Wanna see some of my work?

This is my Fruit Series from Sculpure Class. I started with a real pear and used it to create this plaster mold. The pictures below were taken while I was making my last pear (the purple one). The assignment was to make a total of 5. One had to have a pattern repeat, one had to have something subtracted from it and one had to have something added to it. The other two were our choices. They are made to hang on the wall so I drilled a hole in the back of each of them and inserted a 16 gauge wire as a hook.

Well, that's it today. I will for sure get more on here later, maybe next week. I have my giant elephant, wood piece, weavings, and fabric piece as well as some other stuff.

Are You Creative?

Of course you are! I have to admit I stole this idea from yet another blog I read. Am I ever going to come up with my own stuff??

Anyway, I found this and thought it looked like fun so I tried it. It turns out I am an "Eyes Wide Open" kind of person. After reading the description I realized it fits me to a T. Crazy!


If you do this leave a comment on what you turned out! I would love to know.


http://youniverse.com/statement/module/ArtModule/Creative_youniverse

Sunday Chicken

I found this recipe and I thought I would share it with everyone. It is from one of those 3 Ingredient Recipe Books. I will find myself looking through the cabinets only to see a mixture of odds and ends and no idea what to do with them. I have a million cookbooks as well as an online account with www.Kraftfoods.com but I still find that it is hard to break my old habits of making my "staple" meals. This book has helped because there are no recipes that have more than 3 ingredients which means no sudden, not to mention inconvenient trip to the grocery store.

So, here it is!

4 chicken breast (halves)
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
shredded cheddar cheese

Cook the chicken breasts at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Take them out and add the soup then the cheese and cook again for another 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

As a side note my husband had this dish as a leftover first and he wasn't impressed but once he had it fresh from the oven he loved it.

Music Part II

Did anyone notice my last post was titled "Music" however it was never mentioned? Yeah, I am going to blame that on the fact that the TV was blaring "Go Diego Go" and my son was banging his feet on his highchair as fast and as loud as he possibly could while yelling "Mommy, Diego!, Mommy it's Diego!, Go Diego Go!, Baby Jaguar, it's Baby Jaguar Mommy!" Yes, that is his favorite show and we watch it religiously every night while eating dinner. But seriously, more about "Music" because I almost lost track... again.

Along with my recycling I am also trying to create a library of music that I can have in my classroom. I know that when I am working on a project I like to listen to music because it helps me not concentrate on what I am doing but why I am doing it. There is so much more freedom involved when you stop thinking about things. So, I am asking that if anyone has any suggestions on music I could add to my library please email me and let me know. It could be any kind; words, no words, fast, slow as long as it is appropriate to have in school.

Music

As I mentioned before in my last post I am getting ready to become an art teacher. I have already started collecting all kinds of things that I might find handy to have in my classroom. I have an ENTIRE carload of things that I have been stashing from work like discontinued catalogs, rug samples, old tile samples, etc. I have no idea how I will use some of these things but they all looked too useful to just toss in the trash! I have also been saving things at home like yogurt containers (with lids), foam trays (like the kind you get in the deli, no meat though), jars, etc. If anyone has anything they would like to share/save for me please let me know. Since I don't know where I will be teaching yet I have no idea what kind of budget I will be working with but I think it is good to recycle when you can anyway, right?

Thank you all for your emails and well wishes from my last post. I had no idea how many people check this little blog of mine?! Everyone has been so supportive of this little project even if I don't post that often. Maybe that can be a resolution of mine this year. Is it too late to make those? I have lots of posts to catch up with like my son turning 2, my grandpa's scarfs and my art projects from last semester.

Starting Over in 2009

I have been part-time and out of school for a month now and I love it! I have been able to catch up on so many things and of course spend more time with Caiden. We have had Tuesdays and Thursdays to stay home together and play play play. Next week I will start school again but I will be doing something I haven't done in 14 years- NOT WORK! Don't get me wrong, Student Teachers work their BUTTS off but they don't get paid to do it. This will be a new concept for me because I have worked since I was 15. My first job was at Little Caesar's Pizza in Jefferson City and I was too young to do anything other than answer phones and clean dishes- yuck! Since then I have done everything; food service, bars, clothing, design and of course working with kids. I can't wait to get back in the classroom and learn learn learn. It has been a long journey but I am almost at the end of the road. In May I will "graduate" with my certification and be eligible to teach Art K-12. Once I get a job I will be able to enroll in my final graduate class to end my schooling and recieve my MAT. So, wish me luck as I start my final year at UCM!

Things I Love

I stole this idea from one of the blogs I check (http://www.jessicaclaire.net/). She listed the 50 things she loves and the 50 things she hates. Since this is the holiday season I will stick with the things that I love. These are in no particular order and I'm sure I could have added more but...I didn't. If there is anything you agree with or would like to add let me know by leaving a comment!

1. Getting Christmas cards in the mail.

2. Hearing my son laugh

3. Jeans that fit perfectly

4. Jodi Picoult books

5. Boulevard Wheat with a splash of orange juice

6. Windows down, top open

7. Making things with my hands

8. The Fall

9. Illume Pineapple Cilantro candles

10. My Canon Rebel XT camera

11. The way my sisters and I are so much alike yet so different

12. Chicken Fajita Roll-ups from Applebees

13. Making my husband laugh

14. My Mom's cooking...especially her lasagna and cheesy potatoes

15. Looking at old photos

16. Getting ready for vacation

17. All the scarfs my Great Grandpa has made me

18. Walking my dog

19. Rock Music

20. Google Reader

21. Watching Fireworks

22. The way my husband gets me

23. Animal shelters that don't euthanize

24. Hearing funny stories about Cole & Abby

25. Fuzzy blankets

26. Spa/Adventura Palace Resort

27. Roller Coasters

28. Finding the perfect gift for someone

29. She-Ra

30. Tattoos

31. Art Supplies

32. Dave Matthews Band

33. Fondue

34. Finding clothes on sale

35. Babies

36. Snuggling

37. The silly faces my son makes

38. Playing the drums on Rock Band

39. The way my parents love me even when I've been a jerk-face

40. Chocolate & Peanut Butter

41. Being a mom

42. David Beckham

43. The color orange

44. The way the trees look in the fall

45. Joy Turner

46. My adorable cats and how they act more like dogs

47. Laughing so hard I cry

48. Getting together with friends I haven't seen in a long time

49. Sleeping in on rainy days

50. The way Arrowhead sounds when the fans are cheering

Have a Happy Holiday Season everyone!