Sustainable Me - Space for Creativity and Backyard Bunnies

Making my own Stepping Stones I found this link to making my own stepping stones or pavers.  My plan, when I have more time after school is out, is to try making my own at home.  I have some broken glass that I have saved, and some stones, and shells that I can use in the pavers.  I want to make a large circle with these homemade pavers, fill it with gravel, and set the fire pit in the middle of the space - along with a couple of adirondack chairs. I realized when I fired up the fire pit for the first time - that I would need to place it on pavers or on gravel in order to be safe and have the fire away from any grass.  I won't be able to work on this project until school is out - but I am happy to find a solution that is inexpensive and using some things that I already have.   I can also use this same idea to make a garden path from the patio to the studio - which would be really helpful in messy weather.  I like the idea of personalizing t...

I have begun reading one of my required books for my research graduate class this semester, called Roads to Junction:  Making Art, Teaching Art  - by Ed Check and Future Akins.  This book is of special interest to me because it is about the graduate art program that I am currently working through at Texas Tech University for a Masters of Art in Art Education.  The book is about when the program was held in Junction, Texas and also includes excerpts written by some of those students who have traveled this path before me.  The book is newly published, and so I feel lucky to be a current student that can benefit from the knowledge of others who have gone before This past summer part of my graduate program was held in Fredericksburg, Texas, and so I have experienced one summer studio course so far.  The program has gone through some physical transitions location wise - but basically is the same program with very similar curriculum and concepts. As I was readi...