I'd love to have posted some pictures today, but I didn't take any pictures of the art I did today - still working on my littel triptych, and so far, so good. It's turning out the way I imagined it, and that's good!
Spent the weekend judging band & orchestra festivals - it's always fun to see the various groups of kids and see what they can do! Anyone wanting to see what's right with 'those kids today' should go to their local school, get a schedule of the band or orchestra's performances & go watch. You'll see kids that just LOVE what they're doing, you'll get a great concert, (probably free) and you'll get to support another facet of the arts.
Well, that's all for now - it was great spring weather today, so I can't imagine that we'll get any more snow days, but you never know, I guess!
Happy week!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
It's a Snow Day!
We had a raging storm here last night, and when I was talking with a friend who lives about 3 hours north of here last evening on Facebook, he was saying it was pretty fierce outside, and that I ought to be doing my "snow day dance." I told him, no, I was sure that even with the storm as it was last night, that by this morning, all was predicted to be calm and quiet & I would be going to work.
Not to be -- we woke up this morning to absolute beauty -- and I don't just mean the phone calls to tell us both that indeed, school was closed for both of us today! No, by the time the sun came up, we could see about 4 inches of wet, heavy, sticky snow on everything. Even with the winter we've had, and yes, this was my 8th snow day -- that's never happened before in almost 30 years of teaching -- it was simply stunning outside. I know these pictures don't do it justice, but, because the sun came out this morning, the snow was glistening just like glitter, and the air smelled fresh and clean.
What's a girl to do when they're handed a special day like today? Well, first out to breakfast. Former student waited on us, had a nice conversation with a couple of former students. And then the bill came...... well, that's a bitter pill to swallow...... She charged us for "senior" coffees. Argghhhh.....
So, off to "do laundry." Yes, many of you know that the basement of the house next door is where I do laundry, but it's also where I have my art studio set up. Needless to say, we have the cleanest clothes in town!! LOL!! I've been working on a small blue triptych, and here's the progress so far. And I included a close up of my fave of the three.
I had a hard time opening up a jar of gel medium, so when I finally got it open and started gluing things down, I said, hey, why not use up the jar -- so glue and glue and glue I did!! It was fun to glue with abandon, and work on several projects that I have started but not finished. Here's my progress!
Not to be -- we woke up this morning to absolute beauty -- and I don't just mean the phone calls to tell us both that indeed, school was closed for both of us today! No, by the time the sun came up, we could see about 4 inches of wet, heavy, sticky snow on everything. Even with the winter we've had, and yes, this was my 8th snow day -- that's never happened before in almost 30 years of teaching -- it was simply stunning outside. I know these pictures don't do it justice, but, because the sun came out this morning, the snow was glistening just like glitter, and the air smelled fresh and clean.
What's a girl to do when they're handed a special day like today? Well, first out to breakfast. Former student waited on us, had a nice conversation with a couple of former students. And then the bill came...... well, that's a bitter pill to swallow...... She charged us for "senior" coffees. Argghhhh.....
So, off to "do laundry." Yes, many of you know that the basement of the house next door is where I do laundry, but it's also where I have my art studio set up. Needless to say, we have the cleanest clothes in town!! LOL!! I've been working on a small blue triptych, and here's the progress so far. And I included a close up of my fave of the three.
I had a hard time opening up a jar of gel medium, so when I finally got it open and started gluing things down, I said, hey, why not use up the jar -- so glue and glue and glue I did!! It was fun to glue with abandon, and work on several projects that I have started but not finished. Here's my progress!
Here's to a snow day!
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