sold a piece !

i'm not sure if this is a breakthrough, a milestone, or a success story.  perhaps all three.  but here it is:  one of my bracelets was put in a jewelry art show.  i was encouraged to price it at $600  --at least.   it all seemed crazy and far-fetched to me.  i wasn't even going to attend the opening; i planned on waiting tables that night.  my husband, however, talked me into going to the opening...

and my bracelet sold for $600.

and i was gobsmacked, of course.

the gallery called a couple of days later and asked if i would be willing to make another bracelet.  apparently someone else  wanted one too.   i'm very tickled, and keep asking, "can i call myself an artist now?"

i'm so thankful for my husband and my friends who have always believed in my abilities.  and tools. too.  little by little--and now, more quickly-- i am believing, myself.   external validation is nowhere near as important as the internal satisfaction that i have always gotten from creating, but it sure gives a nice coat of icing on the cake.

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Tags: art, external validation. someone likes my stuff!