The Last Splash Made It by Mandy Sue Springer

One of my favorite parts of looking through the submissions is the variety in not just the work, but in the way artists choose to represent themselves through words. The statement can easily become the bane of any artist's existence, a frustrating yet necessary addition to the process. Sometimes they're in first person, sometimes third, short and sweet versus long and sprawling, a heavy handed academic tone or an informal blurb—each submission comes with a surprise. Luckily, there is not a mandatory method for writing about one's work or oneself—it's secondary support and only you can gauge how much is necessary. You know why you make the work you do, but oh how tricky it can be to convince others.

I give you words from aspiring Hot Shot Mandy Sue Springer:

I am from Kentucky. I like overalls and sometimes I don't wear shoes, but I wear makeup and love lace. I have dirt under my fingernails most of the time and I get pedicures. I stay up too late and don't have enough time to take naps. I love the beach and the mountains more. My favorite color is green and trees follow everywhere my art goes. I wonder when I will quit wondering what I will do when I grow up. After receiving a bachelors degree in studio art I realized that I didn't know enough and now I am finding out more at Savannah College of Art and Design. I am best at worrying, but tell others that worrying is useless because it doesn't solve problems. My mom always said I talk too much, but strangers say not enough. And pictures allow me to tell the stories that only I see.

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