Why, you ask? Well, I found out (unofficially) that I got accepted into the Graduate Art Education program at UF last night! And the Professor told me I was one of their strongest applicants, so that served as the veritable orange marmalade on the coconut shrimp. :D
The Juried show went very well last night, I had a pretty fabulous time. Did lots of relaxing afterward, too. I've been sketching a bit and working on painting, a lot more of which I must, must, MUST get done today. And especially drawing--I haven't done nearly as much as I should be doing...in the past two weeks, I've only knocked out one of the thirty heads I need to finish (see below) and it's my own.
Hm. Changed the layout of this blog in order to celebrate newly-admitted status as a UF grad student. Paid for graduation regalia (although personally, I'd be perfectly satisfied just getting my diploma in the mail), and treated myself to a UFARTED shirt, now that I can really wear one.
This morning, I volunteered at the second monthly art camp for kids, working on sketchbooks. I had a lot of fun! Luckily, I got to work with the older kids (10-12+), which is what I LARGELY prefer. Had a few of the same ones we had last month--this one kid, Bernie, is my favorite. He's so funny! And talented--in January, he did this blind contour drawing of a steer skull that just blew me away. And this time, we worked with comic book themes and narratives. What happened was everybody came up with a name/character and wrote it down on a little strip of paper. They were then shuffled around and passed out again. Bernie got a strip this other little girl made, with a character named "Blush Bloom." Instead of following through and making it into a fey little fairy tale, he turned it into this crazy looking terminator flower-type that anything and everything, bombing national treasures and destroying important country officials. I affectionately refer to it as "Weed-Killa."
So I had a much better, more relaxed time than last month. Last time, I was just way too nervous and high-strung. I was better able to go with the flow and stay encouraging this time...but I still couldn't have done it without Lauren. She's such a big help, and she's on top of things. I'm not quite at that stage where I can take complete charge and know what's going on, but I hope to get better at it through more experience.
Alright, must go grocery shopping and geet to vork!
1 comment:
ha ha ha! cool drawing!!!
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