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So… this weekend was… rough. To say the least. We are thankful it is over. Hopefully healing can start afresh. We had family staying with us which really helped the blow of how raw the memorial felt on Saturday. We’ve done plenty of grieving, but this felt a bit like a form of closure. I wanted to say thank you to everyone that sent good thoughts and love our way and to everyone that showed up to celebrate the woman that I have to thank for my favorite person in the world. Life is bizarre and as we get older, I’m finding we never really have anything figured out. Some people have their crap together and seem to know what is going on more than others but… we all are absolutely clueless.

On another note: I did go in and read to my daughter and her second grade class for March Reading Month. We surprised my daughter so she had no idea I was coming to her classroom to read Cactus Hotel, the book that inspired my newest painting “The Cactus Hollow Hotel”. I also brought in my physical painting to show the kids which they LOVED. I wanted to show them that 1. literature is important… no matter what age you are. 2. books can inspire more creations 3. reading is cool!! The kids were so sweet and ended up asking me a bunch of questions that made me feel like some kind of rockstar. ˙ᵕ˙ (I.E. What’s your favorite snack? What do you like to do? Who’s your favorite artist?)

Today I was able to work on my summer class rubrics. I will be teaching a younger aged class where we explore artists who are famous for their: surrealism, cubism, and impressionism and apply their techniques to our own pop culture character! I drew a sample out with Mickey Mouse and it looked really great! I also will be teaching students to draw a sunflower in ballpoint pen and then applying acrylic paint (which is one of my favorite, most cathartic things to draw.) I’m excited to teach again, as it has been a while and it feels SO rewarding.

This week I am trying to brush up on all the things that got slacked off on, which is mostly laundry, and HOPEFULLY I will find time to begin my next painting (a sharky!!) I cannot wait to start a new piece. I hope you have a fantastic week & find beauty in small moments this week.

xxx- Kanda ❀˖°