Kindness Rocks Journey

Because it's about time I wrote about something besides board games...

In the Boise metro, kindness rocks are a pretty big deal. You can find them hidden all over town. Vivian found our first rock hidden in the park near our house. Just keep your eyes peeled and you'll find them in trees, in planters, on building signage, etc. Finding our first rock really brightened my day and discovering the community (a selfless community that promotes kindness) ultimately helped me through a really rough time. I'm coming up on my one year anniversary of rock-painting and I'm still loving it!

First I attended a rock-painting class at the local library. My first attempt at painting was pretty lousy, but in my defense:

1. I hadn't painted anything (besides walls) in decades
2. The library had limited tools, brushes, paints, etc.
3. The "instructor" basically just said "go for it," so when I say "class," I mean that loosely, as I didn't actually learn anything about rock painting.
   

So here is my first ever painted rock:

My mum bought the girls a rock-painting kit and we painted a few together. Here are the results of the kit (you can see the girls' rocks in the background).

At this point, I decided I liked painting and began investing in the tools and paints. Here are some of my early rocks (as you can see, I was really interested in honing the dotting technique):

As I got more invested in the hobby, I began learning new techniques: fluid art, for example. Here are a few of my recent favorites:

And now, here are some of my recent favorite painted rocks:

Here is a donated rock I contributed to. Can you guess which section is mine? (Spoiler: It's the eye). This one is now on display at an assisted living facility. Hopefully it's encouraging smiles!