EcoHealth Journal Cover Selection

Last month, I submitted two art pieces of mine to the art contest held by Eco Health Conference. Since I didn't hear from them for a while, I was disappointed a little, but forgot about it later (since I am very used to not hear from the contest..*sob* ). So I was very happy to hear from them on Wednesday last week.

It was actually "can't be better" news for me. They didn't pick out the piece I submitted, but they actually visited my website and suggested if I could submit another piece, SPRING HAS GONE. They said they would like to consider it for a first prize.

Naturally, I was very very delighted because that was my personal favorite among my portfolio. And of course, I submitted the piece and later on received the notification of the first prize.

This is very meaningful for me because I believe my art has not been selected only for its appearance, but also for its message. I love art for art's sake. I truly do. But I hope my art to contain a story. Many stories, actually, according to whoever sees it. I want my art to be speaking to the viewer. So I'm very glad that it actually said something and someone listened.


I am even more excited because the piece would be printed on the EcoHealth Journal cover in the fall issue. My first cover print ever! I am very grateful for the EcoHealth Conference team who actually troubled themselves going through the portfolio and found what they wanted instead of just turning the already submitted pieces down. I am truly appreciative of their eagerness. I am also grateful for Ms. Chia-Yi Hou, who gave me the most pleasant experience of email correspondence. It might be weird to hear, but I felt the very honest, positive and energetic vibe through the email correspondence (,which is very rare, isn't it?).

This is the link to the past cover collection of the EcoHealth Journals. I was very thrilled to see the high quality of covers and great collection and very honored to be a part of it. And this is the competition showcase.