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Writing Prompt - Brave Enough

What is one thing that you've always wanted to try, but have never had the guts to do it? Create a character that is brave enough to try it (maybe it's a funky haircut you've always wanted, or skydiving, or packing up and moving to a new city) and play the experience out through their point of view. Who knows, maybe when you're done, you'll be able to summon enough courage to try it yourself!

Painting the Art House (round 2)

Color! We need color! And dots ... and dots and more dots! With the Richfield Wednesday Farmers Market kicking off in a mere couple of weeks, we needed to spruce up our Art House. Four bottles of spray paint and two pizzas later, I'd say we did a pretty good job!

Have you ever had a spray painting experience? How'd it go? We all have new respect for graffiti artists!

A Quote ... Tomorrow

Doodle Day! (round 1)

According to Merriam-Webster, a Doodle is: an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch. On Saturday, folks got together to try their hand at "community doodling." Though very simple, it was very addicting! We started with a blank sheet of paper and took a few seconds to do a quick scribble to get the doodle going. We then passed the paper to the next person on our right. The timer was set for five minutes and we got to drawing. When the timer dinged ... we passed the paper one to the right and started it up again. Doodle, Ding, Pass ... Doodle, Ding Pass ... on and on it went and slowly the designs started forming ... 

Keep watch for June Doodle Day!

And so the doodle starts ... 

The gang hard at work!

Amanda and Molly, sharing their work.

Bob and Judy, doodling away.

Art for the Art House!

A Quote ... Intensely

Courtyard Cleanup - Update!

Last Saturday the weather held off just long enough for us to get our hands dirty and do some cleaning! With two strong guys to do the heavy lifting, one power saw, and one determined guy on the leaf blower we were able to stuff a dumpster full of rain-soaked tables and leaves. Now that the gunk is out, up next - the decorating!  Anyone have any ideas? How would you like to see the Art House Courtyard look?

The pink work gloves were a fashion statement ...

Just a few simple cuts ... and we're done!

Those white boards ... they were once a bookcase!

Why ... where did all that junk and leaves go?

Writing Prompt - Fairy Tale

Write a story from the perspective of a character in a fairy tale. What secrets did this character keep out of the storybooks? What items are on their bucket list? Or perhaps you want to pick up from where the story stopped and write a new chapter in this character's life.

Courtyard Cleanup!

All it needs is a little elbow grease and it'll sparkle like new!

We're gearing up for summer and starting a bit of "spring cleaning" on the Art House. Are you free tomorrow afternoon? Wanna join us for some fun in the sun? We have big plans for the Art House Courtyard this summer (community art projects, tea parties, concerts, variety shows, oh my!) but first, we need to get all the winter dust and grim out. We're looking for some folks to pull weeds, haul wood and trash, and help with overall tidying.

 

Feel free to stop by anytime from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, May 4th. 

 

If you'd like to help out but are unable to join us tomorrow, we're always looking for supplies: trash bags, rakes, gardening tools, sand, extra house paint, brooms, and dustpans - basic yard supplies. Let us know!

We're at 6340 Lyndale Avenue South - Richfield, MN 55423. 

See you then!

A Quote ... Success