Hello Kitty at the IMA

Just a quick note if you are looking for something to do tonight. The Indianapolis Art Museum is having a free lecture about Hello Kitty (we love her)! It's actually about her effective branding by the Sanrio company and is given by Ken Belson who wrote Hello Kitty: The Global Brand with Nine Lives. The lecture is from 6:30PM- 7:30PM with a book signing and raffle of Sanrio goodies from 7:30PM- 8:30PM. www.imamuseum.org

Looking for enlightenment?

A series of workshops came to my attention through one of my favorite yoga teachers. She has started a new company with Dr. Nithila Peter, a speaker, writer, and life coach. You can read more about her and the company at http://www.enknowledge.com/ You might look at the website and wonder if this is for you or if it sounds a little too "new-agey". That is what I always think when something piques my interest regarding spirituality, enlightenment, etc. You might wonder if it goes against spiritual beliefs that you have. In fact, Dr. Nithila told us that no one religion has a monopoly on this and has a very all encompassing approach as she speaks of the dark ages, the age of reason, and the differences between Western enlightenment and Eastern enlightenment. The company is offering a spring series with three different themes and they offer a $25 "orientation" workshop that is only 2 and a half hours for each one. If you wish to learn more, they offer complete workshops that take place over a Saturday and Sunday for a total of 8 hours. These are held in a meeting room at the Sheraton Hotel at Keystone at the Crossing. If you feel like you'd like to reach your highest potential, I would encourage you to consider these workshops. Last night's workshop was in lecture form and Dr. Peter even showed a couple of short clips from contemporary movies to help illustrate her ideas. You can set aside any trepidation that you might have that you will have to join hands, reveal your innermost thoughts, and sing kum-ba-ya with total strangers.

Discovering mosaics thanks to the Indianapolis Art Museum

I just finished a mosaic class that was held at the Indianapolis Art Museum. If you have any creative inclinations at all, check out their website for class offerings. They are reasonably priced and, a plus for commitment-phobes, short term (http://www.imamuseum.org/). This one was 3 Thursdays for 2 hours each class. A mosaic project is good even for those who don't consider themselves that artistic. Patience is the most important trait that you should possess since gluing the tiles is time consuming. This website (http://www.mosaicbasics.com/) is where the IMA got most of their supplies. All you need is your project piece (which the website sells), tiles, glue, a nipper to cut tiles, and grout. If the cold days have you daydreaming about spring and planning your garden, these projects will pleasantly fill your time and a garden would be a great spot for some of the pieces.