running and running....

I feel like I'm constantly running to catch up in all my classes, going from one to the other reprioritizing deadlines. In the midst of all that, of course, is life, (and a week long application for a scholarship for the Berlin class.) In terms of my under-construction website, I am concerned about its navigability, simplicity, and professional appeal. I will continue working on it throughout the semester and see if I can get more opinions on it as well. I was thinking I wanted to make a pricelist page for selling potential, but I haven't quite decided yet. Also I intend to add my bio, links to my favorite artists websites, and an updated cv/resume. As for the rest of digital class, I hope to put together a new video, maybe to be projected onto a drawing of mine. Its also a goal of mine to try using Final Cut this time, instead of imovie.

The rest of the semester is about to get crazier as a whole, however, because I reserved (for the first time) Gallery E for myself in mid November. I'll have my drawing critique in there, and I'm scheduling my advancement for that time as well. Maybe my other two classes can come critique it too. I have some ideas for what I'm going to do (hopefully that video idea will come together by then,) but a LOT of things I still need to work out.

In photo class, Libby had wanted me to learn to take better photos to refer to for my drawings, but I have definitely divided all my photos into two groups: for drawings, and specifically for photo. The ones I'm drawing from I leave objects in their original state, and the ones for photo, I'm painting the objects black before shooting them in a dark environment. A MAJOR issue I was having is now over, thanks to my mom. She's staying in town and graciously let me confiscate her canon digital camera for the rest of the semester! I was having to borrow one from school, and the rotation of the reservations for them is so inconsistent. Whew! Enough of that!! Now I can just shoot away!

My drawings have gotten stranger still in imagery, but my problems to solve are without a doubt lighting, how to display them, and surface quality. Not to mention the fact that they need finishing as well. The ones of late are all 4' by 4' but I attempted a smaller one, an 8.5" by 8.5" to see if the smaller scale could make them more intimate. It may work, but there has to be more than one to be able to compete with the larger ones.

For having three studio classes, I've been overwhelmed with how much writing I've had to keep up with. Proposals for each class's work, the blogs, the comments, emails, artist statements, an article about inspiration (which has been tough for me, being that I'm working so intuitively,) and a virtual exhibition with a curatorial statement. Oh yeah, plus the scholarship application short answers and essay. Its been amazing. I love writing, so I'm not upset about it all, just slightly surprised, and like I said, a bit overwhelmed!

Well, I better get back to running to keep on keeping on! I really do appreciate everyone's patience with me, I know I'm not the only one of us thats busy... I look forward to seeing everyone in class on Wednesday!!

p.s. sometime in the near future, I'm going to set up a questionnaire on the class blog for everyone, I hope you'll participate!!