Sit. Stay. Smile. Photography & Art

Here are some pages from my art journal…a little bit of everything, some older, some new. I really enjoy using my photos in my journals and it is fun way to use them in another way… I am not a daily journaler. I sometimes go for weeks without adding anything to it. I wish I was more disciplined, but I have come to terms with the fact that I don’t really NEED to write about my day to day life. Words often frustrate me and I am much more likely to quote a verse from a song to express how I feel. I guess I am more a of a visual type of person. Anyhoo, here they are….thanks for looking!

I just wanted to take a minute and express my sadness over the events yesterday at Va Tech…What a totally useless, sensless and cowardly act. My heart goes out to those poor families who lost their kids yesterday…I cannot even imagine their grief. Va. Beach is a huge Hokie alumni spot…Many of my friends attended there or have kids there now and luckily all are safe. They are just blown away that something so horrible could happen at their school, but you know what, it can happen anywhere these days…Sad but true. Light a candle for those who lost their lives and for the families missing them…

I am loving this new technique…it is very Holga-esque to me which is why I am diggin’ it so much I think. The looks I get from people are pretty funny as well while taking the photos. The reason for this is probably because I have a cut up Fruity Pebbles cereal box attached to the camera to keep out stray light. It looks pretty goofy, but does the job. Maybe I will cover it in black duct tape so I can “look” more professional…ha ha! Like that will help…If you are interested in the technique, check out the Flickr group called “Through the Viewfinder” (Ttv)

and see what it is all about. Watch out, it’s addicting…

Well, as you can see my husband and daughter had a blast…Two peas in a pod I tell you…I am not a roller coaster kind of girl. I would be yakking in the nearest garbage can. I did get talked into Splash Mountain which scared me to death and I also rode Pirates of the Carribean and the Haunted Mansion which I love. Overall it was a good trip, a little crowded, a little rainy, but also a lot of fun for my “two” kids”. My husband rode every roller coaster he could find several times and my daughter went on the ones she was able to being 50″ tall. We stayed at a Disney Resort eventhough we only went to the Magic Kingdom for one day. By the end of the trip I have to say, if one more person told me to “Have a Magical Day” I thought I was going to barf. They kill you with that Disney hospitality and after 5 days I was done…It’s nice to be home!

Well, we had our first snow shower of the season here today….APRIL!!!! First time it has snowed here in Va. Beach in April since the 1950′s….Thank God we leave for Florida in the morning! Off to Orlando for a few days for a Spring break getaway…It will be crowded but at least it will be warm! Have a great holiday to all my blog buddies out there!