painting skillz. i don't has them.

Hello, my Stash (m'stache, my stash, get it?),

I finished eating dinner at 1am. I spent *9* hours at school today! 2-11pm. Yikes. I got a fair amount done, though of course, not nearly as much as I'd thought. Amy did say that she usually stays at school until 11pm Monday-Thursday -- wow!

Today's project just reminds me that painting is so not my thing. We were supposed to use various techniques to get "authentic"-looking textures, and I enjoyed figuring that part out. I used wallpaper samples from SCRAP as a stamp, to give the painting an underlying texture. But man, the actual painting. Egregiously bad, I think. Looks like a third grader did it. But that means I'm improving, since I usually think my drawings look like a first grader did them. :)

I think my niche is in finding interesting uses for things, don't you? I had a roll of Glad Press & Seal plastic wrap with me, and got such pleasure in using it to: 1. Create a baggie for a classmate's supplies, 2. Seal off another classmate's tray of leftover paint, and 3. Mask off areas of my design that I needed to paint around. Love it.

I also get great pleasure in stashing away art supplies so I don't have to cart them back and forth from my locker. For instance, in the classroom I'm in for 3 classes, I keep an extra ruler taped under my desk. Tonight I stuck some tracing paper in an unused drawer, and commandeered an empty drawer (usually reserved for teachers) for my own use. My goal is to have hidden supplies everywhere, the way spies in the movies always have a stash of weapons hidden in their homes under the counter, behind photos, etc. (Noticed how I used your name twice in one paragraph.) Perhaps scheming is my niche.

It was good to be able to see you briefly and to show you my freshly scrubbed face. This facial lady isn't as great as Ming from Faces NYC, but who is? She did do a very nice face massage with oils, while tsk tsking about how long it's been since I had a facial. I hope you had a good time getting your '80s on. I think I'm headed into Brooklyn tomorrow to check out the giant craft fair, but I will try to catch you online.

much love,
Your Girl