Dear Internet...

My stomach turns to think of you right now. Any object that ties me to you, I want to break into a million pieces and melt into oblivion. In solidarity with a child I know whose beauty and innocence your tentacles have tried to crush, I am stepping away.

I have no idea when or if I'll be back.

Michele

Question: What do you do with a glaringly blank wall...

.... and an irrepressible urge to cover it?

Answer: Take your foam trays collected over the last three and half years and a roll of masking tape. And stick it up there.

Obviously.

♥M

This Still Life is Cheesy...

Nevertheless, I like it!

One of my painting classmates and I had a brief conversation the other day. It went something like this:

Me: "So where will you be hanging that one?"

Painterina: "What do you mean "hanging"? If by "hanging" you mean which closet will I be storing it in, then that would be the spare bedroom closet."

Me: "You don't display your paintings?"

Painterina: "Naw."

Me: "Why not?"

Painterina: "No wall space."

Me: "Oh."

I don't know about you but if I'm going to expend effort, time and money creating paintings, I will be proudly displaying those babies on my walls by Jove.

I mean, everyone's gotta start somewhere, right? Why do you think a mom proudly displays her child's artwork on the fridge? Is it because that child has necessarily created a work of genius? In most cases, no. It's more like a symbolic hug that says: "You and your creation are wonderful. I'm hangin' it up!"

What's wrong with giving yourself the same hug? I say, do not hide your art under a barrel - or in a closet - no matter what level you're at. Hang it up there and be proud!

Me? I carved out a spot for this one in the dining room where we have our meals. I think it will be right at home there with all the other food stuffs.

♥M