Summer of Galleries: Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

One of my summer goals was to visit a gallery per week.  I started off strong this week visiting the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield.  The center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public access to both visual and performing art; the Wilson center campus includes a full-sized theater, small art gallery, studios for workshops, and an outdoor sculpture garden.

Practice Makes Perfect

After this summer I will only have one semester left of my undergrad career and I will officially be a "real" adult.  Although I am excited to graduate, I will always love school and continuing my education.  I have a strong bond with learning and was fortunate enough to realize early on that learning new talents and information is the only way to get further in one's career.  This summer I've made myself a few goals so once my final semester comes around I am as prepared as I possibly can be!

Sculpture Final: What To Do

For the final exam in my sculpture class we were told to create something out of what is considered "new media".  Examples of new media include light, sound, and movement.  After analyzing all of the works I have looked at in all of my classes, I decided I wanted to make something that is one-part structure and one-part sociology.  This is when I came up with my piece, What To Do.

Final Reveal ///

I'm going in for my final project meeting tonight around 7:00 PM.  I'm kind of nervous but overall extremely happy with how everything on this website/blog has turned out.  My biggest surprise is the new interactive feature I added.  I created a design manifesto e-book which can be accessed to the left.

I love the way the pages turn and am excited to use this software again in the future.  (I used issuu, which is a free e-magazine generator... you can also make other types of interactive PDFs which you can then embed into your website.)

All New!

As you can see, my website + blog has made a couple of changes over the past week; it's all grown up (if you will.)  

Some of the updates include:

• General design + layout
• About page
• Contact page
• Resume page
• Favorite books page
• Favorite blogs page

Definitely check everything out, especially my favorite blogs page... there are some pretty talented ladies out there that I admire!  Check back over the next couple of days for my final project for the blog!  :]

Leg Chandelier: A Plaster Experimentation

For my sculpture class we had two final projects that were due at the end of the semester.  The larger of the two was an emulation experiment that required the use of multiples and medium of plaster.  I chose to emulate feminist artist Judy Chicago, who is famous for her larger-than-life body focused installations.

Pinterest in Use

Often times I find myself overwhelmed when I have to begin a design; this isn't because designing stresses me out or I am dreading doing it.  I find myself overwhelmed with the possibilities of where I want to take my design.  I've found the easiest way to get those creative juices flowing (smoothly!) is by using Pinterest.