2018 Year in Review: The Out Front Year

On this last day of 2018, I am compiling a list of accomplishments to help me reflect. The numbers of some achievements are smaller in several cases. My artwork production level stayed the same but the nature of the pieces was very different. What is crystal clear to me after this year of being Out Front is that I am in need of a more internal based year in 2019. For me, that means continuing to maintain my volunteer commitments for Studio Art Quilts Associates and my job at the Museum 20 hours a week. In the other hours of my days, when glimmers of free time appear, I just want to make art.

2019 is going to be a year of production. A year to establish a new body of work. In January I will finally finish the last two pieces of my Transmutation series that is now going into it's third year. Quilts are not fast to produce, they take time. There are times when the pace is frustrating, but I want to honour the pieces and rushing them does not do that.

Here is the 2018 list. Links to further information about some items are listed when relevant.

Number of Completed Pieces: 5
Number of Pieces sold: 1
Number of Exhibitions applied for: 5
Number of Exhibition rejections: 4
Number of Exhibitions: 4
Number of Exhibitions visited: 11 (an increase of 4 more than last year)
Number of Artist Talks: 1
Number of Talks as a SAQA Rep: 1
Artist Residency Completed in May 2018
Press Coverage: 2 Articles in the Burnaby Now, 1 feature on Vancouver is Awesome.com
Hosted a Public Artist Lecture by Lorraine Roy
Established a YouTube Channel featuring videos about my work

In front of "Crow Corridor" one of my Pieces in the Textile Narratives Exhibit

I would like to thank everyone who reads my posts, likes and shares content and watches my videos. Being out front is not easy for most of us but being supported by all of you makes it worth it. This space will be changing in the new year as I establish a fresh website, and there will be lots more news as the days progress. For now, Happy New Year and all the best to you all in 2019.