Movement With India Ink & Watercolor

My first tattoo!

      My mom and I went downtown yesterday to Memorial Tattoo to get my very first tat done by the  great Jason Kelley. I have been wanting one for years and finally got enough courage and money to get it.
      It is a swallow, and it means both freedom and protection... (I am free through Christ and God is always protecting me).

This post was a test post from my phone so the picture isn't very good. More pictures to come!

Rainy Morning in Georgia

For the Love of Organizing

     Today I decided to organize my books because they were just in piles around my room and could never find the one I wanted. I also got new Eiffel tower book ends that I have been wanting for months and they pulled it all together! While at the Red Barn Sale I traded one of my paintings for a coffee table from one of the other venders and it works perfect in my room! I Love a freshly organized room. It makes it feel like a whole new place.

My Book Shelves

New Coffee Table!

I Absolutely Love It 

I also started to put together a picture wall

The Little Red Barn Sale - Spring Time

      I participated in my second Little Red Barn Sale this past weekend! I didn't sell anything on the first day but on the second day the mother of one of my friends bought three of my larger pieces! It was sad to part with them but I know they have a good home... haha.
      I forgot to take pictures the first day and only took a few the second day (slacking I know). Here are just a few that turned out ok.

Abstract Succulent 

Watercolor Dancers

Sketch of a girl

3-D Dress Form Inspired by Isadora Duncan (SOLD!)

Water Color (SOLD!)

Acrylic Design

Some more of the sale...

and some more...

Beautiful Succulents for Sale

Coffee Addiction

Garden at Dusk

Long Time No See...

Hey everyone! It has been forever since i last posted. I do this all the time and I always say how I am finally going to keep up with my blogging but I never do. I'm not promising anything but I am going to try super hard this time.
A lot has happened in my life since the fall, many changes have and are about to happen. Fist off... I'm moving back to Georgia! I have officially transfered colleges. I finished up my fall semester at Campbellsville University and will be starting at Reinhardt University in a few days. This is a huge change and came very suddenly to me but I am both excited and nervous at the same time. Many things attributed to my leaving of Campbellsville. It is not that I did not like it there, I loved it and all the amazing friends that came into my life.
The main reason was that it was starting to get hard for me to be so far away from my family and only coming home every two months or so. Those of you who know me know that I am a very homebody person and it was a big leap for me to go to school out of state. Another reason is the art program at Campbellsville was very limited. Now that I know that I want art to be part of my life forever, I want the best education I can get. At Reinhardt, though it too is a small private institution, has an amazing art program which includes art history which is something I want to pursue. The other reason is my health issues. I have a very weak immune system and some other things that being far from home made it hard to get to my doctors if something came up. Those reasons and just this unshakable feeling that it was time for me to come back home lead to my decision. It came as a shock to many of my friends back at Campbellsville, some understood and others didn't. When I told one of my best friends from there that I was leaving, I was so nervous about what her reaction was going to be. But she said this, "I am a little shocked and I and going to miss you terribly, but I know that this is was is best for you. You are moving on to better things and I am excited to see what happens." After she said that I felt so relived and even better about my decision.
I am excited to be going somewhere where I think I am going to learn and grow a lot but a little nervous because it's a new place and I know no one. It's not like when your a freshmen when everyone is new and are beginning to make friends. I am coming in second semester of my sophomore year and most everyone has their groups of friends already. I know that it's a dumb thing to be nervous about and that I just need to always remind myself that this is where God wants me to be and He will be there whenever I need Him, leading me down the path that He wants me to go. My hope is that I will transition at Reinhardt as well as I did in Campbellsville and that I wont let my fears and anxieties get the best of me. I am also very excited to be able to go to my home Church, Roswell Community Church again since I am only 30 minutes away from home I can come back on the weekends and whenever I need to. It may be tough at first but the idea of a new beginning and starting fresh sounds so good to me. If times get rocky I know I have God and my family to help me through it.

Fall Into Fall

     Autumn is my favorite time of year! The cool weather allowing me to bring out my cozy sweaters, the beautiful colors, and the amazing aromas that make their way to my nose. I am back home in Georgia for fall break this week and have been loving it. Today I went on a little walk around my house to take some pictures of the changing colors.
    There is a quote by Albert Camus that I love for this time of year...
        "Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower."
Here are a few of the pictures.....

Yellow and Red Trees... They look like fire!

Pumpkin Time

Even though these hydrangeas were dying I still loved the color of them. 

I also got a new hairstyle!

Experimented with spiking it today haha  

Blog Contest!

I am participating in a college student blog contest by "Guide to Online Schools". Make sure to check out all of my blog posts and vote for your favorites!

Love You All!
~Megan Lydia~