This semester, I’m enrolled in ARTS 1311, AKA Foundations of Art & Design. Going in to this class I was very intimidated, due to my belief that I wasn’t a skilled or experienced artist. Yet so far the class hasn’t been what I expected, and I’ve really enjoyed it. It has a heavy workload, but […]
October 10, 2016
October 3, 2016
Upperclassmen Work / Portfolio Inspiration
Upperclassmen Work In class this past Monday, upperclassmen from four different visual studies majors came and presented their work to the class. Below are my impressions of each presentation. Faith Robbins – PHCO Faith is an extremely talented photographer, and I was astounded by all of the work she showed. It was neat to hear her talk about […]
September 23, 2016
The Art of Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquistion was released in November 2014 as the third installment in the Dragon Age video game franchise. I’ve always viewed the series as one of my favorites, yet one of the biggest reasons Inquistion especially sticks out to me is because of the beautiful and often haunting illustrations found within the game. The game includes a […]
September 19, 2016
Tracking Time / Past Work
Tracking Time For the past week, I have been tracking how I use my time for each hour of the day. Through this exercise, I’ve learned a lot about myself. First of all, I spend perhaps more time than I should doing things other than working on school work. I know myself to be a […]
September 12, 2016
The Relationship Between Artists and Entrepreneurs / On ‘Grit’
The Relationship Between Artists and Entrepreneurs Artists and entrepreneurs are intrinsically linked. An entrepreneur with no creativity, emotion, or passion behind their work cannot succeed; inversely, an artist who hopes to make a living off their work or have it be seen at all cannot succeed without entrepreneurial abilities such as risk-taking and the ability […]