I am an artist!

Art in the sun! Can it get any better than this? (Yes, I could be in a comfortable bed and with someone who doesn't snore like a dying cow.)

I love my Arts Director at Wasatch County Schools. She is one of my favorite people. She won "Art Teacher of the Year." She also writes many grants for our district to help the teachers integrate arts into their lesson. I started attending art workshops during the last school year. It has been very fun, especially since I like to sing, dance, act, and occasionally drawing.

Things have progressed well in the arts arena in my life. As previously mentioned I have actively participated in the arts in my personal life. The last four days I have been at a Utah Art Education Association (UAEA) conference. It has been a great weekend! I helped present with JoAnn and her Eric Carle project. I also attended several great workshops.

We drove to St. George on Wednesday night. It was overcast in Midway and it got worse as we drove south. We pulled into our hotel at 11:25 pm. Then we stayed up for another 3 hours.

The next morning we went to breakfast and then hit the hot tub. It was great in the hot tub! It was extremely therapuetic. What was said in the hot tub stays in the hot tub. Eventually we had to get out of the hot tub to get ready for the Paint Out. I wasn't real excited about the Paint Out until I had finished my watercolor pencil drawing. It looked so great. I am going to put it up on my brag board.

After the Paint Out we went back to the hot tub. The bathing suit was cold getting on since it was still wet. But a quick jog and the hot tub was soaking my bocy. Then we waited for the rest of the Bohemian Babes to arrive.

On Friday, JoAnn had her two presentations. Both went fabulously. I was a little disappointed that my llama didn't turn out better in our Eric Carle project, but it was fun to be there and support JoAnn, Art Teacher of the Year.

Today I attended a workshop about African kalimbas. It is a musical instrument that is played with thumbs, so it is also referred to as a thumb piano. Stephen Pratt, the teacher, prepared 100 of them out ouf clay. We got to paint it and adhere the 14 gauge wires. I wish I had a picture of my kalimba.

We head home tomorrow. I am going to miss the spring-ish weather here in the south. I will also be dreading the return of snow on the streets and sidewalks back at home.

Arts Rock!