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A Meaningful Life

“A meaningful life is not about being rich, being popular, or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.”

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Artwork by Elginia McCrary

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Elginia McCrary (USA)    Hula Hoop Contest  Oil on Canvas

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October 8: Art Festival ‘17

Ah this weekend. This weekend was so exhausting. And I have to go to work tomorrow and a part of me is looking forward to it because I am very much a creature of habit and I miss my routine and my regular hours, but another part of me just low-key dreads it because I feel like I was waiting a million years for my vacation and now it’s over and it’s like where did it go?! Also I hate getting up early. I don’t have a literal sleep deficit but I still feel like I do.

Overall...I enjoyed this year’s art festival. Some of my favorite artists from last year weren’t there, and in general I thought there was less weird stuff this year--less mixed media or large-scale art or just “wow what is this strange thing” stuff.

There were some very striking/memorable things. Nicario Jimenez was back--he was my favorite last year and this. Also Eugene Perry, another one of my faves from last year. There was one fellow (Matthew Leavell) with gigantic brightly colored space plants and an artist team from Richmond with some very disturbing metalwork sculptures that I loved. Victor Edwards was exhibiting probably the most comfortable chairs I’ve ever experienced in my life and I want one except where I would put it. Also I don’t want to knock photography/paintings/jewelry/sculpture because I saw amazing things in those categories too: C.W. Banfield’s photography (I wanted a print of an enchanted-looking forest but I also want to not spend all my money so), and Zbigniew Chojnacki and Mary May’s jewelry, for example. Bryan Yung was another artist whose work I would have gotten a print of if I had infinite money. (Well I mean if I had infinite money I’d be buying originals but still.)

Also I felt like this year there were more artists willing to sell to people who aren’t very rich. Last year there was literally no affordable jewelry. I know because I love necklaces and will splurge (within reason, like $100 and under) for something I really love that is in a style I will definitely wear. And only maybe 3 or 4 painters/photographers who were selling prints in addition to their original work. I think I picked up a Halloween card for my mom from an artist who worked with paper. But generally if you weren’t willing to drop a grand or more there was nothing for you. This year, pretty much everyone who could sell their work in smaller/cheaper form was doing so. I mean obviously if you make giant statutes or furniture, it is what it is. But there were a lot of things I could have afforded and that was nice.

Anyway, still, all told, it’s been such a tiring weekend.

The last two days have been good, I’m not saying I didn’t have fun. I just feel like I kind of haven’t stopped in the last 48 hours.. On Saturday, my mom and I went to the arts festival in the morning, looked down the first row of booths, had lunch (at the cafe place where we had the staff luncheon a couple of weeks ago--the food was better this time and I still love the atmosphere), went down a second row of booths, and then went to the tea store and then to get some ridiculously rich ice cream. Took the bus back to my apartment, sat around a bit at my parents’ hotel with my dad, watching the news and not moving, then went out to dinner at the Italian place. Even though I wasn’t terribly hungry but I have lots of leftovers for tomorrow so that’s good. Also went grocery shopping.

Today we were supposed to take it easier but really we did not lol. We started out looking at the last row of booths, then took a break to get some sub-par iced coffees at the B&N bookstore, and then re-visted some of the best booths and got some art. (I got a print from ZL Feng, an artist I’d really liked last year but hadn’t bought anything from, and my mom and I both got space-themed mugs from these folks, and I also picked up a magnet from Elginia McCrary.) We got sandwiches for lunch and then took a walk through cw and finally ended up going home on the last bus, around 5:30. We all went out to an early, easy dinner, and then back to my apartment to get some chore stuff out of the way. And somehow now it’s past 9:30 and I still gotta shower.

#the year 2017 #2017: rl

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Guard Well Your Peace

“Today, try controlling how you respond to things sent to destroy your peace.”

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Artwork by Elginia McCrary

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A New Day

“Let today be the day you pay attention to what you feed your mind, your body, and your life. Create a nourishing environment conducive to your growth and well-being.”

Steve Maraboli

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Alive And Well

“I hope there are days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive.”

Brooke Hampton

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