Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Eek! Grant day!



i'm so short, the mike nearly fell down from adjusting it. ha!

I know i was kind of non-existent for a good portion of last year, so i don't quite remember if i mentioned the excitement of a professional development grant i applied for.. alas...i applied for a grant from United Arts. This grant helps professional working artists make their dreams a little easier to come true. :)

It was VERY HARD work, and took months to complete but i was proud of myself i did it. Today was the grant paneling, which is essentially a meeting where they ask you about your project to see if it sounds legit. The paneling was held all day in a really stellar indie movie theater in Winter Park. I was extremely nervous so my [illustrator] friend Julissa met me there to give me hugs and moral support.

enzian ^

eek! ^

I went up at 1pm, [the first one after lunch!!] and was [knee shaking] nervous, but I honestly think i did pretty well, even when they questioned my grant. Everyone was very friendly, and my scores did go up after my paneling which I'm very thankful for.

I find out on February 4th if i receive one of the grants, and I'm eagerly awaiting the response. Either way, this experience helped me really develop what my goals for my life and business are; which is a glorious thing indeed.

that's me! ^


i looked perdy cute in my 'business casual' attire. I'm happy about that. :]


I can't express in words the gratitude i have for everyone who has encouraged and helped me along the way. It's such a lovely feeling to know that other people think I'm headed in the right direction to make my dreams come true.

I hope you have someone[s] who remind you they have faith in yours too! If not, PLEASE let me know. I'll send some encouragement your way!!

mucho love,
Jenipher



5 comments:

Robin Pedrero said...

You did great!!!And you looked fab!!!!!!

HazelWea said...

Lots of luck and good vibes to you! Hope you get the grant! =)

Le Sparklies said...

I am BEYOND proud of you. I want to hear lots more details sometime this week!

Ashley Morris said...

VERY cool! And yes, you looked super cute! lol Wishing nothing but the best for you

xo! Ash

Crystal said...

Wow - this seems very brave and inspiring. Also, your outfit is crazy cute. :)