Embroidered Collage

I REALLY want to be in this exhibit.  There's no particular extra prestige attached to it that I'm aware of, although any touring exhibit shown in university and gallery spaces has a certain level of prestige.  It's not particularly a selling venue, although it would certainly increase my exposure.

Mostly I want to be in it because of what the Embroiderer's Guild of America has meant to me.  EGA was one of the influences, internet communities being the other, that helped take me from "follow the pattern" needlework into the creation of art.  Even though I don't tend to use detailed handwork in my pieces, I value it strongly both for its tradition and for its future.

I have enough pieces to enter that I could fill out the form today.  But I hope to create another embroidery intensive piece or two by the April submission date, something that shows my development, if at all possible.  I'm a little worried about TRYING to create something impressive, though, since that always seems to backfire on me.  Maybe I'll just brainstorm a bit and keep in mind that a heavier level of embroidery on a couple 12"x12"s would be good.

If you're interested in submitting original needlework  - or even highly adapted work from a pattern - the information is on their website.  And here needlework just means anything in which a significant portion of the art is created with a threaded needle.  Based on the 18th Exhibit, which I was able to see in person, significant does not necessarily have to mean area in regards to the whole, although the majority of pieces were entirely needlework, but can also mean significant in terms of composition.