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the artsy part of me

i decided to make my costume for halloween this year. honestly because i wasn't going to pay $30 or more for a costume. and i couldn't find what i wanted at thrift stores. so i decided to make it. as i started painting my first stripe i realized it was going to take me much longer than i expected. which at first made me groan a little to myself, but then i just let the painting happen and really enjoyed it. i got to thinking about art and art fairs and how i love when i just set some time aside to do some form of art. it's so expressive. ...even if you're just doing stripes


so i LOVE art fairs...especially when they're free.


this year i only went to 2 and i found an artist i'm really liking right now. Jen Rosenthal.


I went to Clayton's Art Fair in St. Louis and the Pilsen Art Fair in Chicago.


While I was walking with Sarah & Bryan I discovered my new artist (new to me).


This piece really drew me in. So true. I don't even think I liked it so much because of the way it looks, but i could look at it for hours and just think. and then i saw the title and i had to laugh. "Women's Dilemma"


i also really like her other pieces. like this one where she entered a contest for what does $200 mean to you and she did "Need v Want"



i still have a lot to do with my costume, but we'll see how it all turns out....


now i'm getting ideas of artsy christmas gifts ;)


take a little time to do your own art project. it might surprise you.

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