Drawing Project

Here is the final product which I said I would post. It's not the greatest picture of it, but it will do. Again, it is a green pepper made out of a wicker basket. I would still like to go back in and fix up the shadow a bit when I get it back, but I was so excited to have it done! I won't have any more projects in drawing for the rest of the term now that we are doing life drawing. Now I am busy working on a research paper for my art history class, a critical journal for visual culture, and working on all my final projects in my studio classes. This weekend, Emma is coming up so we can both take a nice, temporary break from work! I'm excited to have another visitor!

iStock Update

Well, it has been just over 3 months since my first post, where I said I had 60 pictures on iStock and 3 downloads. Today, I am happy to say that I now have 120 pictures and 15 downloads. I remember starting out at iStock at the beginning of the year and being frustrated from getting so many rejections. I wanted to quit so often, but I was continually encouraged to stick with it, and I'm so glad I did! I have learned so much since January and I still have so much to learn! Thank you to all of my amazing models and to all who have helped me come up with ideas and encouraged me! I never thought I would be here, and the best thing about it is it can only get better from here!

Studio Love

Well, almost a week has gone by and I have been very productive! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to have a break after my midterms were over, because I needed to get some work done on my studio classes. In sculpture we are learning about casting objects in various medias and how making multiples can change the meaning of the original object. I chose to cast a little owl sculpture I found at the dollar store. I did a project that included casting the object in wax several times and then altering the form of the wax piece. It was very fun to do. Our next project was to make a paper cast of the object, and I really liked how the details of the owl showed up with the white paper.

In drawing, we have a project where we have to take a natural object and draw an artificial texture on it, or take and artificial object and draw a natural texture to it. I chose to draw a green pepper with a woven, wicker-esque texture on it. I am very happy with how it is turning out, and I will post a picture later. This weekend, Emma and I are both going home. It will be nice to finally have a break from work, work and more work. I will have to take photos for my last photography project of the term, but I am excited to finally be able to work from home!

New Camera: Results

What a week! I am so happy to finally be able to say that my midterms are done! I feel like I did pretty well on both of them too, so that's good. A couple posts ago, I mentioned a new film camera I got. This weekend I was able to get batteries and film for it and load it up for a test run. I had the pictures developed today and am quite impressed! Here are a few of the shots:

Weekend Visit

This weekend, Paul was able to visit me and I had a nice little pause from studying. I have a very busy week of studying ahead of me (goodbye Hallowe'en), so It was nice to be able to see each other in the midst of this busy part of the term. We made a delicious dinner (accompanied by homemade apple crumble pie) and took some fun pictures for iStock.

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 24th Anniversary to my wonderful parents! You are two of the most amazing people I know. Thank you for sticking together through the good and bad times and for everything you've done for Emma and I! Love you!

Weekend Visit

Wow! I can't believe the term is half done! As midterms, essays and project due dates near closer and closer, I'm becoming busier and busier. I am finally getting used to being on my own and cooking for myself again! This weekend, my amazing parents (and the pups) visited me and I was able to have a nice break from homework. We went to the mall for a bit, and then we went to a Photographic, Video and Digital Imaging show. It was very interesting. We listened in on some interesting seminars and I tested out some insane zoom lenses! I also managed to find this old film camera for $30!

There were no old Nikon lenses that I could grab to go along with it, but I can use my dad's old lenses on it. Unfortunately, I won't be able to use this camera in my photography class this year, seeing as I still need to test it and I don't have any batteries for it either. I'm hoping to be able to use it in the spring and summer. I have always loved photography, but thanks to photography class, I discovered a love for film cameras! I find it very exciting to not be able to see the pictures until the film is developed, and it really makes me think about the pictures I'm taking.