Tierder, Fatter and Poorer

Tis the season the season to be Jolley! I think, therefore I am.   - Jim Loy

Happiest or Expensivest?

I don't like to admitt this, but I do get anxiety this time of the year. I know it's suppose to be, "The Most Happiest Time of the Year." But I have come to the conclusion, "IT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVEST TIME OF THE YEAR!"

I get so overwhelmed from the comercilism of this time of the year, that for the duration of my married life (19 years), my husban has bought all of our Christmas gifts. Yes, every single one, Period.

 I have the abiltity to buy the stocking stuffers, because they are filled with practical things like toothbrushes, mouth wash, new sock, dental floss, etc, you get the idea.

Maybe all my craziness goes back to being raised by my father. He let me open all my Christmas gifts then when he went back to work after Christmas he took all but one gift of my choosing. He did that with pets (that's another story),  and Halloween candy. It was just extra stuff he didn't want in our home.

So when my kids ask, "Mom, what can I "BUY" (that word make my cringe) you?"
I quickly respound, "You know what I would "LOVE?"
"What?" They respound.
"I would LOVE if you could babysit for a night or I would LOVE if  you would clean the microwave." They give me a queer look and say, "I know what I can get you, you will LOVE it!"
Don't think me not appreciative for the time people take to buy me something, but it's overwhelming to have so many things around.

Christmas, to me, is about the birth of my older brother Jesus Christ, who was born and gave his life willing for me. With a humble heart I give my life to him, by giving my love, my time, trying to bare other's burdens, and giving my raggedy smile to others when they need it.

I leave these questions with you, "What is Christmas all about to you? What is your diffinition of Christmas? and How do you execute that in you life?"

Courage!

I have working on two oil paintings for the last month and a half. I was told numerous times that oils took along time to dry, BUT they failed to say that added oil to the painting could take WEEKS, I mean SEVERAL WEEKS to dry. My oil paintings were NOT coming out the way I daydreamed that they would.

S.H. told me, "Throw them away." That was kinda scarey. After all I had worked on them every night for almost a month. Throw them away? My babies, my uglie babies would have to sit at the dump.

Before I knew it, I said the "P-word." I said, "I promise I will throw them away." I tried to stop myself from using that word, because I have promised myself if I promise, I have to follow through.

As I walked S.H. to her car, I carried my ugglie babies to the trash, and it happen to be trash day too. A thought crossed my mind, when S.H. leaves, I can grab them out, she would never know! But the P-word crossed my mind, and I was compelled to leave them in there new home. I have not attempted to paint again, but continue to study the process of oils.

The moral of this story? If you are being fustrated by something that isn't coming together. Throw it out! Free your mind, free the space, and start again. :)

Holidays, Fixing up Rental, Kids, Going to be Grandmother, and Weather, is that all?

I haven't blogged in 3 weeks, after I PROMISED, come Hell waters or what I would. What a lair, I am! :(

I would love to think I could make excuse after excuse, but that would be insulting my own intelligence, for I know that, "Life is what I make it. Always has been. Always will be so."

With that said, "I'mmmmm back!"

I was turned down by Desert Book. Please don't be dissopointed, I'm not. This door I tried to kick down, guess what, it didn't open. Therefore, another door is waiting for me, just gotta find it.

I have learned too much, to let two, (by the way noticed how I used a lot of to's) "Not intrested in my book", put me down. I will continue to walk forward, cause that really is the only way I know how to move, my crab walk is haulirous, I don't even think I can get my butt off the ground.

So here is to ALL the GREAT, BEAUTIFUL, MAGICAL, and SPIRTUAL days I have before me! So I bid you Au Revoir.

Motherhood in the M

I am 44 years of age. As I was in the kitchen, I was using my PC to look up Grant Funding, while helping my son do his school work off the main computer, while texting my husban on my cell, as my youngest son watched Netflix in the Tv room, and my other son watched Netflix in his room. I thought if you would have told me when I was a teenager that I would have been surrounded by all these amazing gadets, I don't think I would have been able to wrap my mind around it!

I am in awww of all that is available to me. I llive in an amazing time!

What make you have that "Wow" moment?

Did I really think what I thunk?

I have a goal that I hope to accomplish by November 2013. Does that seem far? Doesn't seem far when you get my age. You relized that time moves fast, that time will go by, so why not set goals and follow threw.

I begun a small self doubt about my goal. But the Lord quickly reminded me, through an experience I had as I watched the news. A Photographer named Linda Boyd took the time to use her talent to help 33 children in Foster Care find there forever family.

So yes, I really thunk what I thought. I must stay on this path, and accomplish this goal. That my talents and others who's talents are being called for duty will help those who have no voice.

Learning Something New, is that good?

Last night I began a new project. I decided I needed to learn how to oil paint. It's funny that all my life my dad, an oil painter, has tried numerous times to explain the color wheel, give me art mags to read, and videos to watch. I refussed.

 I had NO intrest in learning how to oil paint in the least. But alas the stupid stick wacked me so hard that it wacked me into reality. Now I relized after the SVA show, that to move forward on the art curcit, I must learn to paint and paint WELL.

David Evans a most excellent instuctor accepted the challenge to teach me this art (oil). An art that has been around for centuries. His first and core teaching process is color in the darkness first, then bring in the light. Ugggggg! This is a challenge for someone who wants to color the spot then shade.

I knew learning to paint would be a challenge, but if I don't challenge myself, I won't grow. I pray for the desire to learn to love to paint, but for now, it is a real challenge to put the dark in first then the light.

But maybe that's a metophore. The darkness is there first, then the illumination comes in.

Springville Musuem Reception 10.28.2011

Sandy Library 10.2011 Sparkling in the Sky

The "F" word does pay off

My creative friend S.H. has introduced me to the "F" word in a positive light.
A word I have heard all my life, but never quite understood how important it was.

F=focus. I made goals two years ago for my fourty-fourth year, I had to focus and when I began drifting into other intrest I had to quickly reel myself in. I am proof positive, "If I can do it, anyone can."

So please remember as S.H. reminds me, the F word is essential when working towards accomplishing a goal.

1:07 pm I want to throw up

Today is the day! If it's a "Yes",....Whoooo, Hoooooo!

But if it is a "No",.. it's okay. I have lived long enough to know, that when one door closes another must open to let you out, or at least give you some fresh aire .

Springville Museum has just listed the art work they will accept for their Religous Art Show. I haven't look at the list yet. I am going to look as soon as I post this entry.

But know now, there is no dissapointments, for I know all is in God's hands, and I have done all I can. If this door isn't opened then, I have added another piece to my future art show.

I will report later.

Dye or not to "Dye"

I am a grey head, is there really anyway to hide that fact, for more than the time it takes to grow back from a great dye job. 

Yes, I can continue to color the dead strands that hang off my scalp, that everyone "Knows" the good Lord could have NEVER blessed me with (color).

In choosing not to dye my hair;
1-  I save money
and
2- I can dedicate time to more desireable activities

I belive not dying my hair is like the burning of the bras in the 70s. I want to be freed from the pressure of the dictation of, What beauty is".

Please send good wishes and blessings my way. I am trying to get Springville museum to accept my picture in their Religous Art Show.

Remember if you keep kicking the door, it will aventually open.

I FEEL SO NAKED!

One of my six children decided to "fix" our cellular serivice. Well in doing so they did something with our internet that were still not sure what they did. I am limited with the ability to use the internet in our home.

I am discoving the old world I have left behind, two and a half years ago when we began our internet service with Sprint. Life is different now that I am not able to hop on the web, whenever I feel the whim. I feel naked. I am stripped from that which brings the outside world to my finger tips within seconds.

Must I go back to the world of Dinosaurs when, I had to pick up the phone and listen to what is playing at the local movie theator, instead of looking it up on the Web?? What is my world coming to?

Hopefully we can fix our web problems, and I can jump back into the World Wide Web life, I miss it.

My update on my art is; Sandy Library accepted my picutre to hang on their wall for the Sandy Library Art Contest. I will be turning another piece to the Springville Musuem on the 22nd. I am also still waiting to hear from Desert Book on my manuscript, it will be three months on the 22. Things feel great in this area of my life. Life is wonderful!

Iridescent Dreams Glint: Mondays are the BEST!

Iridescent Dreams Glint: Mondays are the BEST!

Mondays are the BEST!

Monday, the begining of a new week. Well, the begining of the new work-week, school-week, diet-week, new decided goal-week.

With my  "New Monday", I have decided to feel good about "Me-self." I give my self permission to feel good about ALL I have accomplished this week. I finished a rough draft of an article, turned in a picture to the Sandy Library, finished a picture I plan on turning into the Springville museum, and lastly got my PTSA Bugdet finished!!! Kudos to me!!

Please take the time to bring yourself up, but acknowledging what you have done, versing what you haven't. We need to do that time to time and remember we are special. Smiles.

Could it get any better?

The Springville Museum of Arts is having it's 26th annual Spiritual and Religious Show. Art Work will be accepted October 18-22. My V.T. had told me about this show a year ago. I kept it in the back of my mind that I would enter this show.
SVM is a very prestigious museum. I have already been denie by them once. Someday YOU WILL see one of my piece on their wall.
I just finished the piece. I took a picture of it, but not having the right equipment to take a magazine qualtiy picture, it doesn't look that good.
I like the subject matter, and have brought my unleashed Mexican spirit into producing my art. I only hope that they don't think it looks too tacky, because, tacky is my flavor! Ha, ha.
Our local library is also accepting artwork, I will submit a piece I already finished.
I still await on an answer from Desert Book, but it has been so much easier with other project I am working on.
The last project I am working on is writing an article on the adoption of my daughter Aurora. I made a goal that I had until the end of this month to finish the draft.
I know this was a bit more lengthy than my other entries, but I had so much more to say this time. I wish you all good luck on your ventures, for life is ment for many of them.

Four followers, one being me

Tommorrow is mine and S.H.'s creative meeting. I think we need to give ourselves a name, me thinks.

At our last meeting  S.H. told me I should inquire with Desert Book, of where my manuscript's status may be. I wasn't sure, but thought she probley was right. But I procrasinated. Friday at the park with the Mom and Tots group, I told the ladies I wasn't sure about the inquire, because on-line I couldn't see that there was a protocall to inquires.

Giving good advice again on why I should, I still wasn't sure. I emailed a children's writer aquintance named Kristyn Crow and asked her thoughts. Kristyn recommended that I wait at least 3 months before and inquiry, "Waiting is one of the hardest parts of being a writer/illustrator." - Amen.

I am working on a piece that I want to submitt to the Springville Museum's Religious Art show. It might be a bit much, but I can't help it, I'm Latin!

Work in Progress,..aren't we all

Were in the third week of school, now it's time to get down to bussiness.

I usually like to wait to write after me and S.H. meet, but I am trying so hard to keep to my Monday goal.

I went to a campout this weekend, where I was able to speak with two very create people. One a Officer of the Peace who is an amazing artist. His drawing, draw you into his world. Sometimes his pictures are scarey, funny, but always, real.  He currently is involved in a court case and his creativity seems to be put on hold for a while. I hope to see his spark ignite soon.

The second is his brother, a Fed-Ex guy. His mind is ever thinking of all the stories that are ready to explode on the paper! He has such a passion for his characters. I love to listening to what he has brew for the next chapter.

Today,  I looked through the milk crate where I keep the stuff on adoption about all my children. In the crate I have kept all the journals I wrote in about the roller coaster ride I endured. The letters, pictures, and cards the birthmothers sent. It brought a smile and tears to my heart.

 My adventures in Adoption Land began in 1994 and has lasted over seventeen years now. I think I bare respounciblity to share my knowledge with the world, with those who want to know how to have a family when your body won't produce, or you have the feeling that you want/need to add a special someone to your family.

I am going to work on my article now, thanks for spending a few moments, reading what Ruby has going on in her head. I leave my smile with you.

I WILL BLOG!!!!! Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Even if I just type "Hi." You will hear from me. I have declared my intentions from this point on to S.H. and now you, my small reading audience.

I will now attempt to write on my blog to you, as I am uploading pictures of my son's comp soccer team on Teampages. The life a mother, trying to do as many things as she can at once. (smile).

I am going to make sure every week I hit my blog and update my progress, as small as it may seem. Second I also will be working on an article about adoption. I want to write something along the lines of, "Look what I would have missed." Lastly, patiently wait for an answer on my manuscript.

I would like to leave you with Dr. Seuss's famous words "From there to here from here to there funny things are everywhere".

Walking the Walk by Faith: Wheat and Tares

Walking the Walk by Faith: Wheat and Tares

44 years old and goals accomplished

S.H. in Cali so, no Creative Meeting. No meeting next week, my family going boating, yeah!

In 2009  I turned 41, I made two goals. First I wanted to be in an art show. Second I wanted to have a book published or a editor seriously looking at my work. I accomplished the art show and I have a manuscript in. I am please with creating goals and following through with them. I stand as a witness, if I can do it, ANYONE can.

I turned 44 today, a nice even number. I had a secret wish that a phone call or email would come and tell me, "Ruby, I am intrested in your work, please call or email me." But no such thing.

My birthday, went as followed. My daughter who is in Cosmotology School, asked me to be her hair dying model. I knew she would take about 4 hours. As we were in the 3rd hour, my 19 year old son came in with my 4 year old son. My 4 yr old's left check, chin area was swollen, red and  hot to the touch. He had been sting by a wasp the day before, and 24 hours later, having a allergic reation. It got worst from there. I asked my 19 yr old if he would take my 4 yr old to the doctor's. He agreed. An hour later my 19 yr old called saying Wal-Mart would not fill his prescription, they could not find his records. I asked him to let me speak to the attendant, but he had already walked out of line. I asked him to bring the script home and I would take care of it. When he got home I read the script and relized that the name was wrong. We had adopted our son 3 months ago and it had his birth name on it instead of the adopted name.
I called the Doctor's office. Long story short, it took 2 more hours to get the records straight and the perscription writen out with the right name.

Needless to say. If my birthday would have been a nice birthday cake and ice cream with the family, I would never remember. My 44th will always be associated with the day Devon's face blew up, because of a wasp sting.

Dancin' In the Moonlight

What do I do N-E-X-T?!

Robison Wells, a writer, who goes by Rob with friends, which I am not a real friend, a FaceBook friend, BUT even if I was, I would call him Robison, because it is a cool name, Robison.

Well Robison says, he has learned to be : Cheerfully Flexible. I thought that is G-R-E-A-T advice. I have tried hard to remember those words when it comes to my work.

After mailing off my manuscript over a week ago. I decided to take a week break. Now back to work, my mind is scattered, what project should I begin now?

Should I draw a  picture, take an old book and work on it, start a new parable? Oh my! I have a headache just thinking about it, BUT I have to move forward.

Uggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg! What would Robison suggest???

Whew, it's in

Today, I bought my bubble envelope, put in my copied manuscript, my query letter,  and my sase. I addressed my envelope to Desert Book and paid about three dollars to mail it. I am done!

When the mailman took my envelope I had a GREAT feeling. Like a ton of bricks were off my shoulders. I thought about the process I have gone through to get this project done. It has been seven months. But looking back now, it's funny, it only seems like I started yesterday.

I am proud of myself. I made a goal two years ago, which was by the time I turn 44, I want to have been in an art show, and had a book published or seriously looked at. I have met, those goals. I am encouraged to do more.

So I stand as a testiment, "If I can do it, anyone can!"

Query Letters, Oh boy! What do I write?

I went on-line and researced how to write a Chilren's Picture book Query Letter. There is a lot of GREAT information about how to write one. I spent two hours reading, highlighting, and underlining the matieral I printed out. The query letter is expected to have 4 paragraphs each containing specific information. I thought no big deal.

When I sat in front of my PC and began formulating a letter I was, quite, wrong! It took me the better half of a day. There could have been no more that 100 words, but I had to make them, "Punch" and "Grab" the editors atteintion.

Let's hope and Pray, my little buddy the Query letter, does it's job.

AC DC us army video - apache helicopter (ac-dc - thunderstruck)

My DREADY QUERY LETTER!

We had our Creative Meeting today. Summer has been challenging for me and S.H. but we have trudged through , trying to be creative and productive for our homes, children, and husbans.

I am currently 18 days over my person deadline. But I am here to say, everything in my envelope ready to be mailed, except,..my query letter. Funny, I really didn't think it would be a big deal, but now.

Wow, all I can say is I am, a bit FREAKED! What if I am bor-ing, and they toss, my 6months worth of work in the endless SLUSH PILE! Yikes!

I have reseached on-line, the samples are great, but, still I have a knot in my stomach. I am so close to the end of this project, I can taste it, but this dang, Q.L. is tripping me up!

By tomorrow afternoon, I have to get my manuscripted mailed out, there is no more waiting. There are no more allowances, I must work on my letter. I need to get some AC/DC Thunderstuck lite under me! Wish me luck.

No creative Meeting on the 4th - Of course!

What a memerable weekend it was with the 4th of July!
Family, friend, and Fireworks, how could our Country go wrong?
I still have not finished my cells. I worked on them for two hours on Sunday at Church, but didn't dare to work on them at the pool.

I have decided to leave the Sandy Utah Guild, but continue to work on Sandy Art Show in November. I will instead be joining the Art Board in Provo. Utah County has deep ties to art with BYU and Springville Museum.

I can indeed say, "I am grateful to our Great Lord for giving me talent, and giving me the desire to see, "What can I do with this talent to share with my part of the world."  :)

I will as Robinson Wells says, "I am cheerfully Flexible."

Daddy Day - Changes Plans

I'm so glad when Daddy comes home, glad as can be! I clap my hands and shout for joy and climb up on his knee! - LDS Primary song.

Any who, our Daddy, Shawn stayed home with us today! It was a GREAT DAY! He thinks so much of us. He woke up and got the ATVs ready for us to go ride up in American Fork Canyon in Provo.

The ride was GREAT! I love that word, "GREAT!"

We did a 17 mile drive up to Cascade Springs, so beautiful! We went high enough into the canyon and ran into some snow.    Our round trip was 34 miles done in 5 hours, whew!

We saw two HUGE deers run across our path. When the first deer run in front our ATVs, I thought, "Way cool." An hour later when the second deer ran across our path, I thought, "Wow, I bet that deer wouldn't stop, it would land it's hoof anywhere on me and use me as a stepping stool." That thought truely FREAKED ME OUT!

Needless to say, desite my best efforts to make my July 1, deadline finishing my cells. I fell short, all  because Daddy stayed home to be with me and the kids. He is AMAZING!

My Cazi

What a GREAT 18 year old son who has sacrifice his Tuesday to watch his two little brothers so that I could go to my three hour art class.

After nearly 3 hours of drawing my illustrations my hands are cramped! But how great my creative soul feels!

My goal of July 1st to be done to submitt my work is drawing near! I will make my deadline.

LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock

Moving on the fast track! Slowly.

Today S and I were able to meet. She finished the Mormon Trek with new insights to life and it's meaning. What she shared made me think too.

So this week we are reavaluation our mission with our creativity.

I have decided, I need to S-T-O-P telling my husband everything my mulit-thinking brain is contenplating. I belive when I do that he thinks I am not moving forward, but trying to put another thing on my plate.

I know that everything I contenplate is what is "What is the "BEST" next step to my three goals in my Creative World".

I have decided though I LOVE my name, Ruby, I must change it, when it comes to my work. There is another Ruby, Ruby Chacon, who is very noted in the art community in the state of Utah. Though she was born in 1971, and I older being born in 1967, she has marketed the name, and I will not compeite to be Ruby II. Smile. Though the name Maria, Yolanda, and Esperanza are beautiful Old names, I want something fun like,  Valenica! It's very cute and strong. I like names with V, K, and X. So that is something I need to seriously find, quickly!

I also need to stop hiding you, my blog. You are my calling card. You are the one who will draw others in, letting them see you and read the naked emotions "WE" share.

Perhaps, I have a bit to offer the world, through my experiences in life, my talents, and those who help me on my journey, so I may help others on theirs.  I will make it my goal, next Monday, I shall unveil you to others.

So together with my thoughts and your text we shall change a very small part of the world, but the part that matters most to us. :)

The Disco Boys - For You (Official Video HQ)

No meeting - Fureral - Solveig Madsen

Today S.H. left with her husban and about a couple of hundred people ranging from age 14 to 65 went on a Mormon Trek. So we couldn't have our weekly meeting though we have been consistant for the last two month. So because we didn't have our meeting I thought I better write on my blog today.

Since it suppose to be my calling card in the world of writers and artist, I need to get a following. :)

I think everything that happens in my life is exciting. Not to be concieted, but it's a new experiences to be part of!

Like just a few moments ago, a cute, foreign, girl named Curly was trying to sell me some education material. I kept trying to excuse myself, I told her I was writing on my blog and needed to get back to it. Bless her heart she was presistant. But on the 5th time, I had to be assertive and walk into the house. So here I am, back to tell you about my exciteing day!

I went to a funreal today. It was my uncle's mother. Her name is Solveig Madsen. She lived a glorious 92 years. In 1940 she studied at Julliard School of Music in New York.

Solveig was mentored by the renowned Olga Samaroff-Stokowski who knew she would have an outstanding career. It was written in the San Francisco Chronical, "She is a new star in the musical sky." Isn't that a beautiful statement.

It was said, that Solveig felt that it was everyone's obligation to create. To make the world a more beautiful place. I like that thought; I am here to create beauty.

So that is the thought I want to leave everyone with, "I (yourself) am here to create beauty."

I have a deadline for myself and my cells for my book. July 1, 2011.  Then submit to Desert Books.

Magic Carpet Ride Remix-Fatboy Slim

May 23. 2011

S. will still not let me tell anyone what her exciting news is, but she promised I could tell people this Sunday. But I wish she would let me tell now!!! Cuz it is so exicting!
Okay, so last Friday the Senior Editor at *** sent me a GREAT email!  He said, "Thank for submitting, but it wasn't something that we'll beable to publish at this time. But please keep us in mind for future projects".

To this I replied, asking if he could answer two short questions.
1 - Could you suggest one thing that could make my P project more appealing.
2 - Can you tell me one thing about my P project you did like.

To this he respounded, "Your artist style and details you add to your drawings are amazing (two things). One of the biggest issues were the thumbnail looking facing of each person."

Wasn't that great he took the time to answer my questions and give me some great advice to think about!

Funny thing though, I drew the pictures with no faces on purpose. At this time, I am going to keep the pictures with no faces, because I think that is important, BUT if that is the feedback I am going to continue to get from a critque group or publishers, I will put faces on images.

I ain't that stupid, I want to have my parable projects published I will do what it takes to get them published.

I also sent my work to a children's book author Kristyn Crow. She is amazing too! She sent me an email that gave me some awsome direction! Seriously, great!

I am AMAZED,  how the writing world is so willing to share their knowledge to help others on their way. Those in the WW that I have encounter like Amy Wadsworth, Robison Wells, Howard Tayler, and many others. I am grateful for their time, and the experiences they have shared with me.

If your a writer I found a great link to listen to other writers, it's on Brainburps blog. talks - How to submit a children's picture book.

I hope that you will find those that will motovate you to do your personal best, whatever it may be! Muah!

My Creative Journey, thus far

Four years ago (40 yrs) I made a goal, it was; by the time I was 44 I would have a book published. Or a agent seriously consider my project.

April 1
 I began reading the Doctrine and Covenants. As I read a section a day M-F I felt prompted to read the parables of the Bible, in Matthew 25, King James version. As I read them I felt such a love for the messages they gave. I began using some of my old skills of drawing with ink. Before I knew it had illustrated a little story from the Bible. I suprized myself.

I began brainstorming and mapped out a plan for my writing and my art. I decided I would show friends my idea. It was well recieved. I decided to go to LDSstorymakers confrence (my 2nd time) and research art submissions in Utah.

Plan in motion -

 I entered  Utah's Springville 87th Annual Spring Salon. On April 5 I turned in two pieces of work, Tres Soles and Energia II.

Also that week a friend of mine S. called and asked if I would be intrested in meeting weekly. A way that  we could work on our own projects,  keep motovated, and be accountable for our works and progress. I jumped on that. For I had been thinking of starting a critiqueing group for writing. I tried to get a couple more people to join, but they were busy with other life pursuits.

April 11 -
Our first meeting. We came up with a time we could meet weekly, a mission statement for our group, a mission statement for self, and the format which we could conduct.

We decided the person who hosted meeting for that week would greet, give thanks for our talent, express a thought, and each person would have a strick 30 minutes monitored by a timer.

Within those 30 mins a report of what they had done that week was given in detail. The other person was not to interrupt, they were to listen and take notes if needed. When said person was done, then other person was able to suggest and ask questions.

At our first meeting we discussed why creating was so inportant to us. We also were honest and want to make money with our God-given talent.

S. a beautiful young woman who has many, many talents. She was going to decide which avenue she wanted to pursue.

I was already firm on the path I was going to pursue. I had just entered the Salon and was waiting til April 20 to know wheather my art had been accepted or not.

4.20
SAS - did not accept my work. I was very excited for those that had been accepted.
I did learn two things; one I under priced my art work one piece for $58.00 and the other for $88.00. The art that was accepted was anywhere from $250.00 to $125,000. I belive that shows that an artist belives in their art. Second, for that show, my artwork was to small, it need to be more grand.

**I get back on-line and find other shows that I can enter. I find the Provo's Spring Fine Art Show.

4.30
I take submit to the PSFA Show. Two pieces, "Following Shawn" and  "Tres Soles."

5.6
Both my pieces were accepted! My work will be displayed from May 6 til June 24. I feel great and excited!

5.8
I went to LDS storymakers. A great place to go for LDS writers. You meet the most kindest and motovating people there. I met extremely talented people there. Robison Wells an author of four books, three which I have read and enjoyed. If Robison wasn't a writer, he could be a stand up comedian. A woman named Kristyn Crow who does picture books, pointed me in the direction I want to go. I also met a man name Howard Tayer, who does a very succesful on-line comic called Schlock Mercenary, very talented. He was so kind and sketched me a ink of Ruby (me).

So as of  today, I have learned that Creative People don't have a problem being creative. That is innate. Creatvie People can have a hard time doing the managing part of creativity. This is what I am working on. Everyday I am looking for ways to move forward.

My project is illustrating Parables from the Bible, King James version.  I will continute to network and go to workshops with writers and trying to investigate agents.
I will continue to work with S. she is amazing! I can't wait to share what has happen to her last week. I will have to ask  her at our meeting on Monday if I can share before it hits the stands!

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Ruby's New Blog

This is Ruby's new Blog to show case talents and projects.  Iridescent Dreams, displaying a play of lustrous color in unreal beauty.   Enjoy...

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