My Obsession

I'm obsessed with art. Any kind of art. Photography, fashion, painting, pottery, literature, music, crafts, theatre, knitting, cooking, dance. I love all of it. It takes my breath away. When I was younger it was such a treat to be able to dress up and go to the theatre to see a play. My favorite, The Nutcracker. I loved the idea of living in a world where all of your dreams become a reality. I loved the part where the oversized woman would come out on stage and her children would pop out of her large skirt and dance across the stage. It's so magical. I even wish to someday name my future daughter after Clara, the main character who I wished I could be. I love to read. I was always the girl with her nose stuck in a book and I attempt to keep it there whenever I have the time to read something other than my text books. I knit. I began knitting my senior year in high school and have made numerous basic scarves, but just recently have expanded my abilities to socks, hats, mittens, and most recently a baby bunny blanket. I paint. Not prints or watercolorts, but what I call, "wooden art". My dad will cut out anything out of wood that I draw for him and paint it, usually based on something I've seen. I don't consider myself an artist because my level of artistic ability needs an immense amount of growth, but I can't help but make an attempt. This blog will be a collection of my growth as an artist and a tribute to those who have become my inspiration. My first is a prayer. I found it in a book of women's prayers given to me by a family friend for my college graduation. While I have flipped through the book and read the prayers on pages I happen to open I have no made the attempt to sid down and read through it. This year I'm going to try to read one every morning to help relieve a little stress and start out my day on the right foot. Here is my daily prayer ....



The Truth About Myself

O God,

help me to believe

the truth about myself-

no matter how beautiful it is.

- Macrina Wiederkehr