Award winning artist----NOT!

I meant to share this story with you all and forgot to mention it in my show off post.

I was going to the P.O. and stopped to pick up our weekly local paper from the paperbox in front of the hardware store. My neighbor had told me the other day, that my picutre was in it from the show at the museum. Well, I was laughing so hard, I had to call Hubby. Underneath, it said, "Award winning artist Jerri Roey, Hoschton.........."

I told Hubby, the only award I could remember was in 7th grade when I received an award for "Outstanding Effort" (I wasn't a particularly good student, but I had a lot of teachers I liked that year, so I really did try hard, especially on projects.) and my best friend at the time, an A student, teased me unmercifully, saying, "You tried, but you just couldn't do it."

Hubby and I were laughing so hard, I had tears in my eyes, and he said, "Well, it probably wasn't an award for your beads, it was that award for your glass blowing." (At a past art show, a photographer took a picture of me doing a demo on the torch, and it was in that town's paper, and it said something about my "blown glass beads".)

Jerri

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Beadbimbo
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Jerri -- now, when all the other newspaper reporters do a search for information on you (background for their own pieces, of course) -- they will also deam you "award-winning" LMAO -- and Congratulations!

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

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BeckiBead

Good point... and that sort of thing tends to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. The first recognition is always the hardest to win, because people are more likely to give recognition to someone who already has it; they seem to see that as a validation of their own judgement. So, while Jerri may not be an "award-winning artist" quite yet, this article may well jumpstart the process!

Celine

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Lee S. Billings

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:49:28 -0500, Lee S. Billings wrote (in message ):

I'm awarding Jerri the first prize in "Most Beautiful Impressionist Expressions in Glass."

Her sunflower beads are to die for. Love them.

Jerri, your newspaper article is now true. I've seen many beads, and yours are by far the best in execution in showing the "magic" of the flower in such an impressionistic, minimalist manner. Nothing out there like them. You win. You done good, kid.

Kathy N-V

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Kathy N-V

Also, have you ever sold anything to anyone in another country? Through Ebay or anything? That would make your pieces "part of private collections internationally". I have one glass chili pepper in the library of the American School in Nicaragua, so I have been know to add "public collections" to the above description. If it is true, even if it is a bit cheesy, use it in your self-description. Some people will pass by a great piece for a lesser one by a "recognized artist". Even if you are asked, "What award" or "What collection" as long as it is true, they will accept it as part of legitimate promotion.

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Louis Cage

LOL that's cute! I guess just "artist" didn't sound impressive enough to the paper...

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Kalera Stratton

Oooooooooo! I like that! I have pieces that are "part of private collections internationally!" in Hong Kong, Great Britain, Canada, Norway, to name a few!

That sounds impressive to me!

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Beadbimbo

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