What better to add a touch of whimsy to school hallways than pieces by Shel Silverstein? I thoroughly enjoy Silverstein's fanciful poetry and wanted to share the fun. Also inspired by the old Burma Shave Billboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma-Shave :D ), I decided to break the poems up and put them in sequential order down halls. (Hence why you may see a Silverstein poem backwards if you are going in the opposite direction I hung them. It's still good that way-I promise!)Silverstein's poetry is one of those things I sometimes need at the end of a hectic day. Hope it at least tickled your senses. I would love to hear from you! Leave a comment here (you don't need an account to comment!) or send me an email at lifeinfullcolour@yahoo.com. :D Hope you're having a wonderful week!
This week I ended up heading into town with plans to sit in the park and blow bubbles. I thought it might be fun to do something small in the community. As it turns out, 50 cent bubbles from Dollar General don't blow very well. After about five minutes I was sitting in a pile of sticky solution and had probably blown three bubbles. Ah, the best laid plans:D But the afternoon was certainly not a waste. I found some fun things in town. I just this semester found out about the Anderson Center for the Arts, so I headed down there to check out the Charles Schulz exhibit. I also discovered a hidden pumpkin patch behind some trees! And my favorite part of downtown-the dancing fountain in the town square. What are some corners of Anderson that make you happy?
Hi friends! This week I pulled out the muffin pan and the rolling pin to create a multilingual approach to inspirational cupcake art. I used sugar cookies to make letters that spelled "LOVE" in all the languages taught at the university (French, German, Spanish, and English), and after frosting and sprinkling them, I affixed them on top of chocolate cupcakes (a secret family recipe nonetheless :D !) This morning I carted them up to the Foreign Language/English lobby in Decker. There were a few minor mishaps-let's just say the 'M' in amour sustained some lost appendages-but that's what makes life interesting! A little improv fixing and BAM! it was almost as good as new! I hope the year is going well for everyone. Please drop me a note to let me know how things are going and what areas of your life could use a little colour. You can leave a comment here (you don't need an account to comment!) or just email me at lifeinfullcolour@yahoo.com. Have a splendid weekend!
Here is my lonely balloon collage at 5am on Friday morning. Fortunately lots of you exercised your artistic talent and so I found something much happier on Saturday morning (much later than 5am :D ) when I returned to take pictures! I found beautiful flowers, a thought provoking question, names, best friend proclamations, a friendly dinosaur, colourful peace signs, another balloon, cute thunderbolts, and a whole lot more! (To see a larger version of the picture, just click on it!) Thanks for being a part of making Anderson a little more magical!
"Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon!" -A.A. Milne Several weeks ago I was in a small Indiana town with a few friends when on the sidewalk we noticed all kinds of small pictures, words, and initials drawn in brightly coloured sidewalk chalk. Beside the pictures was a bucket of chalk, providing an invitation to add to the fun! On a bench near the pictures sat an older man. We thought how fun it would be if that man was the one to put the chalk there, and now he was just sitting and watching, his eyes twinkling behind dark sunglasses. Inspired both by this and the natural bent of AU students toward sidewalk chalk art:D I decided to create a mural in the Decker breezeway. Of course I left some chalk there, so that everyone can add their own beautiful touches! Later, I'll post some pictures featuring your art. So get out there and get drawing! As always, I would love to hear your ideas or just a friendly "hi!" You can leave a comment here (you don't have to have an account to comment!) or email me at lifeinfullcolour@yahoo.com. Cheers!
What better to add a touch of whimsy to school hallways than pieces by Shel Silverstein? I thoroughly enjoy Silverstein's fanciful poetry and wanted to share the fun. Also inspired by the old Burma Shave Billboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma-Shave :D ), I decided to break the poems up and put them in sequential order down halls. (Hence why you may see a Silverstein poem backwards if you are going in the opposite direction I hung them. It's still good that way-I promise!)
Silverstein's poetry is one of those things I sometimes need at the end of a hectic day. Hope it at least tickled your senses. I would love to hear from you! Leave a comment here (you don't need an account to comment!) or send me an email at lifeinfullcolour@yahoo.com. :D Hope you're having a wonderful week!
