this level, it is a touch overwhelming. In April I submitted entries into the Castro Street Fair and the Girls Inc. of Santa Fe’s Arts & Crafts Show (Santa Fe, New Mexico). And due to Laurie Zuckerman’s encouragement, [...]
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venita | June 4, 2008
This has been a two year journey. I realized last weekend that two years ago this month a business venture blew up in my face. And I was devastated and felt like a complete failure. It would take me six months to finally get back in control of my own destiny and to get focused [...]
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