for today...

i got tagged by my sweet friend marla. so here are some random facts about me:


1. i'm allergic to bananas. they make my ears itch.

2. i went to Tech. i was a sorority girl. it took me 6 years to graduate.

3. i once spend an entire summer living in a tent. i was working at philmont scout ranch giving tours of the villa philmonte, once the summer home of waite phillips... phillips 66. i was called a "villa babe"

4. in high school i was on the flag line. we twirled big flags out on the field with the marching band.

5. my brother spencer has met julia roberts and gloria estefan. he also went fly fishing with jeff corwin. that's not really about me but its still a cool factoid;)

6. i'm a little obsessed with gilmore girls.

7. i like to use "lovely" as a form of sarcasm.


TAG!! you're it... jessica, ashley, jerrie :) can't wait to read your random factoids!

more later... including a picture of my new shoes. i'll be taking them out friday night!

lovelovelove
evan

a new soul...

it's a good week. my brothers will both be in town tomorrow. it's rare that i get to be with them both at one time. needless to say i'm super excited.

so in honor of my tree hugging brothers, here's me as a city girl-turned hippiechick:


and the feet of my precious sarah, the sweetest pea in the whole world:

and the very animated isaiah:

and a fun and inspiring video:


blessings to you and your beautiful soul.

fantastic

michael's band, cyrus was voted #1 in alt. rock on ourstage.com for march with their song delusional. they also were voted #2 in the finals (out of all the genres). congratulations, guys... i think it's fantastic!!!

so i got the chance to paint the "couch room" for Lakeridge UMC youth. i have wanted to paint this room for almost 4 years. finally, we got it done! it's the biggest project i've ever done. here's a peek...

and in this image, you see the beautiful raven. she helped me tremendously with this project. you can also see the FLOR tiles we put together for a gigantic rug.
and then it was Easter. for breakfast we took the kids to Krispy Kreme. as if they weren't going to have enough sugar in their easter baskets:)

isaiah's excited face...
...and sarah with her mouth full of chocolate. yeah she ended up having so much candy that she puked.
our weekend also included watching movies...

enchanted its really a must-see if you're a girl;) amy adams is hilarious.

american gangster its a rare occasion that michael and i actually get to see a movie like this... we're usually watching whatever the kids like. so this one was quite intense. it was very good though.

mr. bean's holiday isaiah loved this one! i did too. basically a foriegn film with a lot of heart. not your typical "mr bean" flick, but there was of course a little silliness:)

happy tuesday

today i wanted to share a few shots from our weekend. the kids and i were artsy fartsy all day saturday. we all had on our aprons and painted the day away...

here's sarah attempting to cut with scissors. of course the scissors are made of plastic, and they don't really work. but she thinks she's a big girl using them! i just love how she sits on those feet. notice the skinned elbow, aka "booboo".

it took bribing her with some easter candy to get this smile. hey, whatever works!

isaiah's always ready to smile for the camera...

so this is a painting that i've had in my head for a long time... specifically for this space. i finally got it done. it isn't for sale:)

latest flower

so here it is: my creative process...




i was inspired by this incredible photograph... so i got permission from the very talented rachel denbow. thanks, rachel!!

okay, here we go. i set up all my "stuff" at the kitchen table. so as long as my stuff is out, we get to have our family dinners at "the black table"... our more formal dining area. the kids think its really fun!

i decided this particular canvas needed some scripture written all over it, so i chose matthew 5: 3-12.

there's just something really great about getting paint all over your hands ;)



the beginning of the flower...

about halfway through...

the final product...
i'm pretty pleased at how it turned out. you can't really see it in the picture, but in real life the flower just radiates. there is a lot of depth to it and the yellow i used to highlight really pops out. i'll probably put it up on my etsy sometime next week if you're interested :D

i have lots of projects that i'm working on. i'm shifting gears a little and doing some pieces in the abstract. some very exciting stuff! i'll share more about them soon... hope you have a fantastic weekend.

love, e

somewhere over the rainbow...

i finally finished reading this. it was fantastic! politics, human interest, drama... so many layers. it definitely puts the movie from my childhood in perspective.

also, i saw this. also many layers... and incredibly inspiring!

ps. i've been working on a new painting... and taking pictures of it's progress. i'll share it all soon!

love, e