An Unexpected Award

Back in February, I told the story of entering a quilt I considered a “throw-away” quilt… one I’d just given up on…

As I said in that post, I was excited to know that it wouldn’t be forever locked away in my studio but would actually see the light of day in a gallery!!

Imagine my great surprise when I received a text on the opening night that said: “You received a merit award”!!

You could have knocked me over with a feather!!

AND, I was even more excited to find out that it was the “Nancy Lukasiewicz Award for Fine Craft”.

Because I knew and loved Nancy Lukasiewicz!!

I knew her first as the director of the Lyndon House, the tiny building that housed the arts in Clarke County, GA. But under Nancy and her husband’s leadership, that small house was transformed into a gorgeous art facility with a community room (where our guild meets), 6 open studios (one of which houses our guild Charity Bee), and several large exhibition halls!!

I also knew Nancy as a soccer mom, tirelessly following the team as our sons played on a Club team.

This line from her obituary describes her best…..

Nancy was an incredibly calm, grounded, supportive person who always remained positive.

This is how I remember her and why I am so thrilled to win an award named after her!!

And I have to say, having my quilt’s photo in the Exhibition Book is definitely a THRILL…

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Come back on Tuesday….. I want to think further about how we judge our creations!!