a call to arms

my beloved brother and sister-in-law.

i wish upon wish that i could post the pictures of our wonderful times in minnersota. because i was a lazy lazy bum, i have none. you two, however, are fanatics, and i want your pictures. please send me them. i love you both.

-pantalones

summra times indeed

upcoming vacay to minnersota. pics for sure. but until then, here's whats been going on.

provo sunset. top of the wells fargo parking lot.














i love us!















definite battle wound from the provo river.















love this girl...




















manti temple. not 5 minutes from the central utah art center.















i fell in love with this temple.




















we love manti!




















perfect timing. perfect sunset.
















so there you go. i'll be out for the next little while. tons of prints due this week and then i'm off to the midwest. mads out.

which NGO is right for me?

i'm looking into volunteer programs for winter semester as a fallback for not serving a mission right now. either would be good. as i have quickly learned, the volunteering world is a strange and misleading place. i want to help people in need, not teach little rich kids english. i want to give aid to others, not just "have the time of my life". GVN- global volunteer network- looks fairly promising. but my apologies to ILP, i'm afraid i won't be joining you anytime soon...

its okay! its okay! I'm holding it with my ARM!

there was a near emergency on university parkway. we were driving behind an suv with a NEW, QUEEN SIZE mattress tied to the top of their car. and as we were coming down the hill to the sight of places like cozy clothing, 24 hour fitness and pudding on the rice, the mattress bent where the back up string was tied. due to the front string breaking. the mattress was almost free when the driver managed to notice, hazard lights that sucker and pull over. for starters, really?! could that thing really not fit into your car? isn't that what those things are for?!? also, what were you thinking tying it down with two strings? what in the history of the world makes you think that will work? i was just amazed at the sight and thought i would share...

sum fun

this weekend was crazy awesome. rach, ren, doug and jackie and i went down to zions for some camping and junk. jackies already got her stuff up, but here's what i got. i have some mad battle wounds. my chocos and i were fighting, so my feet are a little torn up, but it was totally worth it.

this just in

originallymad.com
madeline-art.com
mudmade.com

i've narrowed things down a bit. i will be taking votes, and deciding this week what it shall be. thanks cam, for getting me started.

web design

my bro wants to start my website. here are the front runners....

maddamarts.com
mademoiselleart.com
mademoiselart.com
maddam-art.com
madelinehands.com

my favorite:
madelinefingers.com
i think i may change my blog name to this anyway. i like it...

let me know what you think. i need help.

dribble

all the boys favorite for some reason.

my favorite

ceramic art

bowl

cups

self-portrait

whistling vessel

half-moon vessel

stomach

tea cup and saucer

piano fingers

ashtray??

some art

hannah.

conceptual collages.

wrigley gum strip study.

hands.

so jo

juj and i went to visit b-ritt in south jordan last weekend. it was much much fun. trampoline action photos coming soon. we made chicken delicious and amazing pancake breakfast. good times with little mckay too. fun memorial day for us.

by proxy

i've been listening to a lot of npr lately, and today there was a segment on the issue of the Catholics and the Mormons. The Catholic church recently issued a letter to all bishops in the united states, advising them not to allow the Mormon church to take deceased members records for geneology purposes. the issue was that of proxy baptism. baptism for the dead. if Catholics don't believe in Mormon baptism, what does it matter? a bunch of Catholics that called in were butt-hurt about their ancestors being baptised. honestly, i can understand. sort of. but wouldn't you want your loved ones to have options? IF your church is wrong, and mine HAPPENS to be right, wouldn't you want your family to be in good standing? we are not trying to offend anyone, we are not trying to question other people's beliefs. all we are doing is what we know as the work of the Lord. Don't judge. Don't hate. Your dead ancestors know more than you do so just let us do our thing and we'll let you do yours.

thomas kitsch-kade

ever heard of kitsch? we talked about it during printmaking today. good ol' painter of light pulls through as the number one kitsch example in the history of the world. literally. just take a gander and compare kinkade and mondrian.whatcha think?

summer storms

what a blustery night! the winds crashed and the rain came down. fortunately, the little bits of water washed away the dirt caked to our parking lot from last weeks flood. the sewer backed up and was literally waterfall-ing into our parking lot. i'm glad it doesn't smell like poo anymore...

an artist's smorgasbord

do yourself a favor and read these quotes. delightful.