Andrea Glittenberg-Pollier

it's done! the car is packed and tomorrow I´m leaving for the EPM 2021!

In a few days our exhibition will be shown at the EPM and now it is time for me to say thank you to the members of TEXNET 2.

Thank you for believing in me and in this ambitious project!

I remember very well that at the beginning an artist, who later didn't take part, asked me what if it doesn't work. My answer was: if I don't try, I'll never know ...

Some of the invited artists probably didn't believe in the project ...

But then we started with 21 artists! The first few months were very exciting and new. So many interesting and so different works were created. It was a wonderful experience to know that all around the world you have been working for the project.

Again and again I could see how surprised and touched we all were to discover the work that was shown.

To understand what our origins and our artistic background make up for our work was always moving.

At the end it was a very special experience for me to put all the work together for the presentation on the computer... I took a close look at "every single" piece and was overwhelmed by what we did!

The members of TEXNET 2 can be proud of what we have achieved together!

Although Corona affected us all very much, we stuck together. There were a lot of emails during this difficult time about how the others are doing, whom we had never met ...

And although I sometimes had the feeling that the project was in danger, it went on.

A very special challenge was sending the months to be assembled to the european artists.

A very special thank you goes to those who were ready to sew everything together!

I don't want to forget Mary, without whose help I would never have been able to put together the "incredible" presentation of all pieces.

Even if it makes me sad that we cannot all celebrate this success together, I hope that there will be opportunities to meet at the next exhibitions.

What we have achieved shows that Maurice Chevalier was right: "The logic of women is based on the conviction that nothing is impossible".

I am proud of you... of us....

I wish the exhibition many enthusiastic and surprised visitors!

About my artwork for the project:

I have always been working abstract, printing, making collages.

For the Textile Calendar project I decided to find my inspiration in the nature.

It was a wonderfull experience.

Juliette