I got free stuff!

Katie in June

Summer has been pretty, umm, boring so far. Mostly because I have no energy to do much. I see the light at the end of the tunnel though as week 12 of my third pregnancy approaches. I am enjoying the few plants I know how to grow, and I'm experimenting with a few others. I'm thinking of the art shows I have coming up and the tools I need for them. And planning planning for SCHOOL, already.....

Little Boy June

"I love being a NINJA! I find any stick that I can twirl around in my hand to nun-chuck whatever enemy I might find! On the couch! I'm starting to draw characters and animals. Mama is very excited. I don't do it when asked though. I'm a great helper getting dishes for meals and clothes for Eden. I love to help!"

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November 14, 2007

I got free stuff!

Remember I told you about the oodles of art supplies I got from my neighbor Rachel? We'll I have some better photos of it all. I went through a bit of it to determine if I needed to throw anything away, so far, very little has been tossed. She had back inventory from her ex's art supply store and it was just too much to hold onto it all. So she called me and asked if I wanted to go through it and see if there was anything I thought I could use. I was tired, I didn't feel like it at all, but I'm so glad I went. Brand, new brushes, boxes of acrylic paint, a gold leaf set, brayers for printing, brand new carving tools, tons of palette knives, itty-bitty tipped illustration pens, silver and gold paint pens (just in time for Xmas), templates for tracing shapes (Cat uses these all the time), molding clay, rapidiograph pen sets, varnishes and mediums for acrylic, did I mention free brushes? Dozens of them?

I'm overwhelmed because I was really worried about next semester and what I would do with my students. Now I think I need to teach a painting class. I didn't even ask and God dropped this in my lap. I'll never have to buy brushes again!