Sense of Accomplishment

Aside from keeping my sink clean and my toilets scrubbed, I've been doing some things that make me feel like I've accomplished something here recently. I started painting again. I haven't painted in months and months and have missed it, but it really does take up a huge space on my table. I had that handy-dandy "art desk" set up in my garage but have run into light problems. So. We'll just eat at TV tables for a few days while I paint with my crayons. (I had to go buy a whole box today just to get a white...how lame is that?) I've also lost the magazine clipping I was using to paint Dad's tulip field. I'm not sure what to do about that....except improvise....and maybe look up that photo I posted.....hmmmm, this blogging thing could come in handy after all.

Have I mentioned that I received an application in the mail for FLIMP in Alabama again this year? It's the art festival run by the state museum and I was in it last year but I think it may just be for Alabama residents. I got the application but it had been forwarded from our last Alabama address. I went ahead and sent it in.....who knows what they'll say? Maybe I'll have a good excuse to go back to Alabama for a weekend!

I've also managed to spin some silk. It's pretty tricky but I like it. I tried blending it with some wool and some cotton but am having best luck just spinning it straight. I may ply it with some cotton....as soon as I get the hang of spinning cotton which is also tricky. Now all I have to do is start using all this yarn! I'm stymied by not having cable. Knitting is so much more enjoyable with mind-numbing TV running in front of you. I may have to knit at Mom's house.