I am not ignoring art and writing this week, I am just super busy. After school I am going straight to the Florence Event Center to paint faces for the Holly Jolly Follies play. Opening night is tomorrow night. Dan is playing sax in the pit. Tonight we were done by nine thirty, but last night we were there till eleven. Tomorrow will be really fun. I have art and writing club in the afternoon and we are giving the students their loom kits, and then opening night. Busy but good. I did a terrible thing today at school. I was trying to announce my presence to Mark. He was vacuuming and I didn't want to startle him, so I stamped my foot to get his attention. Yes, the one that I just got out of a leg brace. Ow.

I will be at the casino tomorrow glittering, face painting, and peddling books. I can't wait to do fairy makeovers. The kids get so excited when we paint their faces and braid their hair. 

See the little tutu that we made for my friends dog. It doesn't have any material under him so he can't trip and it connects to his collar so it doesn't turn. Tonight I am making more tutu's for Sunday's sale. I am working in a very glittery material. My carpet shines. Sunday I will be at the casino helping raise money for one of the schools teams and raising money for Christmas. I will be painting faces, doing body art, and selling crafts including tutu's. 

I am spending the evening making little tutus for the event next Sunday, and so that I can take pictures of the process for the magazine.

Are you aware of www.illustrationfriday.com? They send out a new illustration idea each Friday, and have interesting illustrator interviews and news. I am interested in trying it soon. I almost wish it was illustration Monday though, because Friday's are so hectic. I know that they just give the prompts on Friday and then you are supposed to have a week to do them, but it would be cool to do them on the day the prompts came out. Is anyone trying their site?

Working on the design for the craft pages in the new magazine. I was very proud of my students Friday, we extended our contest until the 7th, but when you have 2nd graders turning in 22 pages of written material and older students turning in larger projects it is pretty impressive.