Monday, December 22, 2008

Color Me.......Whatever.....I am bummed







A couple of posts ago, I wrote about being confused about the Jan/Feb issue of Somerset Studio, that I received notice that I would be published in. After trying to get some kind of confirmation, I figured I would just wait it out, and be surprised. Boy was I surprised. I heard from other artists that were contributors to the issue, that it was starting to find it's way into mailboxes. Not being one to sit around, I called Somerset and asked if they could use my UPS account to overnight it to me. They did, and when I got home and finally had a chance to sit down and go through it, I was devastated. I found no artwork whatsoever of mine. I did find a 3 word editorial that was part of my submission letter published, but no artwork.So I wrote an email to the publisher, and the person who had helped me out overnighting the magazine to me. And the answer I got back today was even worse. Turns out, they didn't just put off the feature till next month that I had submitted for (liked I had hoped), they actually sent the 'Congratulations, your artwork will be published" letter BY MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, I feel like crying right now. Anyway, apparently the person who does the artist list for each issue, mistook the artwork under my editorial comment as mine.
Now I know what it is like to get back your artwork with the "Hey keep trying" letter, and the email rejections with "Hey we don't really have a place for it right now" letter, and especially the "you know your work is not getting used 'cause you didn't get the email confirmation withing 3 weeks of the deadline" So these things I have come to know well over the last two years. But to get "THE LETTER", you know ,the OMGosh I can't believe it finally happened, gonna show it to all my friends and family, and YOU KNOW I AM GONNA BLOG ABOUT IT LETTER !! And then to have it be an "oops, sorry we made a mistake", well I gotta tell ya, it's pretty lame. So I am really trying to accept it, just get over it, and not let it get to me.
So I went shopping.....and found the coolest little Betsey Johnson makeup bag that is perfect for my journal pens. I have been looking for something else since my little pencil bag was not big enough and I had to dig around to find what I was looking for because I could never see anything. Well not anymore, it zips open and it is fabulous!! Plus, I got it for a ridiculous price because the store was having this huge gajillion percent off sale. It is all I could probably afford of Bestey Johnson's line (gosh I love her dresses), so I have a little bit of a spring in my step, yes I do, because it's MINE. Check it out.





2 comments:

CEDAR JUNCTION said...

I know EXACTLY where you are coming from. I was working with a company that was talking about mass producing my work, then I get an email that says that they decided to go in another direction. I cried for 3 days. Neither one of us should give up. We are both very talented if I do say so myself!

Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas!

Hugs, Teresa

nikki said...

hey...you dont know me..so before i comment i will introduce myself...im nikki....love art..like mixed media..photography...ect ect...i just happened upon your blog and read this entry...and i feel your pain...im sorry that you're work didn't get published...i have also been trying to get published in ANY somerset publication..and havent yet...just keep trying...because your work is absolutely gorgeous...and so inspiring. i am actually shocked that they didn't publish you - because your work BELONGS there...dont get me wrong..i LOVE and ADORE somerset - and all its other magazines...but sometimes i flip through the pages and really question why some people are published at all...so..just keep trying...and good luck!
xo, nikki