1. In regard to the faculty presentations we spectated last class, I quite absent-mindedly didn’t write down anyone’s names, I didn’t eve take serious notes besides just doodling what each speaker was presenting or what they looked like. However, I did get some impressions from what I saw. Tuan’s presentation was pretty amusing. I was surprised to find out that so many of the flyers and signs I’ve seen around school were made by him. He seems to enjoy what he’s doing and to always be on the look out for more opportunities to create and have fun in his profession. For the presenter from the Risograph lab, the information was very retainable. I think I liked his presentation the most because it was obviously well practiced, perfctly timed with the slides and informative but not overwhelming. The images and information were simple enough but interesting and kept my attention. Bill seemed to honestly not give a sh**, almost like he didn’t want to say anything because he knew no one was going to fight him if he didn’t. Very catty. But also, I think it gave his art a chance to speak for itself and allow everyone to just focus on that rather than what he was saying, almost like an exhibit, but it did feel a little boring near the end, since it was just pictures and silence right after the other, for about 5 minutes. Lastly, the woman that does graphic design, she seems like a very fast paced and goal oriented person. Not only did she  effectively cram tons of information into her very limited time frame, but she also talked about some of her recent accomplishmets and projects which all seemed very go-getter-ish. Things that take a lot of effort and persistence; I was thoughroughly impressed and even a little inspired. However, with that being said, she spoke pretty fast and was giving a lot of information and as far as I could tell, she didn’t take a break between any story. She was obviously very focused and had to have practived her presentation many times for all of it to fit so well, but it began to be a little overwhelming for the viewer, I think.

2. As far as my plans beyond college, I am frightened to admit that I don’t have even the slightest clue. Originally I wanted to be a tattoo artist; when I was younger, tattooing seemed like the only profession where I could have fun with my art and be paid bigly for it. However, I’ve come to the realistic realization that I’m not always entirely motivated to create art, and while that will be a challenge for me in any art-based career, I think I hold a lot more responsibility as someone that is permenantly branding peoples’ bodies with my art. Some days I’m less motivated or creative, some days I feel like I’m even less talented just because I’ve got such an artist’s block. I would hate to have to deal with that on a regulat basis, while still being expected to perform high-talent feats on people.

Ideally, I will have a career where I can create or judge art most, if not all, of the time; something that doesn’t just allow me to survive but pays well enough to where I consider myself successfully comfortable, if not ballin’ out completely. Perhaps something like being an art critic or someone who buys art for museums or even famous people. Then maybe on the side, I can have a freelance aspect of the career where I make and sell my own art for substantial prices and people are actually willing to buy it. But I do know that life can be cruel and put us in places where we didn’t neccessarily plan/want to be, so as for right now, I am content with the idea that I will have a career in art in general, since that is what makes me happier than most anything else.