Bring Coloring Books Back!

My little sister loves to color, My dad buys her coloring books every time we go to walmart - BUT he also buys them for me, Yep I love to color. I believe that coloring is a very therapeutic tool for a few reasons:
1) it makes you feel like you are adding life to something by adding color.
2) i believe that it takes you back to your child hood, it makes you feel carefree and infinite.
3) its just plain FUN.

I am sorry if some people dont feel like this is art, but to me anything that has color is artistic!

Play with Clay

I have found that making clay things is one of the best ways to get creative with arts and crafts. I have spent hours upon hours making clay creations. Some of my personally favorite things to make are : Beads, Runes, Bowls, And Incense burners.
Here is a quick totorial on how to make some Runes [ For those of you who don't know what runes are, they are a type of divination, much like astrology, or tarot cards, just fun to learn to read and play around with]

What you'll need
-Clay : Get it at hobby Lobby
-Bowl of water
-Paint brushes, pottery tools
-Towel

You mold the clay by rolling it between your hands they will look like skipping stones , if they are lumpy mold them with fingers, or a paintbrush.
Then decided what alphabet you will use on them, Mine have the elder FUTHARK. You then take a sharp pottery tool, and mold the design of the letters into the clay stones.
Let dry over night, them paint to your liking, using color charts or for fun.

If this really isnt your thing, then look up tutorials on line of how to make beads and other fun things with clay!

...Art on youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THW32EDJOgY

This is both Fun and Artistic. I believe that color shows more emotion than anything on earth , under music of course.
I don't have much to post on this particular blog, other than we should all try it.

Art, or Not.

I think that graffiti can be some absolutely beautiful works of art. I also believe that it is a totally different kind of art than anything you would find in a museum. when you rid of all the gang work, and rude, disrespectful graffiti , you find some of the most beautiful murals there are. There is indeed a line between what is and what isnt okay.
It is okay on :
Abandoned trains
Abandoned cars
Abandoned buildings
Burnt buildings
Areas that allow (music festivals, places like little five points ect. ect. )

It is NOT okay:
Peoples car
Peoples property in general
Especiallys someones home
New train cars.

Basically its okay in the right places. It is beautiful art.

Diorama

I did my Diorama on religious tolerance. I used COEXIST as my main expression. I am a huge advocate for this because living in the south with a predominantly christian family - I have had a hard time dealing with them since I personally am not Christian. I believe that people should give all the faith they have to the spiritual path they wish to follow and should follow it with there heart- not letting any negative influence from others let them stray from what they desire. I also have an absolutley huge problem with people who believe that earth based religion such as paganism and wicca [which is a branch of paganism, as babtist is to christian] are devil worshiping religions. This is an uneducated statement and belief. Paganism is a prechristian religion, and does not believe in the christian devil therefore they would NEVER worship it, Rather they worship the over all energy and power of earth. I think that my diorama is a bold statement since some religions are taught to be defensive and preach what they believe to others, but in this world we absolutely must learn to tolorate other religions, and more than anything have respect about it.

My best friend Ginny, The dancer

When I met Ginny In 9th grade, she told me she was good at 2 things :Politics and Dancing.
Ginny told me that she had been dancing her whole life and for A while i didnt understand. I thought oh- she is a good dancer. Then one day I saw her dance. I felt like i was at a professional ballet, every move she made was filled with grace and poise. She was gliding, almost flying with the moves she made. Ginny only does Ballet & Ballroom, and I never thought Ballroom dancing could be the least bit interesting until i saw Gin dance around the room in 6 inch heels completely flawlessly. Dance usually comes right along with music, which to me are two things that are just bleeding with emotion. When Ginny dances - or anyone dances- it shows struggle, strength, emotion, and human nature. When Ginny is upset, she dances- i have seen her dance on car roofs, playgrounds, and pool-tables- its just part of her, its her art expression.

Why I believe this Film is a work of art.

Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Although all the beauty of the films were only made possible because the Brilliant J.r.r Tolkien - the people working on set of these movies totally created another world. The set, costume, makeup , and prop designers did such a great job. The movie displayed several races, and regions- all of which were totally completed for the movie. This movie portrays human struggle, emotion, weakness, strength, and many other things that make this movie a work of art, along with one of the most beautiful musical scores ever made.