One thing that I love to do is hang around creative people who love art. It’s a great way to stretch your mind a little bit and possibly do and think of things that you normally wouldn’t. Amy is one of my friends who seems to feel the same way, so we set aside a day and deemed it “Art Day” to create and play around with forms of creative expression. We started early (10:00) in the morning with some pancakes and painting. We also tried some CitraSolv art similar to this. It didn’t work out so hot. Well, the photo transfer parts didn’t, anyway. They make it look so easy in all those tutorials! We worked well into the evening trying out various techniques and projects. Stephen came over that evening as we were breaking out the Frank Sinatra on the record player and I was readying my latest melted crayon art piece. We helped him create a wax heart out of melted crayon shavings for his fiance, Carrie. It was a fun day, one that I wish would have had more hours. Maybe one day we’ll be able to have an Art Week!

Here’s a little photo gallery of the day:

Amy worked on a project using CitraSolv and National Geographic Magazines
My first watercolor in progress
Amy painted a beach on a canvas. She said,
We went down town so I could take some pictures of signs for my friend Amy Jackson, who plans to do some letter art.
A picture of a shiny ceiling.
Found this in a studio front.
Back at the house, we finished our watercolors of space by adding some oil paint and glitter!
The beginnings of my heart crayon art.
Stephen came over and we helped him get started on a project
Shaving crayons to put in the oven.
Here's my finished
Another shot of the heart.
Stephen with his melted crayon heart that he gave to Carrie (so sweet)!

 

And here’s a video Stephen shot with his iphone of me goofing off with the new heart I made: