foster innovation and creativity

This past month has been extremely hectic. I've started my graduate studies and I already have more things to do than I have time to do them. I've been studying non-stop for Praxis tests and devoting myself to my teaching field experience. I attended a back to school teacher's meeting. I was intimidated being the youngest person in the room. Luckily, my cooperating teacher is super.

All this and it is no surprise I haven't really been making large pieces lately. The extent of my art making consists of quick gesture sketches of friends, family, and animals on things like paper plates, receipts, and wrappers. These are desperate times.

I am, however, taking a graduate book arts concept studio class this semester. I am very excited for that. It'll be picking up where I left off in undergraduate fine arts studies more or less.

The next two years are going to be challenging and a real test of my values, integrity, and efficiency.

Time to be a professional.

Also ... I went to Montreal as a last minute summer vacation trip before school started. I loved it there. It is everything I like about city living. All I need to do is get on learning french and I'm there.



Back to work.

traveling

This seems to be the summer of travel. I have been driving and riding the train everywhere. I have never felt so confident in my freedom and independence. It got better with age, I suppose. My artwork as been reflecting all this. In that I have noticed it is more controlled and to the point. Also, my fears and paranoia about politics and the environment are starting to effect me in a more productive way. I no longer feel paralyzed.

Here is a preview of what some of the pages look like from the art journal I have been working on this summer.




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