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3/15/2008 11:07 PM
I finally had the time to write in this blog again! Holy cow! After a month plus! Hehehehe... ^_^
In the future, I will try not to combine Flower Show participation, house hunting and my day-job office moving all within the same 2 weeks span!
Now...let's go back to talking about the exciting Philadelphia Flower Show 2008!
This year is the year I pretty much went nuts by entering in 3 different competition classes: Jewelry, Costume and Medium Niche.
I got so addicted to being a part of the show after my awesome first experience last year! What brought me back is not so much the competition, but it's more on the learning experience. Everybody are always really nice and generous in sharing the knowledge. I really appreciate that. There's always new tricks, tips and new plant names to learn! All good stuff! ^_^ I am especially grateful for all the support, help and encouragement from the advisers of each of the competition classes I was in: Anne Coste, Maudelin Alston, Jackie Purvis, Amy Sutryn, Pam Danner, Jim Hayden and Susanna Baum. A special hug for my mentors: Jo Kane and Donna Edwards. Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you!!!
This year is also filled with blessings and nice surprises. I am very much humbled with all acknowledgments I received.
I received a blue ribbon (first place) in the Costume class and honorable mention in Jewelry ("Django") and Medium Niche ("Counterpoint").
I was and still am ecstatic!
The nice surprise came at the Exhibitors and Awards Banquet on March 8, 2008. I was so clueless when they called out my name to go up the stage for the Susan Groome Award and here's the description:
Sarah C. Z. Groome Award
— to the individual accumulating the greatest number of points in the following Artistic Classes: Costumes, Hanging Designs, Jewelry, Miniature Arrangements, Niches, Pedestals, Pressed Plant Material, and Tables. The winner must have a minimum of three Artistic entries and must have entered two or more Artistic categories.
The following day I was told that I am actually the runner up but will still get a trophy. So...I'll be really honest, I am still clueless, confused and seriously not convinced till this second that I actually have won an award. So let's just wait until they really give me the trophy then maybe it'll sink it for sure. Hehehe... Even if they decided not to give me the trophy in the end for whatever reason, I still felt thankful for being called up to that stage. Hehehehe... It really did make me feel special. Though I swore I really looked like a deer in the headlight when I walked up to that stage. Hehehe... ^_^
Anyhoo ballyhoo...do enjoy the pictures of my works at the flower show below and more will be posted in the photo album.
>> Costume Class 125-C: "Over the Top"
>> Jewelry Class 181: "Django"
>> Medium Niche 109-M: "Counterpoint"
For more pictures, please check out Papertini's photo album.