Don't be bitter. I think that they try to choose from a variety of skill levels. So don't judge your art against the full spectrum of what you see in the AG each week. You probably have a pretty good idea of how good you are, compare your art to similar or better pieces. I like that they encourage younger artists like that. It's cool to get picked to be shown alongside something that is very very good.
I would count myself as better than average and I don't get in all the time. I get in a lot, but about half my stuff washes out. Don't take it personally. Sometimes, even if it was the very best you can do, and it took weeks of work, it just wasn't what the AG jury was looking for.
It looks more like a Faellie to me too. Faellies have fluffier tales than kacheeks, and a more pronounced muzzle like you have. Kacheeks have a rounder face and their ears slope straight off the top of their head, with no pronounced cleft between the ears and head. Also the proportion of head-to-body, the more pronounced hips, plus the wisps of hair on top of the head. It just looks more like a Faellie to me.
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