Mankind's Fascination with Self-Expression

Eclipse is now out in theaters and tickets were all bought weeks ago. My sister and some close friends decided to wait a few days until all the screaming fans are gone. We enjoy the movie, just want to hear it, have a decent night sleep, and not have go to work the next morning. So we will be going on Friday. My boss and co-worker are good friends and they go crazy over Twilight. They will be going to the midnight premiere. My boss asked me to make her a t-shirt she could where that night. She is so Team Edward/ Rob Patterson.

I saw a to do list to complete before they were 25 on another blog. She had, I guessing, about a year to complete it. She turns 25 the end of this year. I'm only 21 and have 3-4 years to complete these 25 things. It would seem easy but most of these things either take alot of time, money, or both to complete them. So most are large goals that will take alot of work and effort.

1. Lose 70 ibs
2. Get my Associates in Early Childhood Development
3. Get my Bachelors in Art Education
4. Take a cruise to Greece and Italy
5. Get rid of stubborn acne
6. Get a job as an art teacher
7. Have my surgery done
8. Finish the mural at the Crayon Club Daycare
9. Go to Disney World again
10. Go to Universal Studios
11. Sale my artwork online
12. Sale my artwork at the Expo
13. Sale my artwork at the FCHS band sale
14. Completely finish decorating my room
15. Organize my house
16. Hold an office in my sorority Pi Beta Phi
17. Attend an national art educators conference
18. Attend a mixed media artist conference
19. Begin a family
20. Buy a Jeep Liberty
21. Run a 5K
22. Go to New York City
23. Attend art workshops at Arrowmont
24. Have a piece of artwork in a gallery
25. Go back to Savannah, Ga for St. Patrick's Day

Now on to the photo challenge. I have missed a few days so I will try and catch myself up.

I recently found a blog that was doing a photo challenge. Though they are a little halfway through it, I figured I would still get involved. I found the challenge at http://thelovelylist.blogspot.com/2010/06/village-photo-challenge-20-days.html. As listed on her blog here is the run down the next 20 days. Join in if you would like.

It is summer and signs are now popping up around town to advertise for the county fairs that will be coming soon. County fairs for me means a time I can enter my art work to make some extra cash. I do not really sale my work yet but I am trying to get to that point that I can by getting my name out there. My artwork being displayed at the fair helps a lot. They recognize me each year and wonder if I am coming back since I am such a big participant. Now I just need to decide what I will enter this year. Maybe by next year I could set up booths in the arts and crafts section at our summer expo that took place a week ago. But until then I will spend my time at our county fair.

The sections I can enter in is the adult section of the art division since I do not sell my work for profit.

Watercolors-Still Life
Watercolors-Landscape
Watercolors-Portraits
Watercolors-Other
Oil Pastels
Oil Painting-Still Life
Oil Painting-Landscape
Oil Painting-Portraits
Oil Painting-Animals
Oil Painting-Other
Pencil Sketches
Pastels
Calligraphy
Drawing-Any Media
Acrylic Painting-Still Life
Acrylic Painting-Landscape
Acrylic Painting-Portrait
Pen and Ink
3D Sculpture
Collage
Computer Art/Graphic Design
Miscellaneous

I decided to take a fun little quiz on Art Bistro, how strong is your imagination? Here is my results:


Your imagination is Pretty Healthy


What a great combination! While you’ve got a great imagination, you’ve also got a good head on your shoulders and a totally practical side. Resourceful and creative, you tend to be able to figure out the best way out of any situation on your own, no matter what comes at you. What can we say? You’re an expert at combining original inspirations with reasonable solutions. Congratulations!

 
Want to find out how your imagination stacks up? Try it out at http://artbistro.monster.com/videos/quizzes/show/56?retake=1

My Artist Blogger of the Week has encouraged me to show the process of new work. A lot of work I want to do this summer I wanted to be collage pieces that depict different emotions of my friends. My next one will be of my friend Rachel again. Tonight I tried a new collage background technique for this next technique. I am seeing how I like this because I think it would make a good background for a collage my sister has requested me to do. Below is the steps I took to make the background. Give me your opinion if you like it or not.

Megan was a nice enough blogger to discover my blog and left a comment. It made me wonder who is this woman? Is she also a artist? Of course she is and she is really good. I am glad so commented on my blog so I could find her. I love illustration. I had a professor tell me once I should minor in illustration but I don't think I can draw well enough for that. Meaning I can't draw people. I can make collages of people just can't draw or paint them. Well anyways Megan blogs like most people what they love and what goes on in her life. What I love is her blogging of her thought process of her pieces. Its so interesting to see how an artist made those jumps into their final project. Here is an example of that on one of her recent pieces she posted "Imogene Coming Home."

Around the time I was on my vacation and when I got home, I began these two books that my sister said I had to read. She has been telling me forever that I need to read them. I'm glad I finally did. I read both books in two days each. They are filled action packed from front to beginning. The storyline kinda burrows down into your soul. So many times I would be working on artwork and I would subconsciously catch myself thinking about it. Sometimes my dreams are filled around the world and storyline of the stories. Obviously I loved the books. I could gab about them all night but I'm afraid to share too much for you. So I will just share the summary from Scholastic books.

Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives.


In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.

Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

They are written by Suzanne Collins. Her biography is very impressive and found at http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm.

I love collages. I find it almost relaxing to do. I know some of my friends do not have the patience for them. One project we did back in high school that was my favorite, my classmates wanted to kill themselves because of it. I haven't done many collages in a long time and I decided to go back to my roots this summer and really work on strengthing my skills and doing what I love.

The series I wanted to be of my friends displaying emotions. One of my best friends Rachel is my first model. She is such a happy goofy person and loves yellow. I wanted to do something bright and happy. I am really happy to see how it has turned out and can't wait to be doing this the rest of the summer.

The one studio class I took this past semester was sculpture survey. I like mixed media sculpture and I thought we would get to do that. Not even close. I didnt exactly enjoy the class, but I did learn a few things. All we got to work with was clay, plaster, and limestone. I'm not exactly happy with the works. It was my first times using these techniques and materials. Everytime you take classes you can learn a thing or two that could help with your genre of artwork. It also makes you smarter about the other types of work out there too. One day I will be an art teacher. All my students will not like the same type of artwork and some maybe more interested in this kind of sculpture. So it is my job to teach them the best way I can about what they like. So here is to the learning process.