the long emotional day

Monday. back to school for the first grader, fold the mountain of clothes, try to find a babysitter sitter so I can go to school, .... in the end I think it all worked out, but it was stressful and I missed my first two classes for the day, but I did make it to the last two. A HUGE thanks to the Watsons who have helped me enormously lately. I'm a little dissapointed in how long I put off asking for help, but I guess I have a hard time admitting to myself when I need help, or asking for it. When I finally did ask, I managed to get myself all choked up about it. School went ok, I was a little late to my drawing studio class, but it went well, and I think I will really enjoy that class. Design II studio promises to be full of fun this semester as I prepare to make masking tape shoes for the first project. To cap off the evening, I had a chance to take my girls over to see their mother. The girls enjoyed seeing her and their grandparents too, but the sadness of recent troubles and difficulties overshadowed the evening. So a day filled with emotion has passed, and hopefully things will settle in to a more manageable pattern for everyone soon.

check out the gallery update

I made a few improvements to my gallery site, so go take a look at paulsculptor.vndv.com

there are a couple of new surprises. Thats about all I have worked on the last week, besides the daily routine of keeping the girls from destroying the rest of the house. Now I get to begin looking toward next week in class, and what to do with the kids while I'm there. I took a look at my first design assignment and I'm really excited about it. It will involve a lot of tape! I am definitely going to enjoy this semester.

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a long time ago

Well, I honestly dont know how to organize my thought enough to pick a starting point, so i'll start somewhere in the middle. At 30 years old, I am a divorced single dad with 2 awesome little girls. I have returned to school, and intend to pursue a BFA majoring in sculpture. While i have only completed 9 credit hours so far, and still have a ways before I can even begin working in my major, I am excited about being back in school and have no urge to rush myself along in order to 'complete' my education. I most enjoy being around peers who enjoy artistic expression as much as i do myself. From the cartoons of my childhood to the classic renditions of human history, whether it be the wildest imaginings of fiction or reflections upon the everyday life of our existence. While my artistic projects have always been abundant, my activity has certainly slowed over the years. Want to see the dragon sculpture that has so far taken me 5 years and is yet unfinished? Take a look- paulsculptor.vndv.com

My name is Paul, and i like to sculpt. I fancy mysellf an artist, but that hasnt paid much yet. I currently am living with my sister and her family in Denton with my two little girls staying with me for the time. Although currently married, my wife wants a divorce, and so i no longer live with her. Its been a strange ride. I am currently working on a dragon sculpture at the time, that has taken about three to four years now, and i have fixed him more times than i can remember, but he is still not done. I will be putting up pictures of him soon.