“Wave 21-Sneaker” chosen for Made it Splash exhibit

Made it Splash is a SAQA Virtual Gallery

an exhibit curated by Margaret Knepper.
It will be online after Feb 1, 2026, and onwards.

See the list of accepted works.

The theme of the exhibit:
Water is essential for human life, not only to drink, but also to play in. From jumping in a puddle, dive bombing into a pool, watching fish jump in a stream to kayaking through rapids. We love to make it splash. Splashing can be fun, annoying or even dangerous. What makes your splash? Maybe it is just dropping an ice cube in a tall glass of water.

Ann’s statement:
This is a recent piece in a series of wave quilts, pursuing the shapes and motions in an ocean wave breaking on shore. I am thinking of the first rule at the ocean, never turn your back to the ocean.

Read the curator’s statement, below.

This is Margaret’s statement after she chose the pieces for the exhibit.

Thank you for the responses demonstrating all the different ways to make a splash. A new respect for the difficulty of the selection process facing judges. I now realize the importance of the detail shot and explanation of the idea.

There were many wonderful rivers, waterfalls, and wave quilts.  As I expected, lots of animals and people interacting with the water.  I wanted to show movement in the splash or due to the splash. In many cases, I tried to select a variety of ways to represent the splash or movement. But I couldn’t include all the different techniques and representations.  I also tried to include some 3-D pieces.