Breaking news
You may recall that my eldest daughter, Katie, did a little guest blogging last month while I was away -- here and here. She wrote of having submitted a drawing in an art show and crossing fingers...
SHE'S IN! The graphite drawing at left will be in the Avant Grande Partner Art Show at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago on November 17th!! It's a pretty cool deal and I'm so excited and happy for her, and so proud. There's a chance that this could also extend to inclusion in One of a Kind.
The dumb way these things work, though, is that the work has to be hand-delivered on the 14th or 15th in Chicago and attendance at the actual event on the 17th is mandatory, which is fine, of course, but also in Chicago... it's not just a hop and skip away. We never say, "Oh, I'm going to run down to Chicago today." I think how it'll work is that Katie will do a day-trip to take the work down mid-week, and then she and I will both go on the 17th and make another long day of it. It'll be a very long day, and busy, but so exciting, too. It's a pretty big deal for my artsy fartsy girl!!
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Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes yesterday! Oh, they were so much fun to read and I had a smile on my face all day. ; )
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Don't forget to VOTE today!!!
Congrats Katie!! What wonderful news.
Posted by: Karen | 07 November 2006 at 08:03 AM
yay for Katie!!
Posted by: ann | 07 November 2006 at 08:16 AM
Congratulations to your daughter! She is very talented, that is a wonderful drawing.
Posted by: Kirsten | 07 November 2006 at 08:41 AM
WHOO HOO!!! Congratulations Katie!! Amazing drawing. She's gets that talent from you, right? ;-)
Posted by: Cara | 07 November 2006 at 08:54 AM
Congrats to Katie! It's a wonderful drawing.
Posted by: hillary | 07 November 2006 at 08:57 AM
Yay Katie! And hooray to the proud mama!
Posted by: Teresa C | 07 November 2006 at 09:11 AM
How wonderful for Katie! There are worse things than going to Chicago for a day;-)
Posted by: margene | 07 November 2006 at 09:28 AM
Congratulations to Katie! That's wonderful. I think a day in Chicago sounds like fun.
Posted by: Carole | 07 November 2006 at 10:12 AM
Congratulations to your daughter - what a great achievement, and a great piece of art, too. I always love Chicago - your trip sounds like fun (barring bad weather, of course!)
Posted by: Susan | 07 November 2006 at 10:23 AM
Yay! Congrats to Katie!
Posted by: Lauren | 07 November 2006 at 10:24 AM
Congrats to your daughter. That is so awesome!!
Posted by: Alisha | 07 November 2006 at 11:14 AM
Congratulations Katie! Have a great time in Chicago.
Posted by: Maia | 07 November 2006 at 12:18 PM
Fantastic, Well done Katie and seeing as my geography is complete crap, how far away is Chicago??
Posted by: yvette | 07 November 2006 at 12:47 PM
Oh, I bet you are so proud! Congrats to Katie.
Posted by: Birdsong | 07 November 2006 at 01:40 PM
Katie, you go, girl!! Congrats on getting another year older with dignity. Have a great time in Chicago! If you don't want to drive all the way, stop in Madison and take the Van Galder bus. You can knit the last three hours of the trip!!! Of course, if daughter drives, you can knit all the hours of the trip.
Posted by: gail | 07 November 2006 at 03:47 PM
Congratulations to her!!!
Posted by: scout | 07 November 2006 at 04:05 PM
Congrats to Katie, and also to Kathie's Mom! Isn't it great when an offspring ahs a success? Katie, you're driving to Chicago, right, so that Mom can knit?
Posted by: kmkat | 07 November 2006 at 06:23 PM
Congratulations to a very good artist! Wishing you good luck in Chicago!
Posted by: Jane (crzjane) | 07 November 2006 at 06:42 PM
Yay!!! That's awesome!! Way to go Katie!!
Posted by: Stacie | 07 November 2006 at 10:12 PM
Hi! I just found your blog from another blogger, purlingswine. Grats to your daughter, and Happy Belated!
Posted by: denise | 08 November 2006 at 04:40 AM
Congratulations to your dd!! Depsite the two long day trips to Chicago, it sounds absolutely perfect!!!
Posted by: Brandie | 08 November 2006 at 05:56 PM