I won an award!

[agt_spooky]

Oh man, I completely forgot to mention in my previous post about MediaWest, about the art show!

I haven't entered any art for four or five years now. But because we weren't selling out of our room, I had time to create some pieces.

I ended up having eight pieces in the show. Seven of them sold and three of them went to auction! Rockin'! I ended up making some good money, which was great. :-) (renegade782003 and jensenrick - glad you guys won two of mine!)

I don't normally go to the art auction on Sunday night unless there's a piece that I want. But the three that I wanted I ended up getting for almost minimum bid. But I saw the list and that all three of my pieces that went to auction were in the first three groups. I was curious as to how they'd do, so I went to the auction with several of my friends and a bunch more of my friends were sitting in front of us.

And it was only because we were there at the start of the auction that we heard the art show awards being announced. I wasn't really paying all that close attention, chatting with charityflint and mayphoenix, when suddenly I heard:

"And for BEST HORROR, the winner is Saving Dean, by Barbara Nice-Miller."

I truly wish someone could've caught the stunned look on my face as my jaw dropped and all of my friends burst into applause and started hugging me. I honestly couldn't believe I'd won something! Here I haven't entered art in like, five years and my first year back and I win!

I do have to shake my head at the category for which I won, because I honestly don't think the art was that scary! LOL!

In case you're curious, here's the piece that won:

Comments

[adelheide.livejournal.com]

Go you! How awesome is that?!

1 week, bb...have Chris on stand-by. I think we need to terrify your hubs and have a SN squee evening.

[morganslady.livejournal.com]

Well think of how Dean must have felt when Castiel said those words, he was probably a little horrified..

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

[celtprincess13.livejournal.com]

Very cool! Good for you, sweetie. And I agree, I wouldn't call that 'horror', but it is really neat looking. I like it!

[sinjinh1.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. I don't normally go to the art auction either, since I'm usually broke by that point in the weekend. This is a great piece and I'm glad you won.

[jenni-fromtexas.livejournal.com]

YAY! Awesome! Your award was much deserved - it's a wonderfully provocative graphic. That quote, too, still gives me chills. :)

[blogbunneh.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[tracys-dream.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, that's awesome!
Your picture is really good.

[alynt.livejournal.com]

Go you! And thoroughly deserved!

[partners4life.livejournal.com]

Go you!

[jumpuphigh.livejournal.com]

Fantastic!

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[dairwendan.livejournal.com]

That is beautiful and evocative! You SO deserved the award!

I wish someone had caught the look on your face too! *LOL*

And I'm glad you went to the auction. It has to be great to see people bidding on your work!

[khek.livejournal.com]

Argh! I meant to say Congratulations when I saw you, but I forgot! So...CONGRATULATIONS!! :)

(And now you know you have to come back next year to see if you can top that...right? Besides, I firmly believe that next year, with the hotel all up and running and the economy on the upswing, and (hopefully) more advertising, things will be much better!)

[riveryklown.livejournal.com]

Congrats! :) I love those words btw :)