After I tendered my digital images of the works, I started to make frames for them; fully expecting acceptance of my labor of love. If anybody wants to know what optimism means, go no further.
The work with the two Canada geese spending some quiet time amongst water reed is given the title "Encounter". The painting was done with Chinese ink on Xuan, subsequently mounted on canvas.
I made a custom frame with poplar and painted it black.
The painting of the single white rose is named "Emote". The painting was done on Xuan and mounted on a pane of clear plastic. A custom poplar frame was made with a groove to accommodate the plastic pane. I was looking for the "float" effect.
I had previously done two pieces of banyan roots and I chose the more complex one to be mounted
the traditional Xuan on Xuan fashion. I bought a cheap poster frame and trimmed my own mat to display this work. "Finding My Roots" is the title.
The results are in.
Only one piece is juried in.
"Emote" did not pass muster.
Nor did "Finding My Roots"
So much for optimism.
