Friday, March 13, 2009

25 things about me

1. I am content with my life in Turkey, Texas. I spend my days enjoying life with my husband and creating art.
2. At the age of ten, I decided I wanted to be an artist. I told people I wanted to design album covers and greeting cards.
3. I am color blind to shades of green, brown and gray.
4. I spent three winters in Fairbanks, Alaska. Freezing in the dark builds character.
5. Pinto beans are my comfort food.
6. I don’t own any shoes, only western boots.
7. While living in southeast Florida, I took five years of astrology classes.
8. I am five feet tall.
9. The only foreign countries I have visited are Mexico and Canada.
10. I am, and always have been, nocturnal.
11. I love photographing children.
12. I hate crowds.
13. My father recorded a song for me, “Get Along Home Cindy”.
14. I worked as a floral designer and loved making BIG arrangements.
15. For nine years I was a stay at home mom.
16. I don’t drink coffee or tea. I don’t smoke.
17. On two occasions I saw Jimi Hendrix in concert.
18. I see my life and all the places I have lived as a colorful patchwork quilt.
19. I have read way too many art history books.
20. Professional bull riding is my favorite sport to watch.
21. At age thirteen I suffered a neck injury. That accident has caused me a lot of pain over the years.
22. I own a collection of dolls dressed as nuns.
23. I have spent my life improving my skills as an artist.
24. The past few years I have designed and hooked wool rugs.
25. I love the rolling plains and the desert.
Patience is also a form of action. ~Auguste Rodin

Tiny Raven

Tiny Raven
Tiny Raven- ATC- traded
The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr. ~Mohammed

Little Miss

Little Miss
one of my favorites

etsy mini

Five Star Boots by Cindy Wills

Five Star Boots by Cindy Wills
mixed media
Some stories are true that never happened. ~Elie Weisel

ATC- traded

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An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them. ~Andy Warhol

art quilt

art quilt
art quilt