…the sigh isn’t because I am dreading going back to work, I actually have a pretty good gig…they pay me to teach art.  Awesome.  But I will miss the freedom to do things on my own schedule, which for the most part has been great about this summer.  This has definitely been a productive summer for me…I feel like I have gotten some work done, not that I attained some sort of enlightenment or anything…I just put these hands to work.   As the school year looms ahead, I know that I will just have to manage my time.  (IMS kids, if you are reading my blog- help keep me inspired and motivated to work on my own art! Ask me what I am working on!)  Completely achievable.  Rambling on…

I will be photographing and posting the trees later this week.  I had planned to do this earlier today but that didn’t happen.  I got lazy after lunch, and the stormy weather sure didn’t help.  I did, however, manage to take some group shots of the drawings before lunch, thanks to my husband. (See photo above) Last night  I had was trying to think of a place that would be big enough, and have enough light, to photograph the group as a whole, before I nodded off to sleep I thought of the mall.  There are a ton of open courtyard areas with skylights, and it was pretty empty except for the mall-walkers.  I have already sold one of the trees, and will be posting others on Etsy later, so I may not have all of my trees  later…but they are  documented.  Now time to move on.

I have two projects that I need to work on now; first priority is my entry for the ECU School of Art and Design Alumni Show. That is due this month.  Also, I am creating a piece based on the film ‘Firestarter’ by Stephen King for a show down in Fort Lauderdale. (Right)   In typical fashion, I started that latter first even though it has a later due date.  Go figure.