{"id":8720,"date":"2017-11-05T19:03:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T19:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/?p=8720"},"modified":"2017-11-05T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T19:03:29","slug":"sitka-art-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=8720","title":{"rendered":"Sitka Art Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8738 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sitka-Invitational-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sitka-Invitational-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sitka-Invitational-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sitka-Invitational.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This premier event is taking place this weekend and I am one of the lucky participating artists. I submitted three pieces of art, all loosely related to ecology and nature.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8727\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8727\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9625-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9625-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9625-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9625.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Magnetic Attraction,&#8221; 18 x 18 inches, plaster, oil and cold wax, by Dayna J. Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8723\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8723\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Smell-of-Salt-Lingered-in-the-Air-300-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Smell-of-Salt-Lingered-in-the-Air-300-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Smell-of-Salt-Lingered-in-the-Air-300-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Smell-of-Salt-Lingered-in-the-Air-300-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Smell-of-Salt-Lingered-in-the-Air-300.jpg 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Smell of Salt Lingered in the Air,&#8221; 20 x 20 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax, by Dayna J. Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8726\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8726\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9623-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9623.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;A Seasonal Echo,&#8221; 12 x 42 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax, by Dayna J. Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Friday night was the opening reception, <em>Party With the Artists<\/em>. Every inch of the exhibition hall was packed with artists, art lovers, and collectors. There were delicious appetizers, drinks, and live music, and of course, lots of art filling the space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8732 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9758-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9758-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9758.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8733 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9760-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9760-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9760.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8735 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9762-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9762-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9762.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if any of my pieces have sold, I&#8217;ll find out later today, but fingers crossed that I won&#8217;t be bringing all three pieces back home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8736 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9765-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9765-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_9765.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This premier event is taking place this weekend and I am one of the lucky participating artists. I submitted three pieces of art, all loosely related to ecology and nature. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Friday night was the opening reception, Party With the Artists. 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