Kristin Peterson: mixed media, collage, painter, artist

Thursday, January 5, 2017

truth {canvas with a letter}


truth....even though i told you with my new year's possibilities post that we all do i do- receive rejection letters for submissions..... 

i can't lie- when you get one of these "unfortunately" letters, it still feels like a bit of a sucker punch to the gut... you glanced away for a moment and pow- right to the gut. 

but, just like i said, this opportunity is a chance to grow. and if you never submit....you will never know. you will never see your work in a magazine or book.

i thought it was so timely for me to have received my piece back after just talking about this with my post. and so, even though i am licking my wounds this morning- this is life. and this is the life of an artist. not everything will be magical. 

not everything will be published.


xo. kristin

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    1. Hi Georgia!Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving the comment of support! Very much appreciated!! XO

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  2. So sorry to hear that Kristin. Life goes on. Creativity goes on. Some publishers / editors just don't know good art when they see it! ♥
    xo Michelle ♥
    by the way, is that a used credit card ( as in all full of paint ♥ ) I see back there ?

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    1. Hi Michelle! No- what you see in the background was the piece i had submitted. It was a small 4x4 deep canvas. :) thank you for the support!! greatly appreciated! XO

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  3. You put your art out there, THAT counts for a lot! But I also think that publications have a tendency to accept an artist's work when they' seen previous submissions. So continue to submit it.

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