snapshots from the last few days......

Beautiful garnet necklace given to me for my 40th birthday from Susannah's friend Jacob.  

My birth stone:

Another birthday gift from my friend Melissa - a canvas made for me with a certain person in mind hahahaha :)  Hmmmmm I wonder who!!!  :)  

Maybe I should put this on the gate post at the end of the driveway:

Still finishing off the candy from the candy bar at the party:  

Rosie is constantly by my side wherever I am:

Cutting out bits and pieces on the cricut for my art journal homework ready for tomorrows class:

Tonights sunset.  february 1st 2012:

Rosie looking soooooooo sweet on the sofa the other day:

First set of classes ending.....

The first set of art classes are coming to an end over the next few days.  Childrens art journaling ended today.  My first teen art journaling class ends tomorrow...the next on Monday...Sculpture on Tuesday...the time has flown by and it is sad and yet exciting to have them end.  It is exciting because I can now say that I have survived my first classes and they went well and were a success and can look forward to the rest.  

I have a learned a lot from the last four weeks - things I would change...things I need to develop...things I definitely want to keep the same.

My students were wonderful and their work was amazing!!  I am so proud of them all!  Even those who weren't keen on art and were only here because their Moms dragged them here with their siblings (lol) created some pieces in the classes that were pretty fabulous!!!!  And there were students who were going home and spending all their free time doing more art and staying here extra time to create too :)  Which just makes me feel wonderful and makes me feel like my job is worth doing TOTALLY!!!

:)