As we approach the end of the semester and everyone at school is stressed and tired, the topic of retirement inevitably comes up in the hall amongst the faculty. Once we vent, we’ll all struggle through these last couple weeks, take a few weeks off before summer term begins, and then be back at it full of energy and ready to go the first week of June. I always say that my retirement goal is to fully embrace irresponsibility. I…
And we’ve made it beyond the halfway point! This past week felt much better than the previous one. Life seemed a little calmer. I don’t know if it really was, but perception is reality. Lol! I looked forward to and enjoyed the daily time of meditation while making each of this week’s collages. Several messages came to me while creating during these last seven days. They are that: 1) it is not wise to make hard and fast judgements and…
Well, I managed to keep up with the daily collages last week, but totally forgot to post them here until I saw someone else’s weekly post on IG. (Thanks, Tina! So since we are already well into the next week, I’ll forego saying anything more about days 43-49 and just post the images. Thanks for stopping by! “Meditation #43” “Meditation #44” “Meditation #45” “Meditation #46” “Meditation #47” ”Meditation #48” “Meditation #49”
Well, this was a week of learning! I learned: My project this year is not conducive to traveling. I was in Las Vegas for about 36 hours. The trip was part of our 60-65 year of celebration. The main event was to see The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere. AMAZING! In addition to that we managed a day of work, a little sightseeing, some good food, and a positive return at the roulette table. And, no art time. I…
Last week we passed the 1/3 mark on the way to 100 days. Time is a funny thing. When I think about today being only the 88th day of this year and all that has happened since January 1, one hundred days seems like a very long time. And yet, looking forward, June 1st, day 100, which is still 64 days off, seems not too far away. Those are just random thoughts in this moment that have nothing to do…
This week was spring break for me. It should have been a week where creating came easy because I had very few things that I had to do. What I have learned about myself, however, is that I need structure. I do much better at getting all the things done when my days are packed and I know if I don’t do “it”, whatever “it” is, in the allotted time slot in my planner, “it” won’t get done. When I…
I find participating in The 100 Day Project to be good for me in many ways; some of them are expected and others are surprising. This project forces me to commit to something and actually get it done. It causes me to focus on one thing and not jump from project to project, and it it invites me to create something every day. Sometimes I can embrace each of those things for the good they bring and sometimes, like this…
Here we are, 14% of the way through this year’s !00 Day Project. So far, I am really enjoying my project this year. I actually look forward to the time each day when I am able to sit down, slow down, and turn meditation into collage and collage into meditation. Even with past projects that I have loved the finished product, I can say that there were many days that I didn’t look forward to the daily doing. Honestly,…
It is that time of year again, time for the 2026 100 Day Project! Actually it began on February 22, so today is day seven. If you are unfamiliar with The 100 Day Project, in short, it originated as a Yale University design assignment by Professor Michael Bierut in 2006 and has evolved into a global creative movement through the efforts of Elle Luna and Lindsay Jean Thompson. It’s goal is for individuals to pick a creative endeavor and do that…
A few glimpses from our rainy day of fun. Shopping at the Christmas Place. A wet walk around The Island, a touristy shopping and eating area. Because of the weather, Internet was down throughout The Island, so we couldn’t do much of anything, so no photos. Down time at the hotel The Hatfield and McCoys Feud Dinner. Super cheesy but good food and entertaining. Roasted marshmallows at the hotel. I don’t care for marshmallows so Jim was a…