Another St. Louis artist. Mary Engelbreit if you do not know her it is worth exploring.  A sample from her bio : An entire industry has grown up around Mary Engelbreit, but it all began with a young girl who just wanted to draw pictures.Mary moved into her first "studio," a hastily vacated linen closet in the St. Louis home where she grew up, when she was just 11 years old. "We jammed a desk and chair in there, and I'm sure it was 110 degrees," she remembers. "But I would happily sit in that closet for hours at a time and draw pictures."  http://www.maryengelbreit.com

St. Louis is an excellent place to live...if we only had a beach. We have a very active artist community. Once I am finished with school I will become engaged in all the fun activities and gather inspirations from artist like
Heather Haymart and Marybeth Shaw
http://www.heatherhaymart.com
http://www.mbshaw.com

"No great Artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist" 
~ Oscar Wilde

The photo is form some student work. It was a fun journey, what a mess I made creating this..my kitchen was a disaster. It finally came together. Deadlines help!

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our soul."
~Pablo Picasso

I hope to do that this week. I really want to accomplish something!

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for."
~Georgia O'Keeffe

I think this is a lovely quote that expresses exactly what I do with my work. 

The more organized I get the more I do not want to mess things up. So I am keeping the craft closet simple and easy to access. Maybe I should start taking bets as to how long it will look like this. I really am enjoying it! I like to open the door and just look at it. Silly I know. Having this in order means I can focus on the projects at hand and not let unfinished projects haunt me every time I need something. I have also spent less time at Hobby Lobby because I can find everything I need or want. 

This is my pride and Joy Bogey! He is pure joy! Bogey and I live with Dave. We have a very happy little family. 

What is good Art?
When it has its own internal logic. It took me a long time to get to this place, but that is the answer that I now give. I used to say that good art is like porn; you know it when you see it.
Catharine Clark, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco

Oz was a beautiful movie. The sets, costumes fantastic! It is a great story to go along with the Wizard of Oz! I enjoyed it, I'll see it again and again. The monkey has my Bogey's look. 

SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I'll let you know hw it is!

Every year my Aunt Joanne has a cookie exchange tea. I made this set for her this year. I used scrap paper, I think it turned out cute. It would look great on a wrapped package. I may also make bigger mugs as ornaments to inc. If any one would like a set please let me know.  I honestly work with any budget plus shipping. If you have a Tea or coffee lover you are looking to give a special one of a kind gift to please contact me. 

I can't explain how much I love quilling or why. But I just love it. I love looking at others quillers work, I love ordering paper. I love making my own strips. It is so much fun to be able to mix these vibrate colors.  This is a shot of my little tool box and I am so excited to see what is going to come of these.
Tomorrow I am going to see OZ the great and powerful. I am so excited. I know that I should not be because I know it can not be even close to as good as Wizard of OZ. I have not read reviews, I have not watched trailors. I want to have the excited for as long as possible. I feel giddy about it. I want it to be good!!