In support of women artists, I am happy to be participating in the Women’s Art Challenge. Thank you to Julie Duschack for inviting me to join. I agreed to participate for five days by posting a different artwork of my own and to nominate a different woman artist each day to do the same.

And that’s where I got stuck. I nominated two fabulous artists, Lauren Strach and Monique KIeinhans. I’m always so proud for both of you. You are such excellent artists.

Then everyone else I asked told me, in one way or another, no.

I realize I’m late to this game. Probably everyone has been asked but me by now. And I recognize everyone is busy and that people have technical problems and stress and a need to wash their hair this Saturday night. Ok. It’s either fun or it’s not.

With that in mind, if you are a woman doing your art, I NOMINATE YOU! Show it off.

Are you good enough? Yes. Yes you are. All art is emotional expression. The ability to express our emotions effectively makes us strong able people who can change the world with just one image.

If you doubt me, look at Van Gogh’s Starry Night. None of us are the same after we see that painting. And our ability to express that emotion is a lifelong journey. We work our art through our life and our life through our art. SHOW IT OFF.

Are you only making baby quilts? Keeping a baby warm and a mom happy is an art too. SHOW IT OFF.

Are you feeling your work is not perfect yet? Get a grip. There is no perfect any more than there is a normal. There’s only our work towards what is not perfect, but is fabulous. SHOW IT OFF.

Do you have to? Only if it’s more fun that what you are currently doing. Which I would assume would be washing dishes, fixing meals, and saving the world.

I will continue to show my next three quilts. I’ll post this in the form with it. And I invite you to post five works, quilt or not. You can title them, I was invited!