Last night a couple of guys who I went to high school with came in to play some pool. I wasn’t too close with any of them, but I had art with this one guy Logan. We were talking about where every one went, how much I missed Katie, Jenn, Steph, and Melissa, and what ever happened to Cam? And I got to thinking, wow, I really miss my old art class. It’s weird going from seeing the same people every day, for almost 6 hours to not seeing them hardly at all. They were like a second family, and now every one is so scattered at school, or so busy working we don’t even have time to call each other up or even email hardly. And then I got to thinking about something I miss even more than every one from that class, I miss actually creating art.
I haven’t painted since graduation, I haven’t even sketched. The most artistic stuff I’ve done lately is make Ekidz t-shirts and color in the occasional kids coloring sheet at work. And as much as I love making those shirts, it’s just not the same. I really do miss having a great idea, and just running with it. I didn’t do a whole lot of work in class, but over the past year I did some pretty cool pieces that just didn’t fit into school work. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have the time to paint, I have a good bit of free time. I just haven’t gone out and stocked up on supplies. I need more paint. A few more brushes. I’d like to buy some watercolor and experiment with that. I need to start another book too.
So I think I’ll do that today. I have to go out and buy a Panthers shirt for work, so I’ll be out and about anyways. So I’ll make a quit stop at AC Moore or Michael’s. It’s time I’m reunited with my long lost love. And now that there’s no pressure to get anything done, now that it can just b for fun and for passion, I have a feeling the creativity will just flow. I need it back. I miss it too much.
