Isn't it adorable!?! I am about half-way finished with a 'two-point perspective' drawing of it, I guess I'll post that on the sketchbook sometime. So anyway, I just love that house!
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Here is the 'Art House'!
Isn't it adorable!?! I am about half-way finished with a 'two-point perspective' drawing of it, I guess I'll post that on the sketchbook sometime. So anyway, I just love that house!
Monday, October 24, 2005
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Tis incredible but true!
That would be myself and Kevin Max, that's right KEVIN MAX!!! Lukolas and I waited at Bongo Java for a couple of hours before the show and we were just waiting for him to show up. (Don't get their Hot Chocolate) I kept on saying, "Oh! Is that him?!" To which the sibling replied, "You'll know him when you see him." Of course, he was right, cause when he came around the corner we knew it was him. He walked like two feet in front of our table and gave me a big smile. If you thought I was excited before I got there, you should have seen me after that!
Wow, the concert was absolutely incredible! Unlike some artists, his voice is perfect live. He sang these songs from his new album, The Imposter: 'Confessional Booth', 'The Imposter', 'Sanctuary', 'Your Beautiful Mind', 'The Royal Path of Life', Stay, 'I Need You, The End' and 'Seek' from Between the Fence and the Universe. I thought my heart would surely break while he was singing "I Need You ,The End". I know I was on the verge of tears! Lukolas and I were hoping he would have sang "Dead in Moon", but I guess it would have sounded strange acoustic/ live. I've never heard 'Prayer Chain', but a guy named Andy something from that group played the guitar for him. He also read some of his poetry and showed us a picture he drew of Freddie Mercury with a cape and fangs. That part was random, but hilarious! He is so funny and very personable, even my dad seemed pretty impressed, maybe. Afterwards, we got in line to talk to him. I started thinking, "What on earth am I going to say to him?" I decided to stop thinking and figured that I'd say whatever happened to pop out of my mouth. So here was my smooth opening line, ready?: 'Hello'. Wow, I know, that's so deep. Anyway, he said, you know," Hi! What's your name?" So I told him and we went round and round about how weird my name is. Then he told me that I had an excellent dress and we talked some about my little costume 'problem'. Not that I was wearing a costume, but hey, people have told me that they wanted to be me for halloween! So then he signed my 'Sterotype Be' cover and he saw my backpack and was like, "Your backpack is incredible!" So he signed that too! After we got a picture, we left and I was so happy! I met Kevin Max! One day, I'll gather my Grand-children aroung me and they'll say, " Tell us about the time you met Kevin Max!" Then I'll tell them with glossy eyes, " It was incredible!" I'm so glad I got this opportunity, it was great. Lukolas and I may never recover!
Oh, and did I mention that Kevin Max is incredible?
Friday, October 21, 2005
Fairies
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
It’s not so very, very far away;
You pass the gardener’s shed and you just straight ahead-
I do so hope they’ve really come to stay.
There’s a little wood, with moss in it and beetles,
And a little stream that quietly runs through ;
You wouldn’t think they’d dare to come merrymaking there-
Well, they do.
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
They often have a dance on summer nights;
The butterflies and bees make a lovely little breeze,
And the rabbits stand about and hold the lights.
Did you know that they could sit upon the moonbeams
And pick a little star to make a fan,
And dance away up there in the middle of the air?
Well, they can.
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
You cannot think how beautiful they are;
They all stand up and sing when the Fairy Queen and King
Come gently floating down upon their star.
The King is very proud and very handsome;
The Queen- now can you guess you that could be
( She’s a little girl all day, but at night she steals away)?
Well- it’s ME!
'Fairies' from 'Fairies and Chimneys' by Rose Fyleman
It’s not so very, very far away;
You pass the gardener’s shed and you just straight ahead-
I do so hope they’ve really come to stay.
There’s a little wood, with moss in it and beetles,
And a little stream that quietly runs through ;
You wouldn’t think they’d dare to come merrymaking there-
Well, they do.
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
They often have a dance on summer nights;
The butterflies and bees make a lovely little breeze,
And the rabbits stand about and hold the lights.
Did you know that they could sit upon the moonbeams
And pick a little star to make a fan,
And dance away up there in the middle of the air?
Well, they can.
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
You cannot think how beautiful they are;
They all stand up and sing when the Fairy Queen and King
Come gently floating down upon their star.
The King is very proud and very handsome;
The Queen- now can you guess you that could be
( She’s a little girl all day, but at night she steals away)?
Well- it’s ME!
'Fairies' from 'Fairies and Chimneys' by Rose Fyleman
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Ello!!! (Ding! Ding!)
Ello all! I 've just returned from a merry bicycle ride through merry Lebanon! Yesterday, I rode up to the old military school, Castle Heights, to draw some of those buildings.(When I'm done, I'll put them up here.) Anyways, my bicycle is a green and shiny Schwinn from the sixties, and I am madly in love with it! However, I became aggravated at it when I (finally) reached the square and I couldn't get my lock to work! Grr! But in the end, I had a lovely hour-long ride and saw lots of beautiful homes that I am going to draw.
Oh yeah, and that's my new hat!
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
A Day in the Life...
Cumberland... Let's recap the day, shall we?
BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! I awake to my VERY annoying alarm clock, wondering ( there I go again) why my feet are sticking out from under my covers, because I simply can not sleep without at least one blanket cacooned all about me, now that it is fall (sigh). I don't take too long to ponder that for fear of my clock waking my next door neighbor, who is obsessed with wizards (not that that is important, it's just interesting). In ONE fell swoop, leap, descent, and dive, I fly from my bed and smack the clock. It's six, time to rise and whine, uhh, I mean, shine. He he, oh. Anyway, then I have my devotions. This usually takes about 30-45 minutes and is crucial to my surviving the day! Always, always, always there is a verse I read that applies itself with flashing notice signs to a situation later that day. Today it was Pslam 32:8 ( one of my favorites, it's even on my concrete wall) : "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye." This verse really encouraged me today. I have been kinda sad of late, I mean, Cumberland doesn't have the largest 'scope for imagination' ever, neither does it have the largest body of believers. In fact, it often seems I am the only one, like a missionary to a foreign land. Does this make sense? Anyway, I say all that to say that it doesn't matter. The God that created this entire universe and could just as easily destroy it, loves me and will guide and instruct me. Me, as insignificant to the grand scheme as I am. It's amazing, and I could never hope to fully understand it.
SO, after that minor revelation, I went to breakfast and consumed 4 pieces of stale canteloupe ( and tea). Yummy. I fear I shall waste away eventually! Woe is me! ( Ok, what did you expect, I just got back from the theatre!) Then, I spilt cranberry juice all over my Yellow Submarine shirt, which was, you guessed it, yellow. What makes this so great is that I had a speech to give! HA! I just laughed at it, I don't know why I didn't go right back to my room and change, but I thought it was so funny!
Off, to english, to read and discuss (yuck) essays written by feminists, how exciting. Then to Anthropology, where we watch an hour long video about tattoos, though I can't tell you why on earth we did. Next came..... SPEECH! Which went very well, even with the stain. Then I grabbed a piece of pizza and some 'summer berry' tea and went for a walk. I considered going to the library, but I can see it now:
"Have you got anything new?!"
" Not since yesterday!!!!" Just like on Beauty and the Beast. Except Belle left with one book. I left with enough huge books to cause the librarian to say, " Wow! It looks like you looked for every large book in the building and grabbed it!" Maybe I did?!
So I opted to stroll around. The campus is very lovely, but there are no flowers. I am in the process of begging the president to let me plant some. So I was strolling along, then I realized, "Oh, It's time for History!" I rushed to my room and got my book and was in my seat in under three minutes, and that was after I entered a psycology class in progress, so that must be a record!
After all my classes were over , I came back and finished my costume for my sunday school class party. We're dressing up like characters from musicals. I bet you can't guess who I'm going as! Christine from the Phantom of the Opera! So I have a huge poofy pink dress with a bustle and everything, and a red velvet cape that I just finished today. It is the same dress she has on during the Masquerade. Then I dicovered that Kevin max is coming to Bongo Java to have a concert and did a happy dance! I also danced about my room to the groovalicious tunes of Nat King Cole and Mary Poppins on my record player, trying to block out the band playin right outside my window and Mr Murphy screaming at them, " STOP! THAT'S LESS THAN MAGICAL!!!!" I wonder what he considers magical? I then went to the cafeteria to find some broccoli to eat ( it was my only choice, and I didn't feel like tea with broccoli).
Then comes the best part of the day, which is normally the hours spent in the theatre, but today it was the FCA meeting! Tonight was the first night I attended the meeting and I loved it! There were only about ten of us, but we sang and prayed and heard a short, but quite relevant, message from Pastor Cook. It was about the difference betwixt beief and faith, using Rom 10:17 and Heb. 11:1. It was great! But best of all, I found the other Christians here, even if there were only ten! Of course, there are, I hope, more that go to church elsewhere on Wed. nights. But we had a blessed-ly wonderful time.
From there I walked to the theatre to talk to Doc about measuring for costumes. That wasn't too exciting.
Now we find me sitting upon my 'princess-and-the-pea' bed typing up a storm to make up for lost time. As long as this post is, it may make up for future time too! Anyway, that's all, and thanks for listening to the thoughts of a poor, lonely art student! I'm off to bed, or better yet, to read my Byron, Keats, and Shelley book that smells like an attic. Good night, God bless, and may you all dream lovely dreams!
"She walks in beauty like the night....."
BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! I awake to my VERY annoying alarm clock, wondering ( there I go again) why my feet are sticking out from under my covers, because I simply can not sleep without at least one blanket cacooned all about me, now that it is fall (sigh). I don't take too long to ponder that for fear of my clock waking my next door neighbor, who is obsessed with wizards (not that that is important, it's just interesting). In ONE fell swoop, leap, descent, and dive, I fly from my bed and smack the clock. It's six, time to rise and whine, uhh, I mean, shine. He he, oh. Anyway, then I have my devotions. This usually takes about 30-45 minutes and is crucial to my surviving the day! Always, always, always there is a verse I read that applies itself with flashing notice signs to a situation later that day. Today it was Pslam 32:8 ( one of my favorites, it's even on my concrete wall) : "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye." This verse really encouraged me today. I have been kinda sad of late, I mean, Cumberland doesn't have the largest 'scope for imagination' ever, neither does it have the largest body of believers. In fact, it often seems I am the only one, like a missionary to a foreign land. Does this make sense? Anyway, I say all that to say that it doesn't matter. The God that created this entire universe and could just as easily destroy it, loves me and will guide and instruct me. Me, as insignificant to the grand scheme as I am. It's amazing, and I could never hope to fully understand it.
SO, after that minor revelation, I went to breakfast and consumed 4 pieces of stale canteloupe ( and tea). Yummy. I fear I shall waste away eventually! Woe is me! ( Ok, what did you expect, I just got back from the theatre!) Then, I spilt cranberry juice all over my Yellow Submarine shirt, which was, you guessed it, yellow. What makes this so great is that I had a speech to give! HA! I just laughed at it, I don't know why I didn't go right back to my room and change, but I thought it was so funny!
Off, to english, to read and discuss (yuck) essays written by feminists, how exciting. Then to Anthropology, where we watch an hour long video about tattoos, though I can't tell you why on earth we did. Next came..... SPEECH! Which went very well, even with the stain. Then I grabbed a piece of pizza and some 'summer berry' tea and went for a walk. I considered going to the library, but I can see it now:
"Have you got anything new?!"
" Not since yesterday!!!!" Just like on Beauty and the Beast. Except Belle left with one book. I left with enough huge books to cause the librarian to say, " Wow! It looks like you looked for every large book in the building and grabbed it!" Maybe I did?!
So I opted to stroll around. The campus is very lovely, but there are no flowers. I am in the process of begging the president to let me plant some. So I was strolling along, then I realized, "Oh, It's time for History!" I rushed to my room and got my book and was in my seat in under three minutes, and that was after I entered a psycology class in progress, so that must be a record!
After all my classes were over , I came back and finished my costume for my sunday school class party. We're dressing up like characters from musicals. I bet you can't guess who I'm going as! Christine from the Phantom of the Opera! So I have a huge poofy pink dress with a bustle and everything, and a red velvet cape that I just finished today. It is the same dress she has on during the Masquerade. Then I dicovered that Kevin max is coming to Bongo Java to have a concert and did a happy dance! I also danced about my room to the groovalicious tunes of Nat King Cole and Mary Poppins on my record player, trying to block out the band playin right outside my window and Mr Murphy screaming at them, " STOP! THAT'S LESS THAN MAGICAL!!!!" I wonder what he considers magical? I then went to the cafeteria to find some broccoli to eat ( it was my only choice, and I didn't feel like tea with broccoli).
Then comes the best part of the day, which is normally the hours spent in the theatre, but today it was the FCA meeting! Tonight was the first night I attended the meeting and I loved it! There were only about ten of us, but we sang and prayed and heard a short, but quite relevant, message from Pastor Cook. It was about the difference betwixt beief and faith, using Rom 10:17 and Heb. 11:1. It was great! But best of all, I found the other Christians here, even if there were only ten! Of course, there are, I hope, more that go to church elsewhere on Wed. nights. But we had a blessed-ly wonderful time.
From there I walked to the theatre to talk to Doc about measuring for costumes. That wasn't too exciting.
Now we find me sitting upon my 'princess-and-the-pea' bed typing up a storm to make up for lost time. As long as this post is, it may make up for future time too! Anyway, that's all, and thanks for listening to the thoughts of a poor, lonely art student! I'm off to bed, or better yet, to read my Byron, Keats, and Shelley book that smells like an attic. Good night, God bless, and may you all dream lovely dreams!
"She walks in beauty like the night....."
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Hang on, I'm thinking....
Been VERY busy of late, so my posts have been pictures or something that doesn't require much thought. As soon as I get some free time, I'll post something that is remotely thoughtful, I hope! I hope everyone is having a groovy day, I am, mostly because I am sitting on the front porch of the Art House, as I call it, or the Lawlor Art Studio, as everyone else calls it. Wow, Dr.Rivers would have a cow if he saw that sentence, oh well! Anyway, see you all later!
Oh yes, I have an audition today at 4:00 for the part of Josephine in the H.M.S. Pinafore. Please pray!!
Oh yes, I have an audition today at 4:00 for the part of Josephine in the H.M.S. Pinafore. Please pray!!
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