Sleepy Train of Thought . . .

I was lying in bed the other night, not quite tired enough to fall asleep, and came up with this. It's not at all close to being finished or anything, but it's a "rough draft" I guess you could say. I didn't want to forget the lyrics while I was sleeping, so I turned on my light and wrote them down on the back of a receipt - all that I could find.

Here are the lyrics, since the picture's not the clearest:

Late at night is my favorite part of the day

Lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling

Thinking about me and all that I want to be

I close my eyes

I hear you singing softly

I shiver once

You touched me more than you know

Driving down the West Coast, just me and my thoughts

The sun is too bright, it's burning my eyes

The radio's all static but it's better than silence

That's it and I would appreciate if no one copied these lyrics

© 2010 artsy_brainchild

Oldschool Arts and Crafts

Today in the art room there was a big bin of that string used for friendship bracelets so I decided to make one. It reminded me of arts and crafts that I used to do at summer camp. When the counselors were out of ideas to entertain us they would just give us a bunch of string. And when I was a counselor last summer, I did the same thing.

Here are some pictures of making the bracelet and the finished product:

Words of Wisdom For Your Mind to Eat Up

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting,

growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making

mistakes, and having fun.”

— Mary Lou Cook

“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go

after it with a club.”

— Jack London

“The world is but a canvas to the

imagination.”

— Henry David Thoreau

My Favorite Toy

So . . . what is my favorite toy? HOLGA. If you have never heard of a Holga, then google it right now. They are just about the awesomest (if that's a word), coolest, most amazing cameras ever. The Holga is actually entirely made of plastic, including the lens thats the reason that it takes really artsy, unique, sort of vintage looking photos. The light leaks just add to its awesomeness. Here are a few of my favorite photos that I've taken with my Holga:

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Welcome to my blog. I am really excited to do this because I love art and I don't usually get to express my creativity as much as I would like to. So enjoy my posts and feel free to comment with any ideas, suggestions, or just thoughts.

Thanks,

artsy_brainchild