Day: March 14, 2007

  • looking up

        My brakes having been fixed, I was able to finally go to Baycrafter's this afternoon to collect my rejected paintings. Mine weren't the only ones still there & the lady was quite nice about my delay.I took time before I left to view the Emerald Necklace Show & was shocked to see that aside from 1 quilted fish, there were no animals in the show! Considering that this exhibit is to honor the Metroparks & the Cleveland Zoo is included in that system, it was quite a shocking omission. When I pointed out the absence to the lady in charge, she was startled at my observation & admitted that many of the rejected artworks DID include animals. Obviously, the judges didn't like animals. This revelation made me feel better about being rejected, since it didn't seem to be a comment on the skill of my pieces.
        As I walked from my car to the building, I saw a flock of a dozen buzzards floating through the sky. This was a big thrill, because the buzzards return to Cleveland every year on March 15th, like clockwork. The biggest group of them end up in Hinckley, southeast of me, so it was nice to see some had made their way west. I was quite excited to see them soaring in the spring sky.   
        Afterwards I went to a new coffeehouse in the area & learned that they display local artists on their walls. I left my card with one of the workers, who said the owner would be there on Friday & I should contact her then.
        That works out handily for me, as I was planning to stop by a decoy show at a nearby hotel that day & can easily swing by the coffee house on my way home. The decoy show is anothe possible venue for me, since their ad says they have wildlife art as well as decoys. I'm hoping to find out their entry fee & details when I visit. So it was a day full of possibilities, after all.