{"product_id":"the-color-of-infinity","title":"The Color of Infinity","description":"This piece is called \"the color of infinity.\" It is 60″x60″, one of the largest whole cloth paintings I have ever done. I know I've shown this piece before, but today I want to talk about it in a new way.\r\n\r\nI've entered this piece into two juried shows. It has been rejected two times. This is a tough blog post to write because it's tough to talk about rejection. I've spent the last several years \"putting myself out there.\" This is a bit scary because there are no guarantees. I know in my head that you can't please all the people all the time, but it still stings my heart when I believe that something I've done isn't good enough.\r\n\r\nSo what do I do? Like I said in my last post, I just keep swimming. I remember WHY I make art. I make art because the process makes me feel alive, and worthy, and whole. Sometimes I get pulled away from my creative process by other things. I have to always remember that my heart is happiest when it has some free creative time.\r\n\r\nI love this piece. I'm sorry that the two sets of jurors who have seen it didn't feel the same way, but the challenge is to keep loving it myself. I don't want to be the person who says, \"To hell with 'em if they don't like it.\" \r\n\r\nI want to learn from every experience and move my work forward. I want to be the graceful artist who believes in my heart that not everyone is going to like everything I do. I want to be the artist that puts my heart and soul into a piece of work, but doesn't let that piece of work define my heart and soul.\r\n\r\nWhat is winning about this piece? It got me into that creative space where I lose track of time. It completely absorbed me in the thrill of making and problem solving. I want to go there again. That is the reward... Not acceptance into a juried show. That's nice, and I'll keep trying, but that isn't the WHY of what I do. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katie Fowler \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eQuilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYear Made:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOwned By:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 x 0 inches \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShows \u0026amp; Museums:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katie Fowler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54046611374355,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0918\/4575\/5155\/files\/24126-the-color-of-infinity-29-1573069481_49815f36-0dfe-44d4-bb31-25b836187e7f.jpg?v=1776146307","url":"https:\/\/gallery.thequiltshow.com\/products\/the-color-of-infinity","provider":"The Quilt Show Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}