Friday, September 30, 2011

ART FIELD TRIP!!!!!!!!

So, what have I been up to on the school front these days??  Well, I have a lot to do every day....  a lot!!  I have a minimum of 5 different classes, in 2 different schools- a couple days per week I have 6.  That is a lot of prep work!!  But because I am an absolute maniac about my students, I took them on a field trip.  You know, because I like to live on the edge.  HAHA!!
Love this place!!

Actually, I feel an obligation to take my students to the Concrete Park in the nearby town of Phillips, WI.  The Concrete Park was built by a local man who had retired from logging, owned a bar, grew ginseng and was an artist!  He made over 230 sculptures in a 10 year period, as a man of 65 years old.  The importance of this Park is recognized all over the United States as a prime example of outsider art- art that is created by non-trained artists- and has been been studied by many.

I did my thesis on the art of Fred Smith and so I feel very connected to it and feel the need to have art students visit.  Many of them have lived in the area all their lives and have never been to the Park.  Such a shame, it is an incredible environment!

Work shop area

Kids in activity building


Raining and we were cold!








One of my favorite images- love the tree of life

Love the horses!

Cool headdress

Cute girl drawing

Another cute girl drawing




Funny!  

Looks like a bear hound!!  

Notice the tail lights and reflectors






More drawing

That's all of us!!

Fine looking group, don't you think!?!

In other news, we are also repainting a sign for the scoreboard.  Thank heaven for my students!!!

So the Mad Art Teacher rolls on!
Finding joy in everyday events.....

Until next time- be a joy giver!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

BATHROOM UPDATE!!!!

So here is the bathroom update as promised.  The only thing is that the trim is not on yet, that should be accomplished this week.  And then I will have to paint it.
So I staged the place with the only towels that look decent in there, so if there are any gift giving friends/relatives/passing acquaintances who want to buy me a nice thick mushy set of brown or cream towels, that would be FANTASTIC!!!!  :)  Lol.

Also, you will see in the photos the lovely glass of dark and nasty beer that I love so much that later (about 5 minutes later) became a tragedy.  That is right, the whole thing spilled right on the kitchen floor-- such a waste of perfectly good Berghoff beer.  Fortunately the wine glass did not hit the floor, not sure how I ended up having the little rim at the bottom under my hand, but I did. So the kitchen then smelled pretty stale for the evening, had to get out the Mr. Clean and everything.  Only got to have about 1/4 bottle, tops.  Sigh.

So here goes some photos for you-
 And btw, we have an unusual situation, in that there are two doors into this bathroom.  In that tiny little room, it is insane, but what are you going to do?

North/east corner

South/east corner- I hate the lack of trim to show you

Door and shower area

Awesome new bathtub and shower.  Notice the beer about to sacrifice itself.
 I enjoy drinking my beer in wine glasses.  Makes me feel special!  :)
Love the little splash of blue in the shower curtain

Yay!!

Tile of fabulosity!!
Unsung hero- fan, HEATER,  and light!!!
Now this will give me joy everyday!!!
Debi admiring her handywork, along with the skills of Carpenter Joe

Wanna see how it began???  Remember that??   Ugh, I am trying to forget.....



I love fall, round 2


I also went for a good long walk today, not quite as long as Saturday, but almost.  I did not go for speed, I went for endurance and photography!

I wanna soak up the sun


I wanna tell everyone to lighten up!!!  


Today the sun was kind enough to come out for an hour or so, it was great.  One of the songs on my playlist is "Soak up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow- a perfect credo for the day!


End of the season garden

Near the Outhouse off of E





Farm on Hwy E- taken on Wagner Rd

Gustafson silo off of Wagner Rd.

Part of my loop- Hwy B



Oak Road


Old Cooley residence
Right by my driveway
Until next time, enjoy the beauty and joy of each day!

Fall is my favorite!

You gotta love fall.  The leaves, the colors, the foods, the lack of hot weather!  All good things, the only draw back to fall is what follows.  But we wouldn't appreciate summer nearly as much if we didn't have that contrast.  You don't feel joy as fully if you don't experience occasional strife or sadness.  You won't feel love as fully if you don't go through tough times as well.  So I am enjoying the colors of fall to their fullest, because I know what will follow and I remember what is recently passed.  And I do embrace them all- even if I whine about the hard times.  :)

Many of these photos were taken during Saturday's 2 hour long marathon walk!  6.8 miles!!  Some were taken in the past 2 weeks.  More posts will follow

Maple Ridge Road



Glorious sunrise

Color!!

Color near Park Falls

Horses of many colors

My favorite picture from Saturday's walk
Another tequila sunset

Amazing reds


On my road, adjacent to our driveway
Ground cover

Stone house in shadow
Late afternoon beauty

A crayon box of color

On Maple Ridge Rd

Captivating view

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Saturday night's sunset
Until next time, enjoy the views!!!