Still trucking....

My goal is to get done by next weekend when I go home so we can "proof!"

I love that my favorite shows are back on! It makes it much easier for me to sit still!
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...fall is coming...

(pics from Minnesota)

out of town happenings....

So, I saw a piece of art I LOOOVED today....and I took a picture. I had to be sneaky because it was for sale at a gift shop....



The letters are everyday items that resemble letters. Each individual frame is the cheap, clear kind that are held together by metal clasps. I made the picture large in hopes you can see what it is. I think this would be fun to make. Granted, it would probably take more work than what it seems to find the letters you are looking for. The frames would be oober cheap.

This is what was out of the gift shop window....any guesses where this is?

Mall of America....my after work activity. :)

Carol is getting married....

(For those of you who don't know, that is my middle sister.) I am on a small painting hiatus while I do the calligraphy for wedding invitations. So far all I've done is practice. I'm still trying to get the template right. Hm. Oh well. This is something I can't exactly take with me to the hotel either. I have this wonderful light table I use (see below). I have been known to get through airport security with one of those frightening calligraphy pens, however. I must not give off the terrorist vibe.....

I will post some of the invites when I get rolling!
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It is all coming together...

...here is the latest with the art room! I haven't made any art lately but I've sure loved decorating!

my love for black and white photograhs...

During the summer of '03 I took a photography class. At the time I had already fulfilled my art minor requirments but wanted to take the class so badly...ignoring the claims that it was impossible to make an "A!" I borrowed an old Pentax from Uncle Jimmy with the coolest camera strap. (People would ask me where I got it and I would proudly say it was authentic and "vintage." I am pretty sure you can't find one that cool in a store.)

I spent many hours in the darkroom late, late at night. I was employed by the college as one of the 2 'Summer Scholar' college leaders. Jared (the other leader) and I spent many hours entertaining high school students in the evenings. This forced me to develop pictures either very late at night or during the wee hours of the morning! As creepy as the dark room can seem, it was a pretty darn cool place and I miss it.

While shopping this past weekend (trying to keep dry from Fay) I found a framed black and white photo at my FAV store, HomeGoods. I have so much art in my house and it is ALL projects I did in college, which I love. But I loved this photo too. I don't think I could have taken a picture, had it printed, and had it framed for as cheap as this was. So I bought it "to try it out."

It's exactly what I needed! I love it and everytime I walk in my kitchen it makes me smile. It also makes me want to pick back up a camera...



P.S. I got the A!