Got Art?

So, life has been buzzing with activity lately. I have been having a hard time coping with the frustrations and stress of some of my other classes; HOWEVER (!) my drug of choice lately (phrase often used by my psychology teacher) has been to completely immerse myself into the art world. It seems that the more stressful my life gets in other areas, I focus my attention and frustrations into getting some art done. Currently, I have 5 projects started and in different stages of completion. I also have another 2 GIANT projects in the planning/beginning stage. I am excited though. I've never had so much fun being stressed out. lol.

Projects that are going:
1. Dr. Seuss carved teapot for Mom. Will be glazed, fired, and finished.
2. Cup that will be bisqued and then I'll do some cool design on it.
3. Bottle that will be bisqued and then some cool glaze job.
4. The Funeral March of Marionettes. Creepiest music box ever. Also, disturbingly amusing. Pictures will come when finished
5. Watercolor painting. It's supposedly of a dancer, only it's extremely abstract with some almost unintentional symbolism as well. Something is missing though... don't really know what.

New projects:
1. Painting gnarly hobo teeth and tongue on the dark room door in Mr. G's room. He's already got a face over it, but it doesn't have a mouth. Also, disturbingly amusing.
2. CUBIC FACES!!!! I'm painting a giant mural (taller than I am and almost as wide as I am tall) of faces in the cubist style. I'm excited. :) I talk to the principal on Monday to see about hanging it in the school for an extended period of time.

Yay!

Such is life....

So... a lot of things have been going on lately. I've mostly been swamped with homework. My English teacher's idea for the cure to our senioritis* is to give us even more work than usual. This past weekend we had to read almost 200 pages as well as write an essay. This might sound like a lame complaint, however, my weekend was packed with other things. Friday we celebrated my aunt's birthday and no one left our house until about 10:15 PM. Saturday, I was up bright and early at 6:20 AM to go babysit at my neighbor's house for 13 hours. Sunday, I had a choir concert right in the middle of the day. Sunday night, I got about 4 hours of sleep (trying to lighten my load for Monday night) and then Monday night, I got about 3 hours of sleep. woo. Yesterday was kind of crazy too because I had junior youth group to do, which we ended early so that I could then go to my brother's work's reception. He works at Barnes and Nobles and they're opening a new store, so we got a sneak peek! Really, before the reception thing, I was feeling really stressed out, but then afterwards I was about as happy as can be! It's amazing the therapeutic power of books and good conversation. Now, if only I could remember that one book's title, I'd be all good. lol Actually, the real icing on my cake would be for me to find the wild goose in my little chase: the infamous book whose cover is white with a big orange dot on it.


*so called "disease" that almost all seniors undergo within the last few months of high school to where there is a lack of motivation to do work and an increase in procrastination