dreams of the future

i had a big first today. i entered a juried show at the museum of contemporary crafts here in portland. they are putting on a show entitled text. this is a piece i did last year in a collaborative group. each of us were to do a piece that would then inform a larger piece. the larger piece would then be auctioned off to benefit a land conservancy organization. so this is what i contributed to the group think... i paraphrased m oliver's words and printed them onto hand dyed organza. there is a map of the portland from 1860 showing the main rivers and tributaries, the trillium which is the state flower that i drew on the hand dyed silk, and then a photo of my sweet little friend, rosie. at the top is the title of the piece...dreams of the future. i used some of ann johnston's hand dye for the background. on the left is the back of the piece which i actually signed. that was a first, too. even if it doesn't get selected to be in the show, i learned a lot by preparing this for entry. labeling everything, wrapping in acid free glycine paper, placing it in a folder with ties to secure it, again with my name address and phone and then the paper work. and i believe this is a good piece but if it isn't chosen, it may be that it didn't fit with what the show was to be about... i won't take it personally.