the spirit.

Time is going by too quickly if you ask me. I tried desperately to go to sleep early tonight since I've been feeling under the weather for about... oh 3 weeks (COUGH!) and a thousand thoughts were going through my mind, mostly all related to fun dental things. Did I sort through all of my papers for my rotation tomorrow? did I finish all of my journal entries? do I have all of my things in the car that I need for tomorrow? should I have stayed up later to study? will I remember everything from oral path today? can I make it through another week of clinic with another 5 quizzes next week plus tutoring others? and so on... and so on... and so on... 

I have been so wrapped up lately in everything surrounding school and attempting to excel in the field, that I've completely neglected my life. I've neglected friends. (Sorry friends, I promise to be fun again.) I've neglected my fun little art blog. And I've neglected writing. (HA. I should clarify, I've neglected writing about art, I've written TONS of papers, some of which were friggin' unnecessary to write.) Needless to say, I kinda lost the spirit. My spirit. That made me sad.

So instead of going to bed depressed, I decided to get up and write a little damnit. And craft a little, damnit! Because why not? As much as I love school right now, I need to distance myself both mentally and physically. So I'm going to aim to make one night a week my craft night.

Tonight's project? 
Modifying a glitter painting I did a while back with a cast of my teeth from Perio Lab.  OK. I said I would try to distance myself. I'M TRYING, OK?! Back off mang. It's a work in progress. I'm not sure where it's going, but it's better than going nowhere.
















In the meantime, enjoy this note from my dad to the tooth fairy from when I was a kid. I'm not sure which tooth was my lucky tooth. We may never know.

exciting news time!

Back in June of 2013, I sent The Gallery Collection an original watercolor of mine to be in the running to win a $10,000 scholarship in their 7th Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card contest. 

AND GUESS WHAT?

 

 I'M ONE OF THE 203 FINALISTS!!! 

Check it out HERE on their website, I am beyond so THRILLED!!!

UPDATE! I DIDN'T WIN AT ALL AND WAS TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTMENT FOR APPROX. ONE DAY. 

working for the janey company

Over the past few weeks and/or months (who knows because time has been flying!) I've been working for my dear friend Avi who recently created The JANEY Company. I've been a maker for sure! In general, I sew together Avi's designs and creations, and my time off from school has been allowing me to make more than usual! I just finished 16 of them: 14 adult ones, and two kids ones. I think they came out pretty darn snazzy! It's been an awesome learning experience, as it keeps evolving from batch-to-batch! Head over to the website to check out the beautiful hand-crafted hooded scarves made from gently loved sweaters. You can also head over to the Etsy shop to check out items that are for sale! I'm proud to be a part of a locally sustainable company, and I'm hoping that in the future, I can continue to be a maker for the JANEY company!

Photo is courtesy of The JANEY Company. I made this one!