I'm looking for some good art instruction books for my students - something that is good for independent work and has projects with clear, easy to follow directions. We're already using a section of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, which is a bit advanced for most of my kids. I found a few good projects in Drawing for the absolute beginner ( Read more... )

I've been working on my quilt for the Azkatraz art gallery. I finished the top today, stretched and pinned the backing and batting to the top. I'm planning to do the actual quilting tomorrow and finish it up sometime over the next couple of days.

Here's a quick snapshot of it so far: ( Cut for slightly blurry mobile picture )

Testing out my new iPhone LJ app to remind you that today is the last day to register to vote. Voter registrations must be postmarked by today in order to vote in the general election on November 4th.

So, go do it!