Thursday, May 31, 2007

Scrapodex Scrapodex Scrapodex


I'm almost done and I am totally feelin it. Love this thing. Just a bit ago Brenden said "Mom everything you make for cropping is pretty". Earlier today Logan called me "Pretty Mommy". I think I may be having a pretty day. Oh and Chris bought me a new fairy for my collection today. Nothing like some unsolicited adoration to make your day. :)

Monday, May 28, 2007

One down, one to go

I just finished the Garden Album, now I need to finish up the Scrapodex. I think that is going to have to wait until Wednesday. Tomorrow I have a full class and I am all scrapped out for tonight. The album is cute though, so it was totally worth it.

Monday, May 21, 2007

What is art? What makes you an Artist?

I responded to a post on 2peas a bit ago and I wanted to post my response here because I wanted to remember it. I don't think that I have ever really thought about this much. I just assumed that it was art. It was a given. Maybe because I have been a performing artist all of my life. I don't know. Art has always surrounded me, so maybe I take it for granted.

"What I am having a hard time understanding is why is it art when we are 5 years old swash some paint on construction paper, add google eyes and a sticker mouth, but once we are adults we can't play with paper, paint and stickers and still call it art. My 4 year old calls what I do art. For him it is the same thing that he is doing. Am I an artist? I don't know. Art is subjective. Maybe the use of the title is too. I do know that when my students ask me about their page and tell me that their work doesn't look like mine, I tell them that it's not supposed to. That it is "their" art, it is a reflection of them and their personal style. I think it makes them feel better. They smile anyway and that makes me feel like I helped. Maybe they are just humoring me. Either way it's all good. I guess what I am trying to say is who decides what is art? Can't we just agree that it is art if we want it to be. If it makes you happy to call it that. If it makes someone else happy that you called it art. Call yourself an artist or life artist or scrapbook artist or scrapbook designer or paper addict or sticker horder ......... whatever makes you happy. "

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

CKU Registration



I'm going! So lucky! So happy! Yay! I got all of my first choices, one of my best friends is taking the same classes and my DH thought to take a picture. How lucky am I? Now I just need to pick a week. Hmmmmm..........

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Getting Organized



I saw this at Michaels the other day and I jsut couldn't resit. I have a total weakness for anything that promises to organize my life. Plus it's pretty. I'm using it to store whatever I am using right now. I always have so many things going at once these day, that a little organizational help is always welcome. Plus this pretty tote/file folder sure beats the cardboard boxes and bags that I had been using recently to store my overflow.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

A very cool thing happened this week!

So this week I was PeaMailed by Carrie Owens, who by the way is a very cool Garden Girl. Apparently she saw my work in the gallery on 2Ps and she liked it. So she asked me if they could use it in a user highlight thing they were doing for National Scrapbook Day. Well I cannot tell you how very excited I was. They asked all the users that were going to be highlighted to keep it confidential. I got to see it yesterday and it was soooooo cool! Here is the layout that Carrie chose to highlight my gallery.