Here came the 18-year overnight success moment this week! One day after the next I received my beautiful SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Association) exhibit catalogs: one for Text Messages, and one for Metaphors on Aging.

Not only did my images look great, but both curators (respectively Lesley Riley and Pamela Allen) mentioned my work in their juror's essays, in reference to the work fitting into their intentions for the exhibits.

Here's what Pamela had to say:

"What has the artist done to convince me of her intent? Susie Monday leaves no doubt about th ejoy she feels for life. Her Milagros 2 (Miracle) is packed with symbols of childhood, travel (through life?) and celestial enigmas. The exuberant surface design, color, and tumultuous placemen of symbols leaves one with a feeling of exile ration and hope."

(This exhibit opened in BIrmingham, England and will travel from there.)

Then Lesley Riley wrote:

"Art speaks to us on many levels. In many cases the message on the quilt was loud and clear, as in Judy Sebatian's OMG, a popular word in our new texting lexicon and Stop Fear (Homage to Sister Corita Kent) by Susie Monday. Corita Kent was my first exposure to text art. She gained international fame for her vibrant serigraphs which used text for art and art as activism during th e1960s and 1970s. That Susie was paying homage to her 40+ years late is testament to the power of text as art."

And, so as I pack for Houston next week (why do I do this to myself, plan workshops with so much stuff!???) I am basking in happiness of seeing my art amid all those beautiful quilts. The Text Messages exhibit will be in the SAQA area, and I will also have a piece in the Dinner @ Eight exhibit, Exquisite Moments.