Gingersnap

Dear Life's Plan, I promise to finally make a change. Do things one at a time. If there's a day in which I feel like writing, I’ll do that. If I want to be drawing or painting, I’ll do that. Cannot keep putting things off, cannot continue the laziness. I’m so much better than this! From this day forth, I’ll do the following things before the sleep of death falls upon me: · Finalizing a part of The Yellow Trolley Chronicles- preferably 1st novel. · Then laying the other two books to rest. · Focusing on writing other pieces- meaning continuing on short stories, vignettes, poems, letters, journaling, screenplay, and future novels. · Making art again- starting off with drawing, painting, and printmaking. · Coming up with some fantastic mural ideas for Thurgood Marshall (formerly Colonel White High School for the Performing Arts) and visiting Belmont more often to feel further inspired by watching these young creative high schoolers at work! · Outlining Library- the late night eclec...

Visited my former high school art teacher and best friend of 14 years (gasps! it's been a while, eh?) Carol Rogers at Belmont High School today. Look at these amazing prints from her creative high school students! Fun! Wildly funky! So impressive! They're using materials Mrs. Rogers got from the local recycling center, a place that always has discarded items that seem useless, but make for some very unique art! She's so great at eyeing objects and knowing that spark of magic! It's a trait of hers that's so profoundly influential to me. Isn't any wonder why I love her? And I'm not the only one! Heehee! :) Feeling a little inspired already and cannot wait to get to my drawing board! I so do miss printmaking! Mrs. Rogers and I had shared birthday lunch at Joe's Pizzeria with brilliant and awesome, James Pate, a man who is always filled with influential ideas and great insight. Such an honor that he took time of his schedule to follow us there! (We lost him ...