In other news

In other news I have also gotten a canadian ID, Social insurance number, and job!
I also got a canadian bank account and I applied for a credit card which should arrive shortly.

Also there is a good chance I will be selling little bags at an open air shop type of thing this summer at a place called The Barracks.  I will be sharing a table with some other artists (if we get our table).  I just have to fill out some paperwork and send it in this week.

my  bags will be called Lil Bags by Carrot Pyn

recent artwork

Started a new art journal recently.  These are a few of the pages.
The landscape painting is from when I went to horse shoe lake last week.  It was nice to sit down at the park and just enjoy the trees and the tangled web that they create.  I surprised myself when I started to explain the painting to a friend and I said that the trees remind me of my problems... all the branches get tangled together and it can be pretty overwhelming.

But then I read about stuff going on in other parts of the world and I think about how lucky I am to suffer the way that I do.  Things could be worse.  They always can be.  I always try to remember everything that I have to be thankful for, I think if I ever actually set out to make a list of everything I would never be able to finish it.

Suzi Blu, I love you

Suzi Blu:
http://suziblu.typepad.com/a_lovely_dream/workshop-love.html

I love this woman.  She is an amazing artist and she teaches classes on line and posts videos all the time.  My goal is to take one or two of her classes this year.  She has been an inspiration to me to pick up a paintbrush and be inspired and have an art journal and to have fun with art and not worry about it being anything but what it is in that moment.
So, I solute you Suzi!  Thanks for sharing your passion!

Third you tube vlog

Having a good time in Cleveland

Where I come from

Midnight City

This is one of my old cities and I love this video.

Second Vlog

The trip from Fredericton to Cleveland was fine up until I had to go through U.S. customs... What a nightmare.  I had bought a salad from the airport before going through customs.  The officer that I spoke with said that I had to check in with Agriculture since I was bringing in Mangos (tiny pieces of mango in my stupid salad)...   long story short I almost missed my flight and I had to sprint to my plane.
I felt like the family from Home Alone.

But I am here in Cleveland now, and things are good, so I am happy it all worked out.

An assignment I did for a high school class

Watching myself in high school is always so weird.  But this video stands the test of time and still makes me laugh so I decided to edit it and post it.  I have tons of footage of my family and friends from this old VHS recorder that my parents bought in 1999 or 2000, possibly even earlier.  My next project is to put together some clips of Grandpa Mickey.  I miss him so much and watching him on video just seems better then pictures because you get to see so much more of his personality and hear his voice.