www.artsonia.com

Okay...art camp is in full progress and I've posted pics from session 1 on artsonia. Check it out. Enter zip 71038 when you get there and click on Art Factory. Parents: I have your "security keys" if you would like them so that you can check your child's messages. For those who are not familiar with artsonia: it is a secure online art gallery for kids. I have my school students on there too. Anyone can log on and look at our gallery and specifically your childs gallery. They will never post photos of your child (that's why there's no photos of THEM on there) and PARENTS have to APPROVE comments left for their child. You can order things with your child's artwork on them, and just share the site with friends and family far away.

As ALWAYS...I'm amazed at what they are creating. It is so cool to see them put their ideas on canvas. I love giving a child the freedom to create something. Anything. I look at all of these painting in my house tonight and I realize why I keep doing this every summer. I love spending time with your kids and I thank you for encouraging their creative spirit. My husband came in tonight and was looking at the kid's stuff and said that he thinks these are the best projects I've ever done with them .....(um....thanks???) I took it as a compliment that he even noticed. LOL

I took a road trip last weekend to Canton. Mom and Ginger talked me into it, and I'm glad they did. I had 5 PAGES of ideas after the first day. Seriously. I did. I found some TREASURES. Some of you have seen my prayer bench. $45. I'm refinishing it. It's a real old prayer bench/alter. Can you imagine how many prayers have been said there? I like having a designated place to pray.

I also found these old wooden spools. They were in the "junk" section. Hello, people? Do you not KNOW these are TREASURES? Mom and Ginger thought I was crazy. Then, they said they wanted one of whatever I made out of them LOL. I had an idea to paint the 10 commandments on a long strip of canvas, attach to the scrolls and roll up like an old-fashioned scroll and tie with a ribbon. Sounds cute, huh? It's on my list. If you're a scrapbooker, or just like cute things...check out this scrapbook superstar's website. www.donnadowney.com Read her blog and look at her "shop" section. She's actually the one that inspired me on the wooden spool thing. I probably would not have noticed them had it not been for a project in one of her books.

I"m still trying to figure out how to get pics on my blog. I don't think it's that difficult, but I need to spend some time learning how. I wish you could see the 15 HUGE black canvases in my house tonight. Tomorrow there will be 15 HUGE colorful, creative paintings. I can't wait.

Create.

Suzy