happy (almost) new year!

i'm taking these babies to a friend's house... yum.
(i apologize for the crappy photo [the paper towel and lighting], i was in a hurry.)

a mother's home ec assignment

my mother made this shirt in home ec when she was in high school. i used to paint in it when i was younger. it was a fun part of my childhood, and i still wear it occasionally.

recent travels...

just a few photos from my trip to dallas...

(note the cups wrapped in plastic)

suzanne's grandmother is so ridiculous i love it.

a very delicious lunch.

sculptures at the modern in fort worth.

amber gave me one of her beautiful illustrations for christmas.

i think there's nothing better than giving handmade gifts.

thinking; thoughts

a friend and i were talking last night about thinking. how much we think (just about different things), and can we ever shut our brains off. i probably think the most when i am trying to fall asleep. my brain wanders aimlessly about random non-sense, but sometimes they are important things. one of the things that i realized the other night while letting my brain go is that we don't just have first impressions. i believe that we have first, second, and third impressions. the first is when someone else describes that person (or place) to you, and you create them (or it) in your mind. your imagination builds your first impression. then when you actually meet that person (or go to that place) you have the second impression. you only know the exterior, and the small things that are allowed to be given to you at the first meeting. then slowly that second impression sort of fades away, and is replaced with the final impression (which i don't think can really be considered an "impression" anymore). usually that final stage is somewhat different from the second impression as you get to know that person (or place). i love dreaming of what a person will be like when i meet them, and especially places. i can still remember how i pictured my dad's first house (when my parents divorced), and having my picture completely altered when i finally visited.

[illustration friday]

this is my first time doing an illustration for illustration friday; i feel like it could have turned out better. the subject is clandestine.

this is my friend's little girl, ezmah. she's so cute i want to gobble her up!

back to the place that was built for moving out...

but at least my friend andy (warhol) will be accompanying me on tuesday. :]

it's not there if i don't think about it... right?

in less than twenty four hours i will be carving my footprints into the streets of dallas for the first time. i know it's just dallas or whatever, but i am excited.

wheel ii

I GOT INTO THE BFA PROGRAM!!

i don't take pictures enough; i wish i did. kind of ironic that i'm feeling this way considering the last post. oh well.

bfa applicant judging...

this is my set-up for applying to the bfa program (which they are deciding today). wish me luck!
[the black sheet on the wall is covering up a chalkboard; i had to put cardboard on it to use push pins.]

also, here are the pictures of my lamp (complete with better structured shade).

pretty bitter

check out this note pad from pretty bitter. it's pretty amazing.

credit to suzannie for my new blog picture. :]

"no worries"

i feel like i can't breathe enough. everything is overwhelming me. color studies critique went ok i guess. no one really said anything about my work except for jackie (the teacher). she seemed to enjoy it, and that's all that really counts. i guess. my lamp critique is about to begin, and i am nervous. i am happy with the base, but the shade is horrible. after this is over i need to reconstruct a new frame for it. all the chaos will be over soon, and then i can breathe. maybe.

two of my friends are going through some serious health issues right now, and i can't hide that i am worried.

twelve editions of two, five colors, and eleven (+ or -) hours later i am 5/6 of the way done with my color studies final. i just have to construct the book that they will go in. after that i will assemble my lamp, and i can't wait to see the finished product.

this needs to be fixed, but not until finals are over. guh.

i'm sorry, but i can't say it enough. thank you, you are an awesome friend.

lucy's new sweater

art and all of the above

it took two and a half hours today to print the monster. by monster i mean my lamp that i am making for my final in computers in art. we were given the choice of making a large poster or creating a 3d object (basically geometric shapes and such). i wanted to make something that i could get a lot of use out of, and that i would not have to buy. i decided on a floor lamp (made all out of paper and lamp parts). as i am imagining what assembly will be like, i believe i am going to have to add some sort of skeleton to the base to give it some sustainability. i hope that everything works out, and there are not too many problems. what i thought was a simple, cheap project has become a $72+ project so far. after it is completed it will probably be about $100, so let's hope this sucker lasts a heck of a long time.

a trip to dallas is planned for sometime soon. we will be visiting king tut, and some awesome art museums (of course!). i can't wait because i've never been, but i am a little nervous about some aspects of the trip. then branson sometime over break to go to the titanic exhibit. i am super pumped about that because i've always had this fascination with the ship. lastly it'll be to chicago after spring break for the printmaking convention!

reading, traveling, developing photos, screen printing (hopefully), and building a coat rack is what i'll be doing over break. i plan to design the coat rack after this. the reading list: (finishing) a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, my one-night stand with cancer, letters to a young artist, and whatever finds its way into my hands.

my friend, suzanne, makes these fun monsters,


and amber drew this nice illustration.

i love lamp or 12' = $72

the monster is slowly printing as i type this (and it is one mamajama). i am elated, and it is gratifying to see my idea in its current state of production. let's just hope that assembly won't kill me. pictures to come soon!

also, check out my friend jessica's animation video.