art tip of the week

Tip #2 

Find Quotes That Inspire You

I love words and I love when they're put together in quote form. When I find a quote that really speaks to me, I write it down and reread it often. I try and figure out why it stood out amongst everything else I had read or heard all day. Usually there's a pretty good reason. 

Here's a quote I heard on a program called The Aspen Minute from The Aspen Ideas Festival. 

"Art comes from that part of us that is without fear, prejudice, malice or any of the other things that we create to separate ourselves; one from the other. Art makes each of us whole by insisting that we use all of our senses; our heads and our hearts. That we express with our voices, our hands, our bodies, as well as with our minds. And in this modern society, art may be the only force that invites expression from the inside out, where the pure light of the wisdom of the soul is realized."

-Jessye Norman

art tip of the week

Tip #1

Visit Your Local Give & Take

Here at BYU-Hawaii they have recently set up a Give & Take for students and community members. Donation bins are set up all around campus where clothes, household items, etc. can be dropped off. Sarah and decided to visit the other day and see if we could find any treasures. 

Needless to say, we succeeded...

In place of the things we took we donated a few of our own. Don't throw nice things away, there are tons of crafty people who might love them.  If it is not a possibility to give, giving service is another great alternative. We got to spend a little time sorting and hanging clothes for the next treasure hunters. We had a great time. :)