I know that I am just excited to share this moment with all of my friends and followers, but today I received this note from the Government of Ontario.
The ocasion was the Stars Among Us Award 09.
I was nominated for the Visual Arts Award last May, and eventhough I did not win out of the 3 finalists, I was so excited to have my children, my husband and my mom, who was visiting us from Mexico. I was also excited to have been able to figure in the Arts Award Cathegory representing the Fibre Arts. So Important that it has to be re-valued and positioned side by side with all the other visual arts disciplines. To envision Tapestry and Fibre Art as ART, and not only as a mere craft!
I am quite new to Canada, for I have been living her for almost 4 years, but I felt that here I can keep up my work. For a while I lost a bit of track due to moves from Mexico, then Spain, then Mexico back again....and now here...
But now, I am feeling comfortable with my life, I opened the Studio and finally, after a couple of years started weaving my tapestries and keeping up with my commissions.
Thank you for sharing this space to express just a little bit of my inner thoughts and feelings. This is an important step in my new life in Canada.
Thank you Canada for openning your arms!......
Congrats for you! That's wonderful to feel at home! And also as you said it is recognizing you as an artist - that's good for all tapestry weavers!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And Jennifer is right - your award is a boost for the medium! Good job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer , It feels good to know that the tapestry is not yet forgoten or at least re-valued.
ReplyDeleteThak you for your comments ladies! it keeps me weaving even more to know that we are all in the same tracks...