4 days

(just for kim)

i broke one of my secret identity blogging rules.

but that's okay.

because i'm getting married in four days.

to my handsome, wonderful, silly, incredible

best fiance ever.

and all i have to do is finish three more finals

finish my guestbook

and

move all my things into our apartment.

four more days.

and i can't wait.

5 days

and yes.

i'm wearing penguin socks with my wedding dress.

wisdom

"you've got to get used to having all

kinds of things happening to you.

you've got to look at all the good on one side

and all the bad on the other side,

and say

'well, all right then,'

to both of them."

kids say the darndest things.

these days i'm giving tours for elementary school field trips to the art gallery.
have a few gems.

in response to me asking how long it took to make the biggest piece in the show:
"thirty.............eight minutes."

when asked what they thought my favorite piece was a picture of:
"it looks like the inside of a unicorn."

during their drawing time (their papers are on clipboards):
"i moved the paper a little bit. i just wanted you to know so i don't get in trouble."

sharing what they thought a piece was about.  this child was nine:
"that movie, the black swan. ..........what?  i've seen that movie."

when asked if they have any collections:
"i collect empty toilet paper rolls."

when i told them they were going to build their own quilt as a class:
"do we have to build it all together?"
"yep."
"but i don't want to build a quilt with the girls!  they ruin everything!"
i thought he was going to cry.

a second-grader:
"you have the same phone as me."
what.

sold

i legitimately sold a painting today.

it's called "why are you giving away all of your sunny days?"

and i made it last christmas break at my kitchen table.

(i spilled mineral spirits everywhere)

the girl in the painting lives in a world made of only black and white.

one day it starts to rain.

so naturally, she whips out an umbrella.

but the rain isn't bad.

it starts to paint the world in new, bright colors.

but the girl hides.

and she doesn't let the colors touch her.

because she is afraid of getting wet.

have a lovely day.

engagement photos

check.

litho and why i'm changing my major.

i am taking a intaglio/lithography class as part of my painting/drawing/printmaking major.

for those of you who are unsure, i will define litho for you.

lithography: a long and complicated process after which you may or may not get a print of the desired quality.

exhibit a:

this is what i printed today.

this is what i meant to print today.

so here i was, super excited about my piece and all its symbolism.

and now i'm just sort of bummed.

when i'm an art history major, i won't have to do studio classes anymore.