Work-In-Progress (WIP) / The Queen

Lately I’ve had a surge of creativity and it has been a blast. I’ve had such fun working on my ceramics homework. Yesterday and today I played around with using leaves to create different textures and patterns:

Clay and bits of leaf are now all over the house. So worth it.

Yesterday I finally saw The Queen (how fitting that her majesty visited the White House on the same day–total coincidence). Wow, the film was phenomenal. I was completely floored by Helen Mirren’s performance, the breathtaking cinematography, and spectacular script. It was moving, interesting, and thought-provoking. I found my mind lingering over it hours afterwards and it was fresh on my mind this morning when I woke up. Now that is a good movie.

I find it interesting how certain memories are etched clearly in our minds. I remember exactly where I was the moment I learned of Princess Diana’s car crash. Some things, often haunting things, really stay with us.