stitching

It has been an entire week since I posted last, but rest assured. It has not been dull. This week my internship at the Springfield Art Association began. It will be my fifth summer with them. The last few days have been full of prep work for art camp. I've been making finger painting examples, testing out silkscreens, cutting up endless piles of mat board and making lots and lots of coffee. The kiddies come next week: four and five year olds. The name of their camp is called "Mini Monets". I love it. This age group is my favorite. They are hilarious.

I also will mention that after hours of research, stewing and in store visits, I purchased a Nook e-reader. It is the absolute best thing ever. The only downside is that all I want to do is read, all of the time. I guess you could argue that's not a downside. But between work, my brother's high school graduation party, relatives from California in town and cuddling with my nook, I've been playing around with some stitching. My grandmother gave me some of her embroidery hoops last fall and I just love the look of them, not to mention their practicality. This is just a sample piece I've been playing around with using embroidery floss on cotton and simple shapes. I'm envisioning a larger piece later, or perhaps a patchwork wall hanging of some kind.

Tomorrow I'm headed back down south again to see the new Darwin exhibition opening at the St. Louis Science Center as well spend some relaxing time with Brandon. Hopefully this weekend will include a visit to the Botanical Gardens and some wild blackberries as well. Next week I'm hoping to share with you the fruits of my paper making class as well as my first attempt at book binding with said paper.

Happy weekend!