A little bit of excitement

A few weeks ago I applied for a small local art grant supported by our local arts council. I thought I should apply, thinking that not many other people would apply. Like I said, it is small, only a couple of hundred dollars, but today, my family came to visit me at the office and my sweet little girl had this white letter in her hand. Sure enough I was selected as one of the winners. I won a partial grant. The Money is not important at all. Really it was the feeling of, in a small way, being accepted and validated in something that I love to do. I have to admit, I felt pretty good about it. Here are the pictures that I submitted as part of the application.