Tuesday, January 11, 2011

snow day

today is our second snow day
you know we don't get snow days very often, let alone 2  in a row
it is a very  strange occurance in the south
we made a little snow girl, but i wanted to make a giant one like we did last year
the snow was different this time
it wasn't like the snow the year we made the giant snowman
it was more icy and hard to work with
it was just me and my children and one of my nieces making the snow girl yesterday
suzie the snow girl
my helpers were ages  9, 10, & 12

they were just happy that we were outside making something
which made me think about the act of creating...
something....
anything....
i believe that my own children and my nieces have the same desire that i have to create
it's something I HAVE TO DO
it's something that I have always done
....create 
i can't remember when i didn't have this desire
i remember being a little kid sitting in the carport with a set of tube paints
paints that i am most certain were for much older artists
squeezing out the paint of the tubes
AND LOVING IT!!!!!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

thoughts for now

well, i was asked what my blog would be about....

i pondered for a minute...
art was my response

but i'm thinking that i may just have 2 wait and see what it turns out 2 b...


today
worked out, got a hair cut , didn't create anything ...cooked supper & did laundry

yesterday
one of my first grade classes painted some "winter time" self portraits
i want them to do their best work, but that isn't so important to them
what they like to do is paint
so....is it important that they do their best?

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

art=happy: new things

art=happy: new things: "today is the first day of the year, i'm going to try something new. i don't know where it will lead, but i'm willing to find out.&nbsp..."

Saturday, January 1, 2011

new things

today is the first day of the year, i'm going to try something new.  
i don't know where it will lead, but i'm willing to find out. 
creating art makes me happy.
  i believe it is a part of me 
and
 who i am
 and
 will always be