"At ArtPrize, any artist—from established to emerging—has the chance to show work. Any visitor can vote. The vote will determine who wins the largest art prize in the world. We also took the unusual step to allow people in the city to open a venue and choose the artists to show in their space. There is not one official curator o
r jury for the competition.
The number of venues is fluid, so the number of competing artists is fluid. The possibilities are wide open."
So, as we ventured slowly this morning to the Bead Show at the Devos Place.. we took a quick glimpse at just a tiny sample of things..the "dragon" is Nessie On The Grand.. and check out the HUGE table and chairs.. anyone for dinner for two on the Grand River? The peace sign in the middle of the river.. and more.. I took a few pics 
while the runners were zooming by me for a marathon. Was a pretty morning but only in the 40s..chilly! Lu and I being silly!
s Place (and yes I spent too much money, which is easy to do) and went for Sushi (broke Lu into the whol
e "sushi experience" and she loved it.. yay.. another sushi conissouier), we also go to see a tiny taste of "art prize" which ill explain more of in a few 
minutes (next post) and ended the day's adventure with a stop to Robinette's in Grand Rapids - indulging in fresh made donuts and hot apple 
cider. The line was LONG and it was chilly, but OMG it was SO worth it. This is what fall is all about..
, you have to give me credit for trying! LOL. Anyway, I got some nice things.. and I was able to be a part of the Club Scrap Retreat which was a blast! Another yearly visit with great friends and creativity galore! So, I got home from retreat late October 4 and my birthday the next day.. busy busy busy..! Ruby and Jasmine decided to give me a hand unwrapping my electric big shot sizzix diecut machine.. how sweet! I got my favorite cherry chip cake with cherry frosting (yumm!) and it was a quiet day.. full of.... laundry! After a full weekend away.. back to reality and getting 
older *gulp*
and fun and friendly. We had a great class of about 12 people. Everyone's work was unique and just darn right cool! I want to get more creative with my photography.. and this was a great start. I learned a lot about manual settings.. about light and composition and the artistic side of pictures.. after all, photography is ART too! Its an expression of yourself.. your emotions and what moves you - it's why you took the time to take that photgraph. So, here is a sample
of a few pictures I took during class time at the Ludington State Park. Also visit my FLICKR website http://www.flickr.com/photos/21762833@N07/ - check it out.. lots of cool pics!!! I'm kinda proud of myself.. I am not so imtimidated to play with those manual settings anymore. We were shooting at 7am and then went back to the park at 7pm and stayed until 930pm.. well after dark and its amazing what light your camera will see, that your eye will not!
o and talking to my friend Robin on the phone. She was asking about how Ruby the new puppy was doing. I said.. she is doin great and today she had a vet appt and had to get her shots.. and she is an angel to
night, I think the shots wore her out (which is a good thing!). There are some nights I cant keep up with my puppy.. she is like having a 2 year old in the house! I have a photography class this weekend and tonight I need to go to a meet n greet thingy.. so I was touching up my makeup n such.. and when I turned around and out the bathroom to change, I walked back into the bathroom to this.. Ruby has a thing about my towels.. and now a new thing for toilet paper. The funny thing is.. she has to jump just right to get to the part of the roll that has a loose end. I thought I heard her lil bells jingling (yes I have put bells on her so I dont step on her and I can somewhat keep track of where she is.. she is so little).. she is obviously getting the jumping technique fine tuned.. I ran and got my camera in the proc
ess of this.. and even tho I cant stand my bathroo
m (and it is going to be the next thing I remodel in my house) I just have to share this with you.. and OH... Ruby knows home improvement too.. see where the wallpaper has been removed? Oh yeah.. you guessed it! Ruby!!! I'm still giggling!
ultant rocks! I hope Jenny doesnt mind me posting the projects we did, along with my hostess gift (the blue box of peppermint patties) and also.. some of the wonderful creative ideas she brought with her. I had to get some pictures. Check out this CUTE Christmas card using the negative part of the embossing template and brayering it to give that cool "two color" effect. Also, we made this cute matchbox and inside are the most adorable gift tags. This is Jenny's blog: http://www.lakeshorestamping.com/. Check it out cuz she has some very cool stuff. I had just about 20 gals show. I was so proud of my mom, even SHE tried to stamp. Im trying hard to get her addicted but I dont think she has the patience for it. But, Mom was a good sport and gave it a go and I'm happy she did participate. So, no
w that I cant sleep, even tho I'm totally exhausted.. I must share all this wonde
rful stuff. Thank you so much Jenny - the party was a lot of fun and you really are one very talented lady and so patient too!
s with Todd and Brad Reed, local photographer
s in town here.. and cant wait to learn more. I want to take more creative pictures. Ill post more soon, I promise! Have a good Thursday, ya'll.
or a visit tho. Thank you, Jennifer! Here is a picture of Treasure (Ruby's mom, with Ruby, the star of the show.. oh and one more picture.. LOL - yes, I'm a proud parent.. can you tell? After the hour visit with Ruby, then heading toward the mall and stopped into Coldwater Creek cuz well.. they missed me over there. After a bit of retail therapy, then headed over to the sushi place in downt
own Grand Rapids and then walked back over to Van Andel Arena for a rockin good time with Heart & Journey! As you can see - awesome seats!! 6 rows up from the side of the stage. Ill show ya a few picstures. :) It was a great day.. I'm just trying to recoop.. so off to bed I go as I post this.. good night !!! Hang in there, the weekend is approaching.
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