{"id":525,"date":"2008-12-31T18:53:07","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T01:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2015-07-10T19:24:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T02:24:08","slug":"ebsq-and-my-artsy-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=525","title":{"rendered":"EBSQ and my Artsy Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=49\" target=\"_blank\">December 2007<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0I made the goal to:\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><strong>create at least one NEW artwork (<em>in any medium of my choice as is fitting for the theme<\/em>) per month to enter into EBSQ Shows.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"sheba three by Charger's Mommy, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2238010330\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shows that I planned to enter\u00c2\u00a0vs the art that I actually completed:\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">January<\/span><\/strong>: It was very easy to submit work to the <strong>WIP: Unfinished Art<\/strong> Show (including\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__3_4_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">a doll<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__3_5_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">my Peacock<\/a> both of\u00c2\u00a0which\u00c2\u00a0are STILL Not finished.) \u00c2\u00a0I also put together an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__3_3_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">award winning\u00c2\u00a0calendar<\/a> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/ArtShows\/sh_157.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Counting the Days<\/strong> <\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Show. I joined some of Jen&#8217;s Challenges this month\u00c2\u00a0with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=81\" target=\"_blank\">Citrus Mandala<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=78\" target=\"_blank\">purple paper quilt<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0plus I\u00c2\u00a0got rid of some of my Unfinished Projects that I knew I would never finish. Of course, I also had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=54\" target=\"_blank\">gallery opening of my older window pieces at Canvas Gallery<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"sheba three by Charger's Mommy, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2238010330\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2285\/2238010330_b65ba75cb4.jpg\" alt=\"sheba three\" width=\"303\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February<\/span><\/strong>: I didn&#8217;t plan on entering the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/ArtShows\/sh_160.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Fractals Show<\/a><\/strong>, since I didn&#8217;t even really know what they were, but I downloaded a new program and had a blast <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/sets\/72157603838252410\/\" target=\"_blank\">making a ton<\/a> of mathematically\u00c2\u00a0designed artwork. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__2_4_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cotton Candy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__2_5_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Holy Grail<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__3_1_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">One Purple Happiness<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__3_2_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Sheba 3.0<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0were my favorites. However, I surprisingly did not enter <strong>The Nude In Art <\/strong>as planned. I did continue to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?cat=77\" target=\"_blank\">Jen&#8217;s Weekly Challenges<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=101\" target=\"_blank\">drawing comics<\/a>, and creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=100\" target=\"_blank\">pottery depiction of my beloved doggie<\/a>, as well as having another gallery opening at <strong>Canvas<\/strong>. My favorite piece of the month was probably from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=98\" target=\"_blank\">Simplicity Challenge<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March<\/span><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0I did not end up creating for the <strong>Childhood Show<\/strong> instead put in a couple of OLD pieces in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/ArtShows\/sh_163.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Vice<\/a><\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__2_2_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Drama Queen <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__2_3_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Foot Fetish<\/a>. In fact, it appears that I did a whole bunch of nothing during March. But in reality, I had some major family issues happening, I attended and presented at a professional conference and I was participating actively in <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2359057033\/in\/set-72157604018721746\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr Photo Scavenger Hunts<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Floor Cloth by Charger's Mommy, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2554111952\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3141\/2554111952_f6a1be0527.jpg\" alt=\"Floor Cloth\" width=\"391\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>The EBSQ Trashion Show<\/strong> I entered my OLD\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__1_5_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">painted suitcase <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__2_1_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">an OLD\u00c2\u00a0dress<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0which probably would have fit better in the <strong>Unmentionables Show<\/strong>. Nothing new made for EBSQ this month. But it was <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teeshaslandofodd.com\/1\/temp.html\" target=\"_blank\">Artfest month<\/a><\/strong>, so I did make a lot of new art. Plus another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2452909269\/in\/set-72157604421395209\/\" target=\"_blank\">great scavenger hunt <\/a>month.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May<\/span><\/strong>: The Unmentionables Show was in the plan, but still recuperating from the intensity of Artfest, I wasn&#8217;t making very much art. However, I did find the energy to participate in another of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=106\" target=\"_blank\">Jen&#8217;s Challenges<\/a>. I also started getting heavily into my <a href=\"http:\/\/shebaduhkitty.sweat365.com\/baby-steps-to-tri\/\" target=\"_blank\">triathlon training<\/a>, so days of swimming, running and cycling took a bit out of art time.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Experiment #2 fabric weaving by Charger's Mommy, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2556813907\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3074\/2556813907_7c1e45a34c.jpg\" alt=\"Experiment #2 fabric weaving\" width=\"374\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June<\/span>:<\/strong> I did not enter the <strong>Creation Myths<\/strong>, but instead entered a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__1_4_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">photograph<\/a> in <strong>Art of the Fan.<\/strong> It was a great month for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=121\" target=\"_blank\">experimenting in fabric<\/a> \u00c2\u00a0for a return to Jen&#8217;s Challenges.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">July<\/span>:<\/strong> This month is the annual <strong>Ripped Off<\/strong> show. My piece for this show actually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__1_3_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">won an award<\/a>. It was also a busy month of training and summer vacationing. Seth&#8217;s Altered Page started to get my attention and I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?tag=playing-favorites\" target=\"_blank\">reviewed some of my favorite pieces in Playing Favorites.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">August<\/span><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 My Triathlon was this month, so all my focus was on fitness, but I did start thinking about the Beaded Journal Project. All plans of participating in shows were put on hold.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"BJP_prototype with pages side by side and open by Charger's Mommy, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2812954792\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3160\/2812954792_5a96e2b71e.jpg\" alt=\"BJP_prototype with pages side by side and open\" width=\"500\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">September<\/span><\/strong>: I did enter\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Welcome To The Theatre<\/strong> as planned with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__1_1_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Photograph One<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/Artists\/cmd_1161_profile_shows__1_2_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Two<\/a>. I began my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?tag=bjp\" target=\"_blank\">Beaded Journal Project<\/a>, got ready for a new school year, recovered from my summer of fitness, and asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=308\" target=\"_blank\">What if?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">October<\/span><\/strong>: Why did I plan to enter the\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Bat Show<\/strong>? I guess because I do like Halloween. Although I did not manage that, I did make a lot of new art for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?tag=artsomofo\" target=\"_blank\">ArtSoMoFo<\/a>. I also worked on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=439\" target=\"_blank\">next month of BJP<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">November<\/span><\/strong>: Another show planned and another show missed&#8230; although the election was a top priority\u00c2\u00a0on my mind, it did not inspire any art for\u00c2\u00a0<strong>On the Trail<\/strong>. I celebrated my doggie&#8217;s birthday and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=446\" target=\"_blank\">created my BJP in his honor<\/a>. The school year is in full swing and the rainy season has begun, so art and fitness seems to have fallen a bit by the wayside. I will need to think of how I can improve being creative during these busy months.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"blue fairy by Charger's Mommy, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/3136118887\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3266\/3136118887_89e3c307a1.jpg\" alt=\"blue fairy\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">December<\/span><\/strong>: I made tons of ornaments in past years so it made sense to enter <strong>Ornamental<\/strong>. But nothing new was made to enter the show, so I entered a couple of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebsqart.com\/ArtShows\/cmd_192_Exhibition_Entries_8_4_G.htm\" target=\"_blank\">old cute doggie ornaments<\/a>. The year ended with a lot of SNOW and fun. I spent most of my creative energy making fun doll clothes for my nieces.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0I love looking back to see what I planned and what I accomplished. It does help me see the cycles and patterns to my creative life. Now on to better planning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=457\" target=\"_blank\">my 2009 show<\/a> entries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2007,\u00c2\u00a0I made the goal to:\u00c2\u00a0create at least one NEW artwork (in any medium of my choice as is fitting for the theme) per month to enter into EBSQ Shows. The shows that I planned to enter\u00c2\u00a0vs the art that I actually completed:\u00c2\u00a0 January: It was very easy to submit work to the WIP: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,9,4],"tags":[44,10,271,222,265,60,221],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-challenges","category-ebsq","category-passions","tag-44","tag-art","tag-challenges","tag-creative","tag-ebsq","tag-goals","tag-reflections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":931,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions\/931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}