The 26^th annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts took place on April 29 at the Winspear and I’m sad to say I was a bridesmaid not a bride. I am so thrilled with my nomination for the Northlands Award for an Emerging Artist. Harcourt House and Derek Brooks – thank you so much for your support and belief in me. Maybe next year, right?

It’s a challenge not to get my hopes up when nominated for an award. It’s human nature to imagine having your name called for the big prize. Yet the next day as I was trying to snap myself out of the mini-funk from the awards night one of my all time favorite songs popped into my head: Chumbawamba‘s song Tubthumping: “I get knocked down, but I get up again. You’re never gonna keep me down!” I thought, heck ya! That’s right!

I listened to that song a lot since then. What great lyrics to get stuck your head! I welcome them.

Almost as if the universe heard my transition to positivity (some call it the law of attraction) I received some good news from Calgary’s EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts. They will be showing my photographic series, “Unfulfilled Precognition” from July through to September 2014. I’m thrilled!

This just shows you never know what is around the corner. As Derek Brooks encouraged me, “Chin up. You’re still a winner in my book.”

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