here fishy fishy

fishy © samos 2011

I'm a little caught up with some work

and needed a little paint break.

 A friend of mine asked if I'd paint

her a goldfish & I jumped

at the chance to

releasesome

creative

juices!

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit. ~John Updike

checking in

I had a quick minute before I take off to class. I'm still around, just laying low in means of blogging, fb, and twitter. This semester is a little full and I'm still trying to catch up on three commissions. A couple of them are almost done. Hoping to get some studio time in this weekend!

I hope you all are having a wonderful week! Drop me a line and let me know how YOU are! =)

Miss you ALL!!!

xxoo

samos

Lucky Bowls

I know I've been a bit absent these last few days, or has it been a week already?

Here are a few shots of a commission I just finished.

I hope everyone is staying warm! It was -28 here yesterday morning! Brrrr...

International Sculpture Show in Breckenridge

Despite the papers that need written, orders that need filled and my hubby being sick, we took off yesterday afternoon for the International Snow Sculpture Show in Breckenridge.

Teams from all over the world compete in this championship. It is a free event that is definitely worth seeing. We've always wanted to go and since we only live a couple hours away, we made the trip and boy,  was it worth it!

Australia

created by a team from Mexico
won 1st place



David's Favorite


 

my favorite

medusa

kid's choice



Thank you sweetie for such a fun day!

I'm inspired to sculpt now! 

xoxo

Love is in the Air

love birds© samos

I accomplished quite a bit this weekend and have been itching to paint. I pretty much have all day to read and write papers, so I jumped at the chance to paint.

Love Birds is the second in a series that I've been working on.

 ( I wish you could hear Lexi snoring right now. It's hilarious!)

Have a wonderful start to your week!

detail

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Lazy Girl

We're one of those weird families that don't watch television. We have a nice tv, but only watch movies on it. So it's on maybe one to two nights every other week. Why? Mainly because I have the full potential to be the best couch potato you've ever seen. And then I feel guilty for not getting anything accomplished. Time is wasted and life just passes you by. Well, even though I tend to be a workaholic at times, I do have the occasional lazy streak that runs through my blood. Every now and then I come across a tv show that is on dvd or Netflix that I become addicted to. Two weeks ago, I discovered Lie to Me. I thought I would be okay, because I thought there was only one season. But I was seriously mistaken. There's three!!! So now that my Friday has come and gone, I have to find the will power to stay off of Netflix for a whole week so I can get papers written, books read, pots thrown, and paintings finished. Wish me luck!

a new leaf

wheat © samos 2011

So we're coming to the end of the first month of a new year and I'm feeling like I am already playing catch up. Not really how I wanted to start 2011. I have commissions that need finished and new work that I'm excited to create. In the meantime, I'm getting back into a routine that I have done before, but it's been several years. What on earth is she talking about? I was accepted into a graduate program at a local university and started classes last Monday. I am working towards my Masters in Education with endorsements in art and ESL. Since I already have my BA I will be student teaching by next spring! But that means a full load this spring, summer and fall. I'm already working my study time into my day, but am still working on the creative time. Today has been the designated day to finish up one commission and ship off a few orders, then I can work on this weeks assignments. So if I seem a little absent sometimes, that is why.

I hope you all have a wonderful week and as always, I look forward to hearing from you!

Off to a make some art!