I know, I know, I'm dreadful at this blogging thing. But I actually have been working my tail end off :). If you guys ever check my Instagram or Facebook  you might see some of the stuff I've been up to. But just in case...



  So this is the progression of a piece I made for the Together We Can charity auction in Wamego KS. I had a piece I was going to finish and give, but then the idea for a wreath popped up and I decided to go for it! THANK GOD I finished it in time for the auction. I painted a white canvas in acrylic paint and then went over it with some watercolor drips. Each of those lovely flowers was painted with watercolors and then cut out and glued down onto the canvas. With those little flowers I cut out each one individually, so needless to say it took quite a while. But I really love how it turned out :)
  So yeah that's what I've had going on. I'm thinking of making a few more flower wreaths. Any thoughts?

The finals hell is finally over! Whoopee!!!! I turned in my last paper earlier today and man do I feel free! I am so stinking excited to be done for the semester! Granted, I do have to take some classes this summer, but not near the full load I take during the school year. SO I HAVE FREE TIME!!! WOOHOO!! This means days at the pool with my mini man and days in the studio with my mini man and maybe even a mommy vacation with some friends or something. This is EXCITEMENT! So I will hopefully be talking to you guys even more than usual, which yes I'll admit really isn't much lol.
HOORAY FOR SUMMER!

  Well, today's been a sort of crummy day. In reality it's been fine there's just been this cloud of funkitude hanging over me. Really bums me out. But ANYWAY. Inspiration for today, hmm....
  As cheesy as it is today I'm going with nature. Now I'm not just talking your usual flowers and such {although I do love a good flower}. I have a particular love for succulents. A few reasons why:
A-They are ridiculously hard to kill.
B-They are ridiculously easy to care for.
C-They don't pollinate and therefore my allergies aren't trying to kill me.
D- They're very good houseplants without feeling like houseplants
E-THEYRE PRETTY.

Sadly none of the following photos are mine, I've attached links to their homes in case you wanna do some more research, they're from super cute posts and blogs}

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  Adorable, no? They're perfect for tiny planters, hanging planters, funky planters, really anything. {Yes I realize there are some cacti in there. While I have none yet I do aspire to get some}.

Films
Oh my I love films. There are some films that I have seen that, to be honest, just speak to my soul. Sounds ridiculously cheesy, I'm aware. But there are some things that make me want to be creative and get me all sorts of excited!

For instance, this new The Little Prince trailer. You can find it here. I am SO STINKING EXCITED. I get the fact that it may be a children's movie. This does absolutely nothing to deter my excitement. A lot of people have heard or red the story of The Little Prince. From what I know it's a pretty common occurrence in most high school french rooms. If not, it's the story of a little prince who lived on a planet scarcely bigger than himself, and the pilot who finds him in the desert and sits quietly to learn his story. A very whimsical and wonderful tail. Perfect for crazy minds like mine who simply can't stand normality. The movie's take on this classic story seems to be that there is a little girl leading an exceedingly normal life. She then meets her eccentric old neighbor who tells her the story from when he was a pilot of when he met the little prince. Book lovers all over seem to be going back and forth on wether this will be good or not. Personally, I think it's a wonderful adaptation. Keeping true to the story and themes from the book, but giving the production team a whole other story to get to create for the first time and mix in with such a well known tale.

Another film I'm constantly obsessed with is Amelie.

  So, something that inspires me...hm....other artists probably. I have a real addiction to watching artist videos. Doesn't matter if it's just watching them do their process or if it's an interview, I LOVE IT. Making art is an extremely personal process. So when you can watch someone go about this process and see how they do things and how they cope with things, it's just incredible to me. Very few people have ever seen me at my desk or in my studio fully in tune to creating, and probably not many more will. I get so zoned into my art that it's difficult for me to talk to anyone or even look at them without feeling weird cause I'm so in my process.

One place I love to find artist videos is on Vimeo. {no this isn't a sponsored post or anything, I just love this site}. To me it's a sort of artists youtube. And while you can find plenty of artist videos on youtube, this site is a bit more polished most of the time. You can search any art form and find cool videos to go with it or just browse all the cool videos they have.

I also have a pinterest board full of videos here.

So go! Get into other artist's heads and see what's going on. You might just find something that will help you create even greater things.

  OK! NEW GOAL! Let's keep an inspiration thingy going! I don't know if it'll be every day, every other day, or once a week {At least once a week though} but I'm gonna post something that inspires me! You guys ready?!