Jen in front of 2008 Carded! entry

I’m a medalist!

I was disappointed when my Dalek design wasn’t chosen for Hot One Inch Action 2008. Not because I think I’m some great artist. I just thought it was a cool design. And who doesn’t love Daleks?

A couple of days ago, out of the blue, I received an email telling me I was a 2010 medalist. I thought they’d made a mistake because I haven’t submitted anything recently but medalists are the best 50 submissions from 2004-2009 that weren’t chosen for those years. Cool. I feel really proud of this and a little bit more like a real artist. Sort of. No, not really.

And then today I found out that some feedback I gave last year has been used as a pull quote for this year’s Carded! Sweet.

One thing I love about Vancouver is that there are a whole bunch of doers (t)here. Jim Hoehnle and Chris Bentzen in particular make stuff happen. And that is something to respect.