A month in DC

And this is how you'll feel...

Dramatic new outlooks on life
monumental experiences and all that jazz
can really make your feet hurt.






- beautifully broken

embellishments

Shot with my mothers macro lens
are these simple details of my art journal-

- beautifully broken
(on a service trip in DC for the remainder of the month,
posting will be limited until my return)

"Are you stalking Riley, Sue?"

A friend asked me while pointing to the search box on my screen.

It read, larkolicio.us/blog. (Lark being Rileys last name) My response went something like, "no, not really. I just wanted to see his blog, so that I could blog about his blog." (I imagine, I used the word 'blog' a bit less, but who knows) So, that's how we got here- well, me anyway. It turns out my teacher Riley has been blogging for awhile now. To clarify, his blog is titled 'Point of Inflection: Describing My Path Through Practice and Pedagogy'. - I know, I have no idea either. But aside from his math talk, he writes about his lessons plans and how students have been reacting to them. I just find it so intriguing to read about our classes from a teachers perspective- all I ever hear, is what other students have to say. It's nice to hear the other side.
Click the image here to get to his blog,

Dark Skies

Woke up to dark skies.
nothing but fog laid out across her eyes-
No reason for it,
nothing to justify.

Just her fake face, a
bundle of careless lies.

These words are like all others.
But one things changed-
You didn't cause this,
cause her to cry.

Photo by: Justmakeit

Splat.

This Is How I Feel Right Now.

!Splat! by: TBSteve

- Waiting for things to get better,
Beautifully Broken

Attempted Art Journal

A new fad has emerged called the 'art journal'.

A month or so ago, I began my own. But even as I looked at the classic journal page from other artists, mine never seemed to reach their intensity- their creativity. But, I thought I would give you an insiders look at my favorite pages and favorite details anyway- I haven't made a new page in awhile... I can't seem to articulate the things I want to say.



*the background pages in my journal are taken from SVA's catalog, I pretended to be interested in their school, so I could have my own- its massive and full of student art.

- Beautifully Broken

You've never heard of a Xyron?

Somehow I keep finding myself talking about my Xyron, only to have people look at me like I'm insane.
Well, a Xyron is a mini sticker maker and you don't know it yet, but you want your own. Here are the simple steps of my favorite little machine-

1.) Get an image ready-
2.) Grab the end
that most resembles
the words 'paper' and 'sticky'3.) You're almost there,
all you have to do is peel off the clear sheet...





4.) AND TA-DA, stick your new creation to your friends face!

Want one of your own?
Right click the image below and select 'open link in new tab'
- Beautifully Broken