GOE December Show

For the month of December the GOE group set up in Mississauga. It was unfortunate that we were restricted to hang by chain only. We weren't allowed to hang by Command strips or hangers...so the show didn't look as fabulous as the pieces that we had to show. Some walls looked a little sparse. These are pictures that Chris took for me. Not all the displays are shown and just a quick reminder that this is collective work.

This was the only area where Command Strips were allowed. Over by the pipes. I actually had everything ready to hang by the strips so I thought that I would be taking all my pieces home. I haven't participated in many shows so I was completely not prepared for any eventuality. Thankfully the other girls were prepared with hangers & line so all my pieces did get hung.

Meet the Artists...

This past week I've been sick with cold and taking medication for asthma makes my hands really unstable. So nothing happened in the studio other than a little bit of beading. So I don't have any progress pictures to show.

 

The Group of Eight is getting prepared for a month long show at 10 Carden Street in Guelph. This show is free for anyone who would like to visit. The show runs the full month of September and if you would like to meet the members of the GOE group, please come by & visit us on the afternoon of September 7th. There will be wine & cheese served.

Hope to see you there.

On GOEing Inspiration

Welcome everyone, this is my personal invitation to you. I really hope you'll be able to come & visit one of our shows this year. We have many pieces to share & we're aiming at having different pieces for each show. So come as many times as you can & enjoy our On GOEing Inspiration.

GOE Challenge Publication Ban

Well everyone, I've been working on my quarterly Group of Eight (GOE) challenge. This quarterly was the theme "Water" from the Threadworks Call for Entry 2013. I even took my project to Istanbul with me on holiday in order to finish for the deadline....then the GOE group decided that there would be a publication ban on the finished works because it's juried. So I've been working on it for months & I can't even show a picture. I'm new to this whole juried thing so I never guessed that it could present a problem. I understand very clearly now. In order to not compromise the entries there can't be any previous hint at it possibly being seen. Makes complete sense...and I guess I'm very lucky that I didn't post a picture prior to the meeting. Usually I do but because I've been so busy on the weekends with guests...I just didn't have the time.
So it looks like you'll all just have to wait until April 2013, after all the submissions are either accepted or denied. That's right...I have to keep it under cover until April 2013.