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Handling Disappointment with Grace

10/24/2013

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"Every artist was first an amateur."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Just a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the amount of things I had "on my plate" and how I would try to handle myself with grace when I dropped one of my many balls I'm trying to keep up in the air.  Well, the time has come to prove myself.

I did not get into the Art Works Gallery show for October!  The same show I won 2nd place at last month!  Not one piece was accepted.  I scrolled down the email and read each line, taking in a small breath.  "Piece #32- was not accepted, piece # 33- was not accepted and piece #34 was not accepted," I read.  I was not at home and tried to hide my disappointment until I returned to the sanctity of my family.

Like the drama queen I can be, I vowed never to paint again and that when I picked up my canvasses, I would immediately paint over them, thus nulling my previous statement.  I tried to rely on my inner peace and remember my own words of encouragement but I just couldn't hide my disappointment.

I thought of all of the great artists and wondered what their disappointments looked like.  I wondered how many authors and actors had been disappointed or not received roles and I realized that perhaps I was being a bit silly.  Rejection is part of this game.  Not everyone will like what I do every single time!  I know this and yet it still stings a bit.

I think I will go to the VMFA and take in the work there.  I'll think about what I like and don't like but the fact that it is all good and I think I will find solace there.  I find comfort in my art and that is what will propel me forward.  

I guess I did take in my friend's advice, "When you drop one of the balls--how will you handle yourself?".   Like a trooper with a slightly dramatic flair!!
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Julie
11/25/2013 11:55:18 pm

You are extremely talented! Who knows why they didn't accept your pieces. Either way, keep going and keep painting!!!

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Jamie
11/26/2013 06:17:04 am

Totally blowing it out of proportion! I didn't get in this month either but they hung one of my paintings anyway! I totally need to branch out and find additional shows too! Thanks for the well wishes!

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