tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34836258.post115923852970129953..comments2023-04-01T11:07:41.484-04:00Comments on Tea With Ren: McElligot's PoolRen Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017460071971677808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34836258.post-1160624099450972712006-10-11T23:34:00.000-04:002006-10-11T23:34:00.000-04:00a friend of mine in college got me an old old copy...a friend of mine in college got me an old old copy of mcelligot's pool. i've got it somewhere here, in a box...somewhere. i love dr. seuss.<BR/><BR/>another friend of mine is fond of saying that how you live your life is a form of art. i tend to agree. i often get caught up in thinking that i'm not a "real" artist, pure self-defeatist crap. but i finally was convinced by my very smart friend that my ability to see an old piece of furniture in a garbage heap by the side of the road and take it home and fix it up and use it is a form of art. that getting up each day and doing what needs to be done to make my life flow like it does is art.<BR/><BR/>we finally got to go see "pirates of the carribean" last week (it came on at the $3 theater..yippy) and i could hardly pay attention to the story for being so inspired by all the settings, make-up, special effects, etc. it was beautiful and i left with a feeling of awe and inspiration. it hasn't left me yet, and that alone was worth my $3 ticket.<BR/><BR/>art is everywhere, in every thing i look at. in college i drug these old blown up tire scraps into the art annex to use for sculpture supplies. my teacher sighed, he said he always hated seeing them on the road and now they were taking over his space. but he learned to see them the way i did...as beautiful.<BR/><BR/>i like these eyes that i see the world through. i don't know if i'll ever find the inner strength to say right out loud "I AM AN ARTIST!" but i do know that i've made some good things, started a nice little family, and have a couple of people in my life i am proud to call "friend." and i don't know about anyone else, but that is a beautiful thing...a life blessed with the art of choosing to live in beauty.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219928545078883437noreply@blogger.com