The phone call...

So last week as I was packing to get ready to go down to the Crow Timber Barn for another class with Carol Soderlund, when I got a phone call.  It was one of those phone calls where I wasn't quite sure what was going on... after a minute or two, I figured out what was going on and was on the moon.  Catherine Mott from the Muskegon Museum of Art was calling because my quilt had won a prize in an Art competition!  I truly just to get my piece in the show.  It may not sound like a lofty goal, but most within the art community don't consider quilts as works of art.  So my elation was not only for the acknowledgement but the acceptance.   I wasn't even sure which award that I had won; I was a little too excited to get the details.  I would like to thank Nancy Crow for opening people's minds to quilts as art and making opportunities for us as quilters/artist (or however you want to define yourself).  I also want to thank the Muskegon Museum of Art for being textile friendly, not only in this show but in general.  In case you would like to see more about the show, here is a link... http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org/exhibition/87th-regional-exhibition/