Hey guys! I just made a post about this on Facebook.. but it's been suggested to me that I put it on my blog, as well.
So, I recently bought a journal from Denik. They are a company that has artists send their art in to be made into journals, notebooks, etc... $1 from each purchase of a journal or notebook is donated to a foundation that is helping build schools for places that don't have any. Right now, they are working on one in Mali, Africa. Also, 5% of each sale goes to the artist! So, of course, I totally support what they are doing, and I was talking to the guy that sold me the journal.
He mentioned that anyone is able to send art into their site and can be put on the cover for their products if it gets a good enough response... so, that got me SUPER interested. So, I decided, "what the heck," and sent one in today.
So, if I get at least 300 "likes" "loves" whatever.. they will make me my own copy of a journal, and send one to me. If I get 500, they will go ahead and make a mass production of them to turn into their product.
So, I'm asking a big favor of you guys!! You guys should all go here to give my picture a little love, so maybe I can get something from it! I was just thinking I could give it a shot and make all of this nonsense drawing worth it. (:
And it would be even COOLER of you guys if you shared the picture for me too and got some of your friends to like it for me.. even if they don't.. just because it'd be a very nice thing to do (;
Thank you guys so much for your love and support.. and I just hope it's worth it!!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
A possibly good start..?
Hi there! I finally thought of another blog topic, since I was struggling with finding some... (:
So.. if you know me well, you know that I really enjoy art and draw a decent amount.. But, I've always felt torn about it.. On one hand, I love drawing and painting and whatnot.. and it's what I generally use as my "go-to" when I'm having a rough day or if I just have a lot of emotion I want to get out.. It's been good for me that way.. especially with my mom passing and such.. it's what I went to rather than a lot of things that could have gotten me into trouble.
But, I never could bring myself to think that there was much of a point in me pursuing it, really. I mean.. I took a few different art classes in high school to further my skills and range of abilities.. but not much else from it.. It's been suggested that I go to an art institute or major in something with art.. just schooling to make a career out of it.. but let's not kid ourselves. Out of all the kids who pursue their art career.. how many really are successful with it?? Especially when there are so many talented artists out there..
That was another problem I had with it. There are so many amazing artists out there, it gets intimidating. Especially having friends who are good at it too, it's really hard not to compare and get down on yourself. You can always find a reason that someone is better than you. When art is really just putting yourself and your passion into a physical thing you can see.. so nobody is really better than anyone else.. just the way people show their emotions is different.. I need to work on accepting that :b
BUT. To the point of this whole thing... I guess there is a cafe' in Springville that has art all over the inside of the building. And the more I was looking around in it, I saw it was just different local artists that had talked to the owner and have their own little "spotlight" I guess you would call it on the walls, and they would have some of their work up there. Some were selling their pieces, some were just showing it off. They all had a board that showed their name and whatnot...
So, my boss and I were talking and he suggested that maybe I should talk to the owner and maybe get my own spot on the wall.. It is kind of an exciting thought.. I mean, it's nothing huge. It's just a little coffee shop.. but it's a start, right? Just getting out there at least.. So, I'm considering it!
What do you guys think??
So.. if you know me well, you know that I really enjoy art and draw a decent amount.. But, I've always felt torn about it.. On one hand, I love drawing and painting and whatnot.. and it's what I generally use as my "go-to" when I'm having a rough day or if I just have a lot of emotion I want to get out.. It's been good for me that way.. especially with my mom passing and such.. it's what I went to rather than a lot of things that could have gotten me into trouble.
But, I never could bring myself to think that there was much of a point in me pursuing it, really. I mean.. I took a few different art classes in high school to further my skills and range of abilities.. but not much else from it.. It's been suggested that I go to an art institute or major in something with art.. just schooling to make a career out of it.. but let's not kid ourselves. Out of all the kids who pursue their art career.. how many really are successful with it?? Especially when there are so many talented artists out there..
That was another problem I had with it. There are so many amazing artists out there, it gets intimidating. Especially having friends who are good at it too, it's really hard not to compare and get down on yourself. You can always find a reason that someone is better than you. When art is really just putting yourself and your passion into a physical thing you can see.. so nobody is really better than anyone else.. just the way people show their emotions is different.. I need to work on accepting that :b
BUT. To the point of this whole thing... I guess there is a cafe' in Springville that has art all over the inside of the building. And the more I was looking around in it, I saw it was just different local artists that had talked to the owner and have their own little "spotlight" I guess you would call it on the walls, and they would have some of their work up there. Some were selling their pieces, some were just showing it off. They all had a board that showed their name and whatnot...
So, my boss and I were talking and he suggested that maybe I should talk to the owner and maybe get my own spot on the wall.. It is kind of an exciting thought.. I mean, it's nothing huge. It's just a little coffee shop.. but it's a start, right? Just getting out there at least.. So, I'm considering it!
What do you guys think??
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| Horse I drew in Jan. of 2011 |
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| Random small drawing I did today (Aug. of 2012) |
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| Old car in Jan. of 2011 |
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| "A broken angel" in Jan. of 2012 |
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| Just some lady in Jan. of 2012 |
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| "Everytime you see a butterfly go by..." in Dec. of 2011 |
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| Lady Joker in June of 2012 |
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| "Lose your mind" in June of 2012 |
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| A portrait of my cousin from my junior year of high school. |
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| Just some doodles for things like Henna Tattoos from July of 2012 |
Sunday, August 5, 2012
I'm new to this...
Well, it seemed like everyone and their dog either has or has started a blog... so I figured I should go ahead and start one of my own. (: So I don't even know where to start... I'm Kenzie (: I'm married to the amazing Jeremy Boren. We got married on February 11th, 2012.. we'll have been married for six months next Saturday.. so we're still new to this whole married thing. It's fun, though.. I love it!
We live in a little one bedroom duplex in the North end of Spanish Fork.. the other apartment isn't rented out though... it's just full of our crazy old land lady's junk..so it's nice and quiet. (: The only real noise problems we have are a neighbor across the street has a hound dog, and our land lady lives next door and has an incredibly whiny and loud mutt... but that's it though... benefits of living in the old people part of Spanish. Our apartment is pretty tiny.. There is basically one wall separating the living room, kitchen, laundry room, and bedroom and bathroom... but how much room do you need as a newly wed couple, right?
Jeremy and I both work at the Spanish Fork Jimmy John's here in town.. I'm a manager/supervisor..person, as well as Jeremy.. Jeremy just came back from a 7 week training course for Jimmy John's management.. He spend 3 weeks in Champaign and Charleston, IL and then 4 more weeks in Tempe, AZ. It really sucked.. for me at least.. it wasn't fun just barely being married and then being separated for that long. :b He and the store owners son are going to start a store in Springville, which Jeremy will be the Assistant Manager of. I've been offered to go do the same training as Jeremy in IL to become a GM here in Spanish Fork.. I'm not sure on that one yet still.
There isn't a whole lot of exciting things going on around here right now... Just waiting to start on the Springville store.. and once things settle down, we will start looking at school. Kids are definitely not in the cards for a few years.. Right now we're looking for a little pick up truck for me to drive around since we only have one car. And it's a manual... which doesn't work well for me. (; And because Jeremy and I work completely opposite schedules, I've been having to walk to work.. not to complain.. but I'd much rather drive, haha.
Well, I don't know what else to write about... so tah-dah! This concludes my first blog (:
We live in a little one bedroom duplex in the North end of Spanish Fork.. the other apartment isn't rented out though... it's just full of our crazy old land lady's junk..so it's nice and quiet. (: The only real noise problems we have are a neighbor across the street has a hound dog, and our land lady lives next door and has an incredibly whiny and loud mutt... but that's it though... benefits of living in the old people part of Spanish. Our apartment is pretty tiny.. There is basically one wall separating the living room, kitchen, laundry room, and bedroom and bathroom... but how much room do you need as a newly wed couple, right?
Jeremy and I both work at the Spanish Fork Jimmy John's here in town.. I'm a manager/supervisor..person, as well as Jeremy.. Jeremy just came back from a 7 week training course for Jimmy John's management.. He spend 3 weeks in Champaign and Charleston, IL and then 4 more weeks in Tempe, AZ. It really sucked.. for me at least.. it wasn't fun just barely being married and then being separated for that long. :b He and the store owners son are going to start a store in Springville, which Jeremy will be the Assistant Manager of. I've been offered to go do the same training as Jeremy in IL to become a GM here in Spanish Fork.. I'm not sure on that one yet still.
There isn't a whole lot of exciting things going on around here right now... Just waiting to start on the Springville store.. and once things settle down, we will start looking at school. Kids are definitely not in the cards for a few years.. Right now we're looking for a little pick up truck for me to drive around since we only have one car. And it's a manual... which doesn't work well for me. (; And because Jeremy and I work completely opposite schedules, I've been having to walk to work.. not to complain.. but I'd much rather drive, haha.
Well, I don't know what else to write about... so tah-dah! This concludes my first blog (:
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