New York Society of Etchers, 10th Anniversary Fall Show

Interesting and weird thing that I have experienced about competitions or contests is that I often hear a good news when I don't expect it at all or when I completely forget about it. At the same time, I never hear a good news when I wait to hear the result or when I eager to get in the show.

This time it happened again. I came back to New York from 3 weeks of trip to Korea and Japan and was going through a heap of mail tearing a lot of spam. In the middle of the pile, I found a mail from New York Society of Etchers and thought their postage was really cute (it was Calvin and Hobbs postage!). I didn't open it immediately because I was almost sure that it was one of those letters (again) that said "I'm sorry to inform you that your work has not been selected. This year, we have a lot of talented candidates."

I opened it anyway though after awhile, to tear it down after checking the content, and very surprisingly, it was informing that Carousel in Woods had been selected for the show and I was supposed to deliver the art work on Sunday to the National Arts Club.

I was especially delighted because I didn't get in this annual show from New York Society of Etchers last year (when I was eager to hear a good news!). This year, couple of months ago as deadline for this annual show came close, I was debating if I would want to submit the work while I was quite sure not to get in the show again. Even after I submitted the work, I forgot about it because I didn't expect to hear any good news. So there is another reason that I just have to keep trying whether I think I might get in or not.

Opening reception will be held on November 9th, Tuesday 6 to 8pm at the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003). Show will last until November 17th. They have very gracious and elegant gallery spaces. I am very honored to show my work there and deeply appreciate the curator of the show, William Maxwell, and Bruce Waldman as always, who introduced a beautiful world of etching to me.