1. Do you think that your answers are similar or different from most Americans? In what ways are they similar, and different?
I think my answers are similar to most. I believe that because i am an average individual. I picked 2 average colors, i had an average income, and average answer to cars looks being important to me, i like wild animals over normal because its different, which seems like an average answer as well. So i think many people have the same conclusion as me when it comes down to it.
2. Which questions do you think would be the most helpful if one was using market research to design new paintings for sale? What questions would you ask differently, or leave out entirely?
If you like it more abstract or realistic, bold or frilly, busy or simple, straight or curved, bright or dark colors, and people, animals or objects. You can base your decision making off of everyone of these questions. For example. I like abstract, bold, busy, curved, dark, objects. Just from choosing one of each, you already have a painting.
3. Would this work? Why or why not?
Heck yea it would work, i just explained it. Once you know what people like, you can give them what they really want.
And the survey is filled out right below this post
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Lecture assignment.
What is your favorite color
Green
How important is the appearance or design of the following products in your decision to purchase the product?
new car: very
underwear: somewhat
tv set: very
winter coat: somewhat
What is your 2nd favorite color?
Blue
"When you select pictures, photographs, or other pieces of art for your home, do you find you lean more toward modern or more toward traditional styles?"
traditional
"If you had to choose from the following list, which type of art would you say you prefer?"
Asian
Which of the following statements applies to you more?
"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I focus on whether or not I like the piece"
Would you say you prefer older objects or newer objects to collect or decorate you home?
older objects
"Would you say that you prefer seeing paintings of wild animals, like lions, giraffes, or deer, or that you prefer seeing paintings of domestic animals, like dogs, cats or other pets?"
wild animals
"In general, would you rather see paintings of outdoor scenes or would you rather see paintings of indoor scenes?"
outdoors
Which of the following outdoor scenes appeals to you the most?
Paintings of:
forests
Which season would you most like to see depicted in a painting?
fall
Which of the following types of indoor scenes appeals to you most?
still life paintings of/domestic scenes with:
fruit
Do you tend to prefer paintings that are related to religion or those that are not related to religion?
Not.
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
"Paintings don't necessarily have to teach us any lessons, but can just be something a person likes to look at."
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
"I prefer paintings that are different-looking if they're very realistic, I might as well be looking at a photography"
"Do you prefer paintings that exaggerate the dimensions or reality of objects we already know, or ones that feature imaginary objects which have no connection to everyday life?"
Imaginary, No connection.
"Do you prefer seeing bold, stark designs or more playful, whimsical designs?"
Bold, stark.
Do you tend to favor paintings with sharp angles or ones with soft curves?
Soft curves.
"Which patterns do you like better: geometric patterns or more random uneven patterns?"
Random uneven.
"Do you like to see expressive brush-strokes on the canvas, or do you prefer that the surface of the canvas be smooth, more like a photograph?"
Expressive brush strokes.
Do you like to see colors blend into each other or do you like it when different colors are kept apart?
A little of both. Probably blending though. I like to blend.
"Every color has a wide range of shades. Take the color blue, for example. An artist can use a bright, vibrant shade of blue, like a royal blue, a pale, muted shade of blue, like light blue, or a darker tone of blue, like dark or midnight blue. In general, which would you say that you prefer? when the artist uses more vibrant shades, paler shades, or darker shades of color?"
Darker.
"In general, do you enjoy paintings that have a more serious or a more festive mood?"
Serious.
"And how about the painting itself - do you like it to be busy and contain lots of people or obj
ects, or do you like it to be as simple as possible?"
Busy.
How about the size of paintings: do you prefer larger paintings or smaller paintings?
full wall
"Some paintings are of famous historical figures and others are of more ordinary people. Do you generally prefer paintings of famous people, or ones of more ordinary paintings."
Ordinary.
"If you prefer famous people, do you prefer figures from a long time ago, like Lincoln or Jesus, or more recent figures, like John F. Kennedy or Elvis Presley?"
Long time if i did prefer famous people.
"Do you prefer paintings which are predominantly of children, of women, or of men, or doesn't it matter?"
I think painting with a womans body are very beautiful. Women have curves and are naturally pretty, no matter the size. But for faces, i like close-ups on men. I think theyre faces are much more interesting. When painting people, you really have to catch the viewers eye, and the bodies of women have more curves than men, but a man's face has more detail than a lady's.
"Thinking back to the paintings of people that you have like in the past, for the most part were the figure working, at leisure, or were they posed portraits?"
I have mostly seen them in posed portraits, but wished they were otherwise.
"Which do you think you like better, a painting of one person or of a group of people?"
If its a group, it needs to be a big one, And if there is few, i like it simple with one.
"And from what you've seen, would you say that you prefer paintings in which the person or people are nude, partially clothed or fully clothed?"
I like it either way. The body in my opinion is a beatiful thing. Im not a fan of picasso's body painting, but the clothed paintings of people, i do. So i guess it varies for me depending on the artist and how natural he/she can make the body look.
If you were given the choice of a gift - a sum of money or a piece of art that you genuinely like and which was of equal value to the money, which would you choose?
Most likely the art. But that is because i enjoy it when someone actually takes the time to find me gift instead of passing that task on to me by giving me money to get it myself.
Which one of the following would be most important to you in deciding how much money you would spend on a painting?
the degree to which you like the painting
What is the most amount of money you would consider spending on a piece of art you really like?
Depends on how rich i get.
"For each of the following names, indicate if your impressions of that artist's work are very favorable, favorable, or very unfavorable. Some of these artists are not very well known, so if you have never heard of someone, or don't know enough about their work to have an opinion, just say so."
Pablo Picasso- A fan of some work, but not a huge fan.
Norman Rockwell- A little too commercial, but all in all a pretty good artist to me.
Jackson Pollock- It would be alot of fun to do what he does, his work is very simple, but VERY busy.
Salvador Dali- Probably one of my favorite artists, his work is so original, very fun to look at.
Leroy Neiman- COLORFUL, which i like, and a little abstract.
Claude Monet- Beautiful, realistic, but not realistic, hard to put a name on it for me.
Rembrandt- Ew. Too realistic for me. Not crazy about the posing too. Just take a picture.
Andy Warhol- Interesting. Not a big fan.
Georgia O'Keefe- Even though they are "Vag's" I still think her work is beautiful, its so soft and vibrant.
"If you could pick one type of person you'd most enjoy having dinner with, would you choose an artist, a television or movie actor, an author, or a sports star?"
An artist most likely.
"How often, on average, would you say that you go to art museums - more than two times a year, one or two times a year, less than once a year, or not at all?
Not really at all. Maybe less than once i year. I have only been to 2 ever.
The following are some reasons people have given in the past as to why they do not go to art museums more often. For each reason, please tell whether it is a major reason why you do not go to musuems more often, a minor reason, or not a reason at all:
1. there is not an art museum in my area: MAJOR.
2. I do not have enough spare time: Not really a good enough reason.
3. I don't feel comfortable in art museums because I don't know alot about art: Not a reason at all.
4. the cost of admission is too expensive: Not a reason at all.
5. I simply don't enjoy looking at art: Whoaaa, not a reason!
Would you favor or oppose spending more money in federal taxes than we do on the arts?
Oppose.
Some works of art are displayed in public places. Do you think that average citizens should or should not have a say in determining which works of art are appropriate to be displayed in public?
Should and shouldnt, It depends on the complaint and the person who is complaining.
"When it comes to most political issues, do you think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate? If moderate, do you think of yourself as being closer to being liberal or being conservative?"
Moderate, conservative.
Which of the following income categories includes your total family income in 1992 before taxes?
25,000-50,000
What is your gender?
Female.
Green
How important is the appearance or design of the following products in your decision to purchase the product?
new car: very
underwear: somewhat
tv set: very
winter coat: somewhat
What is your 2nd favorite color?
Blue
"When you select pictures, photographs, or other pieces of art for your home, do you find you lean more toward modern or more toward traditional styles?"
traditional
"If you had to choose from the following list, which type of art would you say you prefer?"
Asian
Which of the following statements applies to you more?
"When choosing pictures, photographs, or other art for my home, I focus on whether or not I like the piece"
Would you say you prefer older objects or newer objects to collect or decorate you home?
older objects
"Would you say that you prefer seeing paintings of wild animals, like lions, giraffes, or deer, or that you prefer seeing paintings of domestic animals, like dogs, cats or other pets?"
wild animals
"In general, would you rather see paintings of outdoor scenes or would you rather see paintings of indoor scenes?"
outdoors
Which of the following outdoor scenes appeals to you the most?
Paintings of:
forests
Which season would you most like to see depicted in a painting?
fall
Which of the following types of indoor scenes appeals to you most?
still life paintings of/domestic scenes with:
fruit
Do you tend to prefer paintings that are related to religion or those that are not related to religion?
Not.
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
"Paintings don't necessarily have to teach us any lessons, but can just be something a person likes to look at."
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
"I prefer paintings that are different-looking if they're very realistic, I might as well be looking at a photography"
"Do you prefer paintings that exaggerate the dimensions or reality of objects we already know, or ones that feature imaginary objects which have no connection to everyday life?"
Imaginary, No connection.
"Do you prefer seeing bold, stark designs or more playful, whimsical designs?"
Bold, stark.
Do you tend to favor paintings with sharp angles or ones with soft curves?
Soft curves.
"Which patterns do you like better: geometric patterns or more random uneven patterns?"
Random uneven.
"Do you like to see expressive brush-strokes on the canvas, or do you prefer that the surface of the canvas be smooth, more like a photograph?"
Expressive brush strokes.
Do you like to see colors blend into each other or do you like it when different colors are kept apart?
A little of both. Probably blending though. I like to blend.
"Every color has a wide range of shades. Take the color blue, for example. An artist can use a bright, vibrant shade of blue, like a royal blue, a pale, muted shade of blue, like light blue, or a darker tone of blue, like dark or midnight blue. In general, which would you say that you prefer? when the artist uses more vibrant shades, paler shades, or darker shades of color?"
Darker.
"In general, do you enjoy paintings that have a more serious or a more festive mood?"
Serious.
"And how about the painting itself - do you like it to be busy and contain lots of people or obj
ects, or do you like it to be as simple as possible?"
Busy.
How about the size of paintings: do you prefer larger paintings or smaller paintings?
full wall
"Some paintings are of famous historical figures and others are of more ordinary people. Do you generally prefer paintings of famous people, or ones of more ordinary paintings."
Ordinary.
"If you prefer famous people, do you prefer figures from a long time ago, like Lincoln or Jesus, or more recent figures, like John F. Kennedy or Elvis Presley?"
Long time if i did prefer famous people.
"Do you prefer paintings which are predominantly of children, of women, or of men, or doesn't it matter?"
I think painting with a womans body are very beautiful. Women have curves and are naturally pretty, no matter the size. But for faces, i like close-ups on men. I think theyre faces are much more interesting. When painting people, you really have to catch the viewers eye, and the bodies of women have more curves than men, but a man's face has more detail than a lady's.
"Thinking back to the paintings of people that you have like in the past, for the most part were the figure working, at leisure, or were they posed portraits?"
I have mostly seen them in posed portraits, but wished they were otherwise.
"Which do you think you like better, a painting of one person or of a group of people?"
If its a group, it needs to be a big one, And if there is few, i like it simple with one.
"And from what you've seen, would you say that you prefer paintings in which the person or people are nude, partially clothed or fully clothed?"
I like it either way. The body in my opinion is a beatiful thing. Im not a fan of picasso's body painting, but the clothed paintings of people, i do. So i guess it varies for me depending on the artist and how natural he/she can make the body look.
If you were given the choice of a gift - a sum of money or a piece of art that you genuinely like and which was of equal value to the money, which would you choose?
Most likely the art. But that is because i enjoy it when someone actually takes the time to find me gift instead of passing that task on to me by giving me money to get it myself.
Which one of the following would be most important to you in deciding how much money you would spend on a painting?
the degree to which you like the painting
What is the most amount of money you would consider spending on a piece of art you really like?
Depends on how rich i get.
"For each of the following names, indicate if your impressions of that artist's work are very favorable, favorable, or very unfavorable. Some of these artists are not very well known, so if you have never heard of someone, or don't know enough about their work to have an opinion, just say so."
Pablo Picasso- A fan of some work, but not a huge fan.
Norman Rockwell- A little too commercial, but all in all a pretty good artist to me.
Jackson Pollock- It would be alot of fun to do what he does, his work is very simple, but VERY busy.
Salvador Dali- Probably one of my favorite artists, his work is so original, very fun to look at.
Leroy Neiman- COLORFUL, which i like, and a little abstract.
Claude Monet- Beautiful, realistic, but not realistic, hard to put a name on it for me.
Rembrandt- Ew. Too realistic for me. Not crazy about the posing too. Just take a picture.
Andy Warhol- Interesting. Not a big fan.
Georgia O'Keefe- Even though they are "Vag's" I still think her work is beautiful, its so soft and vibrant.
"If you could pick one type of person you'd most enjoy having dinner with, would you choose an artist, a television or movie actor, an author, or a sports star?"
An artist most likely.
"How often, on average, would you say that you go to art museums - more than two times a year, one or two times a year, less than once a year, or not at all?
Not really at all. Maybe less than once i year. I have only been to 2 ever.
The following are some reasons people have given in the past as to why they do not go to art museums more often. For each reason, please tell whether it is a major reason why you do not go to musuems more often, a minor reason, or not a reason at all:
1. there is not an art museum in my area: MAJOR.
2. I do not have enough spare time: Not really a good enough reason.
3. I don't feel comfortable in art museums because I don't know alot about art: Not a reason at all.
4. the cost of admission is too expensive: Not a reason at all.
5. I simply don't enjoy looking at art: Whoaaa, not a reason!
Would you favor or oppose spending more money in federal taxes than we do on the arts?
Oppose.
Some works of art are displayed in public places. Do you think that average citizens should or should not have a say in determining which works of art are appropriate to be displayed in public?
Should and shouldnt, It depends on the complaint and the person who is complaining.
"When it comes to most political issues, do you think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate? If moderate, do you think of yourself as being closer to being liberal or being conservative?"
Moderate, conservative.
Which of the following income categories includes your total family income in 1992 before taxes?
25,000-50,000
What is your gender?
Female.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
SRL
The quetsions have been answered... In my opinion that is.....
The fantasy that SRL fulfills are fulfilled in ways that are different to most artists. Instead of a painting, or sculpture, its a robotic formation used in a performance; breathing fire, crushing things, etc. The mainstream are different in the way that the SRL performances are machines. Yet to me in a way it is very alike in the way that they are machines. In SRL performances, the event is the machine itself and in mainstream things and performances, its more along the line of what the machines can do for you. In my opinion, SRL performances are valued more because they are original while mainstream is not. I really dont agree with the machines being "Yanks with Tanks" or an act of violence. The men who do it, do it for fun. Anyone who wishes to view the performances of SRL are welcome to watch. Their audience is whoever wishes. The reason for being in Amsterdam is because they said that they love the environment there. They are very well accpeted and its a relaxing city with many places to work.
The fantasy that SRL fulfills are fulfilled in ways that are different to most artists. Instead of a painting, or sculpture, its a robotic formation used in a performance; breathing fire, crushing things, etc. The mainstream are different in the way that the SRL performances are machines. Yet to me in a way it is very alike in the way that they are machines. In SRL performances, the event is the machine itself and in mainstream things and performances, its more along the line of what the machines can do for you. In my opinion, SRL performances are valued more because they are original while mainstream is not. I really dont agree with the machines being "Yanks with Tanks" or an act of violence. The men who do it, do it for fun. Anyone who wishes to view the performances of SRL are welcome to watch. Their audience is whoever wishes. The reason for being in Amsterdam is because they said that they love the environment there. They are very well accpeted and its a relaxing city with many places to work.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The body as a landscape.
Shocker. In an almost literal way.
So today in wash i was completly shocked! They did pick my proposal for the inflatopia project. What is it you ask? A GIANT OUTLET. And possibly a plug too ;) I will post pictures once i get some. I dont have pictures because we immediatly had to leave and check out the area and what not, but i will post pictures of the proposal board, my model, and the area in which we will be having this... awesome thingy.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Exquisite Corpse
The cool Egyptian ran like beautiful thunder.
The creepy sunlight screamed delightfully over waterfalls.
The ridiculous car rolled on glistening mountaintops.
The creepy sunlight screamed delightfully over waterfalls.
The ridiculous car rolled on glistening mountaintops.
Performance
Im still not positive what im going to do for my performance but ill figure it out eventually. When first starting my list i was coming up with these kinds of words- Sleep, carry, drop, jump, sit, throw, drink, walk, talk, computer, laugh, crush, tear, eat tie, knot, picture, sculpt, listen, stretch. My two favorite words that i came up with were Slap and Sculpt. For slapping i would litereally use someone as a prop and slap them. I thought that would be really interesting. But then again, i would have to slap someone. I think i really like the idea of the word sculpt though, i want to do some research, but if i did, im not sure what word i would use exactly. I was thinking along the line of childs play? When children play with playdough they never really know what exactly they are making. I might pick more cheap clay up. Or playdough. Im not positive. Maybe search the origin and see if i can fingure something out:) I hope it turns out okay!
Metaphor project.
I wasnt able to take pictures yet :/ But i will post some ASAP!! Anywho, my metaphor project, if you didnt know, was about the struggle when i was younger of being a tomboy. If you looked at my project you would notice that its completely made of car parts, and all the parts made up a 4 ft tall flower:) I thought it was pretty clear that it was more of a rough guy type of thing, dirty and grungy, merged with natures beauty. If it wasnt clear im sorry. Everyones response to it was really well. I recieved many compliments back, which i was VERY pleased about, so thank you. I had alot of fun working with my materials. Or at least some of them... Tires were the devil during the project, NEVER work with tires unless your looking for a challenge. But it was well worth it. If anyone wants to know, i got all of my parts from my fathers shop, he fixes up wrecked vehicles and tosses parts all the time that he doesnt need, I would have gone with a car door if it wasnt too heavy for me to carry :/ but im weak and it was of course.
Mark making.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Okay, so funny story guys.
Like i said, funny sttory. I completely said screw every idea after reading over the assignment again. It just wasnt for it. Soooo ill be posting new ideas tomorrow with pictures. Sorry for changing ideas so much haha. Trust me though, this will be much better.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Hey guys. Feedback. Aka. More info on the Metas.
I know everyone liked the suitcase idea, but after thinking i decided that that wasnt the best idea, juuust because there are many houses that i dont have any memory in at all. And there are a few houses that i only lived in for maybe a few months. Not long enough to even have a memory in. But i did decide to go with the tree idea. To me it was the most clever. A tree with houses growing on it, 15 have been picked. More growing as in there are more to come in my lifetime. I have not lived in every house i will live in yet. I will po st picture of my progress tomorrow.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Okay guys, about this Metaphor stuff....
So my metaphor would be about how many times we moved, 15 btw.
1st idea. Build a 1x1 or 2x2 little house, painted with different pieces from each house i lived in.
2nd idea. Tree of houses, 15 have been picked.
3rd idea. Suitcase with 15 tags, 15 childhood memories.
1st idea. Build a 1x1 or 2x2 little house, painted with different pieces from each house i lived in.
2nd idea. Tree of houses, 15 have been picked.
3rd idea. Suitcase with 15 tags, 15 childhood memories.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
List write up. Very Long.
If your reading this, you might want to settle yourself wherever, because this may take a while.
So starting off where i have lived. From birth till now, i have lived in 13 different houses, 7 different cities. Moving comes pretty natural to me now. Lets hope it doesnt carry on after im married. The first house i lived in i cant remember at all. I was 3 or 4 when we moved, but its still very special to me. Why? Because unlike being born in a hospital, my mother decided to have a home birth, and that is the house i was delivered in along with 2 of my other sisters.The second house i cant remember, we lived there for the shortest time. I dont even know if i remember the name The third house i lived in was an hour drive from the last. Which i only lived in fro 2 or 3 years. This house was also important to me because i started school in that house. Moving on to the third. During the building of our 5th house, we moved in with my sister Amy and her family. We lived with them for a year or so. The 5th house held many memories, we lived in that house the longest. A total of 4 years. Even though there were as many good memories than bad, this house was still my favorite, and not only mine, but all of my sisters too(which there are 6 of us total, same parents and everything, no boys). My parents thought it would be a good idea to move yet again. Before we found the 6th house, we lived with my sister Melissa, making it the 6th. The 7th house is one of my least favorites. I guess most of the memories in that house were bad. We moved there when my sister Amy moved out and decided to go to colorado with her family because of some family problems.. Anyways, next thing i know, were moving to colorado too. Which brings us to house #8. House 8 was alright, which im not sure if you would consider it a house at all. We lived with Amy again, just this time in her basement in Colorado, with boxes for walls, which remained unpacked for the 11 months we lived there. Moving on to house 9, living with my sister Emily back in the town we moved to colorado from. I cant rememver how long we lived here, but you can see a pattern huh? The next time, i moved alone. I lived with my sister Melissa again, different house though. My parents sent me to a different school, but that subject is later(hosue 10). Moving cities again, house 11 was the smallest house weve ever lived in and i have to say i wasnt a fan. Hot during the summer, freezing in winter. We didnt live there long, a year maybe. On to house 12. House 12 was a fun house. It was old and had so many problems and i hated living there, but thinking back i really liked it. This house was important to me. I got my first dog in this house. Last but not least. House # 13. The house we are living in is yes, the 13th house i have lived in and is definately the biggest. Although this is a funny story since my parents have just put the house up for sale. We have only lived there for a year and half. Now, were about to move to another house while my dad builds our new one. So by the end of next year, the number should be at 15. And if your wanting the cities and states i will list them in order. Gilmer, TX, New Diana, TX, White Oak, TX, Kilgore, TX, White Oak, TX, Gladewater, TX, White Oak, TX, Colorado Springs, CO, White Oak, TX, Troup, TX, Troup, TX, Troup, TX, Troup, TX, and the next two will most likely be in Troup, TX too. Told you it would be long. The relationship with each house almost became different as i got older. After a while i didnt really care where we lived. I became used to the moving. I didnt get as attached to houses as i did when i was younger. I remember crying when we had to move, and sense i was 13 i havent cared much anymore. And from living in each of these places, good and bad, its shown me to be happy with what i have, wherever i live, whatever i do, just try to make the best out of it. Honestly i dont remember anything said to me.. If i had to guess it would be the repeating statement of, "Were going to live in this house for a long time... this is the last one i promise" Things of that sort im sure.
Next subject, schools.
In kindergarden and half of 1st grade i went to ETCS (East Texas Christian School), my dad was a preacher for 13 years of my life. The rest of first grade till 7th grade, i went to White Oak elementary and middle school. When we moved to colorado my mom decided to homeschool me my eigth grade year. From 9th till i graduated, i went to Troup High School. I can honestly say i have hated every school i have ever been to. Although now that im at Sam Houston, im pretty happy. Even though at Troup, the students there made me hate it so much, i did have one teacher that completely changed my mind and made me love it. Mrs. Starkey. She was my art teacher every year of high school. Every year i had her 7th period every day. I still go see her sometimes. She wasnt just wonderful because of how much she encouraged me to go for what i love, but she was almost like a second mother. She was always there when i needed her. In the two previous schools i guess you could say i fit in pretty well, but not in Troup. I felt completely alone at this school I had a boyfriend of 3 years who i hid behind and never made any friends. In fact i came out of high school with 0 friends. And i could honestly say it has scarred me a little. The girls at the school were very mean, and the boys, well they were boys of course.. All in all, i did not belong there, or anywhere to say the least.
So starting off where i have lived. From birth till now, i have lived in 13 different houses, 7 different cities. Moving comes pretty natural to me now. Lets hope it doesnt carry on after im married. The first house i lived in i cant remember at all. I was 3 or 4 when we moved, but its still very special to me. Why? Because unlike being born in a hospital, my mother decided to have a home birth, and that is the house i was delivered in along with 2 of my other sisters.The second house i cant remember, we lived there for the shortest time. I dont even know if i remember the name The third house i lived in was an hour drive from the last. Which i only lived in fro 2 or 3 years. This house was also important to me because i started school in that house. Moving on to the third. During the building of our 5th house, we moved in with my sister Amy and her family. We lived with them for a year or so. The 5th house held many memories, we lived in that house the longest. A total of 4 years. Even though there were as many good memories than bad, this house was still my favorite, and not only mine, but all of my sisters too(which there are 6 of us total, same parents and everything, no boys). My parents thought it would be a good idea to move yet again. Before we found the 6th house, we lived with my sister Melissa, making it the 6th. The 7th house is one of my least favorites. I guess most of the memories in that house were bad. We moved there when my sister Amy moved out and decided to go to colorado with her family because of some family problems.. Anyways, next thing i know, were moving to colorado too. Which brings us to house #8. House 8 was alright, which im not sure if you would consider it a house at all. We lived with Amy again, just this time in her basement in Colorado, with boxes for walls, which remained unpacked for the 11 months we lived there. Moving on to house 9, living with my sister Emily back in the town we moved to colorado from. I cant rememver how long we lived here, but you can see a pattern huh? The next time, i moved alone. I lived with my sister Melissa again, different house though. My parents sent me to a different school, but that subject is later(hosue 10). Moving cities again, house 11 was the smallest house weve ever lived in and i have to say i wasnt a fan. Hot during the summer, freezing in winter. We didnt live there long, a year maybe. On to house 12. House 12 was a fun house. It was old and had so many problems and i hated living there, but thinking back i really liked it. This house was important to me. I got my first dog in this house. Last but not least. House # 13. The house we are living in is yes, the 13th house i have lived in and is definately the biggest. Although this is a funny story since my parents have just put the house up for sale. We have only lived there for a year and half. Now, were about to move to another house while my dad builds our new one. So by the end of next year, the number should be at 15. And if your wanting the cities and states i will list them in order. Gilmer, TX, New Diana, TX, White Oak, TX, Kilgore, TX, White Oak, TX, Gladewater, TX, White Oak, TX, Colorado Springs, CO, White Oak, TX, Troup, TX, Troup, TX, Troup, TX, Troup, TX, and the next two will most likely be in Troup, TX too. Told you it would be long. The relationship with each house almost became different as i got older. After a while i didnt really care where we lived. I became used to the moving. I didnt get as attached to houses as i did when i was younger. I remember crying when we had to move, and sense i was 13 i havent cared much anymore. And from living in each of these places, good and bad, its shown me to be happy with what i have, wherever i live, whatever i do, just try to make the best out of it. Honestly i dont remember anything said to me.. If i had to guess it would be the repeating statement of, "Were going to live in this house for a long time... this is the last one i promise" Things of that sort im sure.
Next subject, schools.
In kindergarden and half of 1st grade i went to ETCS (East Texas Christian School), my dad was a preacher for 13 years of my life. The rest of first grade till 7th grade, i went to White Oak elementary and middle school. When we moved to colorado my mom decided to homeschool me my eigth grade year. From 9th till i graduated, i went to Troup High School. I can honestly say i have hated every school i have ever been to. Although now that im at Sam Houston, im pretty happy. Even though at Troup, the students there made me hate it so much, i did have one teacher that completely changed my mind and made me love it. Mrs. Starkey. She was my art teacher every year of high school. Every year i had her 7th period every day. I still go see her sometimes. She wasnt just wonderful because of how much she encouraged me to go for what i love, but she was almost like a second mother. She was always there when i needed her. In the two previous schools i guess you could say i fit in pretty well, but not in Troup. I felt completely alone at this school I had a boyfriend of 3 years who i hid behind and never made any friends. In fact i came out of high school with 0 friends. And i could honestly say it has scarred me a little. The girls at the school were very mean, and the boys, well they were boys of course.. All in all, i did not belong there, or anywhere to say the least.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Modular Madness
Materials-Puzzle pieces. I think that it coresponds with its shape and i think the same shape could be made from a different object, but i think it would be difficult to make the same structure. The difficulty wasnt too bad actually. The piece was pretty easy to work with, im glad i chose it.
Process-The process was nice, i like how it turned out. The sculpture is definately larger and out of scale compared to the tiny puzzle pieces. My idea at the begin remained mostly the same, a kind of coral looking object.
Form? I dont think it distracts it at all. I think it makes you look at a puzzle in a completely different way.
Concept- My sculpture does not have anything to do with the puzzles history or anything.
Placement-There wasnt much thought gone into the placement of my piece actually. I know i wanted it on at black table clothe and on a round table. Black because i want it to fade into the table, like a coral to the bottom of the ocean. And round because my piece has a round feel to it.
Process-The process was nice, i like how it turned out. The sculpture is definately larger and out of scale compared to the tiny puzzle pieces. My idea at the begin remained mostly the same, a kind of coral looking object.
Form? I dont think it distracts it at all. I think it makes you look at a puzzle in a completely different way.
Concept- My sculpture does not have anything to do with the puzzles history or anything.
Placement-There wasnt much thought gone into the placement of my piece actually. I know i wanted it on at black table clothe and on a round table. Black because i want it to fade into the table, like a coral to the bottom of the ocean. And round because my piece has a round feel to it.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Human Comps
Our overall rating of our human comps was about a 3. While we were very good a showing where our dots were and the sizes of the dots were pretty on target, it was still a bit sloppy and we could have done a better job. Our other issue was that we strayed from our original idea. The birthday party. Instead, we just used the object from a birthday without really acting anything out. Even though we did get off subect, the objects we used were repeated in every picture.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Crossing the Line.
It was the summer of 02 and I was not just “a” rebel, I was “The” Rebel. I was 10 when I decided living at home was a total drag. My parents had just grounded me for shooting cars with rocks from my slingshot. I had had enough. I was in complete angst, I ran into my room and threw everything on my floor; clothes, books, toys, anything I could get my hands on. Then, I could hear it…walking down the hall to my room…My mother. I knew I was in for it this time. Suddenly I could hear a faint cry coming from my window. I could hear it, slowly coming to a scream. “RUN AWAY! ESCAPE, ESCAPE”…the words running through my mind. I knew what I had to do. Not even packing a bag or taking the time to put shoes on, I was busting out. I kicked the screen off my window and ran like hell! No regrets, I wasn’t looking back.
I ran to the main street crossing through the city and after 10 or so minutes an old man in a pickup truck pulled up next to me. Rolling down the window he asked “Hey, you alright? You need a ride somewhere?” Without thinking I jumped in the car! “Where you headed?” the stranger asked me. A quick thought raced through my head and I knew I had to get out. The man had white hair matching his white mustache and his dark glasses hid his eyes from me. Holding on tight, I knew the door-handle would be my only escape if needed. “What should I do? Where should I go?”’ were the thoughts racing through my head. “LIE, LIE” Were the answers to every question the man threw at me.
It was getting dark and I decided I would go to the nearest place I knew of; Josey’s. Josey was my best friend, and I knew I could count on her to hide me away till morning. I gave the old man the directions and was there in less than 5 minutes. Like a bullet from a gun, I shot out the car door as soon as the tires squealed to a stop. I sprinted to the door and knocked, not thinking or caring if her parents opened it. As the door cracked open, Josey’s red hair popped out and pulled me in. Finally, I was inside. Putting my finger over my mouth signaling her to be quiet, I grabbed her hand and pulled her along with me as I sneaked through the house to her room. Once inside I told her everything, I knew she could keep a secret. While packing myself a sack and putting some borrowed shoes on, the door swung open and on the other side was Josey’s mom.
Without even asking a single question, she knew. I never understood how mothers were able to read minds, but now wasn’t the time to find out. As Josey ran to the kitchen to get me some food to take with me, I finished packing my escape bag. Within a short amount of time, I was climbing through the second window of the night. I sprinted through the yard as fast as Josey’s pink nikes would let me. I had finally gotten away, or so I thought. In an instant I was yanked back by the hand. My mind went wild with questions, “Who could it be? Had the old man come back for me? This is the end...” As I turned around to face my predator, I stared into the eyes of my worst nightmare. My dad.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Mahdyalur Mahdnis...
Well workin with the puzzle was pretty interesting. This is what i got outta it. Enjoy;)
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Maahhhdyalurrr Mahhdniiissss...
Hmmmm.. So seeing as this Modular Madness thing is gonna be a bit of a puzzle. I decided that would be my object. Puzzle pieces. Coincidence? I think not. Time to put this theory to the test and work with this... puzzle.. ;)
R & R (And i dont mean Rest and Relaxation)
Menil Trip!
Walking to my death.
Cardboard Magnolia Seed?????
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