The Pressures of Acrylic Painting

So, I am in an acrylic painting class.  That's right.  Your run of the mill art class.  WRONG!  Did I mention I have an INSANE painting professer?  Well, I do!  Let me start by saying that while I am working on a piece of work, I do not under any circumstances what someone to point out what I need to do while I am still working on it. Did you catch that? Still WORKING on it.  I hate it when someone (said instructor) tells me to add more green on my squash when I am painting the corn and haven't even started on the squash yet!  If that isn't bad enough, I really really hate it when someone (said instructor) decides that even though I'm not finished they can take my brush and start painting it themselves.  I was so upset the last time I went to acrylic painting that I skipped the next class.  I want to paint my own picture in my own style with my own hand.  That's enough of my rant.  Till next time.

Swannanoa Days

    Here I am in front of my computer once again tucked away in my bed with a calming night ahead of me.  Well, that certainly wasn't the case last week.  Let me rewind.  I transferred to Mississippi College this fall and have been loving every minute of it.  When it came time to rush and pick my tribe (because like any other self respecting christian college, Mississippi College doesn't have sororities and fraternities but instead tribes and social clubs), I choose to rush Swannanoa.  Every part of the rush process has been encouraging and entertaining and dare I say draining.  We have been required to attend meetings and practices from 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. every night.  I must confess that I have been excited about gathering with my future sisters every night but I still missed my dear friend, sleep.  Last night however, I reached the status I had been seeking most during this rush process.  Swannanoa Active!  Now I finally have time for my dear friend sleep and I am officially sisters with some awesome girls.  I already have my big sis, who is wonderful, and my twin and of course the rush of my amazing family.    I truly am blessed to be apart of this.  So, I know this wasn't a very artistic blog of me but it was on my heart and I had to share.  Hopefully I will blog more often (fingers crossed).  Also, if you are reading this and you are in the Clinton area, eat at Newk's October 25 for money to go to the Art Education Association.  Please and thank you.

Artsy Feelings

Today, I helped with the ropes course at camp for the BSU lead team.  It was fun and the people were really nice.  I am really excited about moving into MC Saturday.  I really wish it would hurry up.  Tomorrow, I will go to Clinton again to help with the high ropes course.  This should be interesting as how I am scared to death of heights.  Right now, I am in one of those artsy moods.  I get them at the most inconvienent times.  I really want to start to sell stuff on http://www.etsy.com/.  It is a great website and if you have never visited there, you should.  I would really like to get into making jewelry with polymer clay.  I think it would be most interesting.  Another thing that is on my mind is how I would like..no, LOVE a stand-up box easel in my dorm room.  You know, the kind that has a box behind it to hold your paint, brushes, etc.  I really want one but I think they are pretty expensive.  Too expensive for now atleast.  Feel free to comment and let me know you were here.  Is anyone here?  Does anyone read this?  Oh well, I do this more for me than anything or anyone else.  :)

Works of Art

Sudden Changes

I will begin a new adventure in five days.  Saturday, I will be moving into my dorm at MC.  I can't believe I will actually be going there.  Today, I visited Co-lin to find my final project for drawing 2 from last year.  While I was there, I stopped by my friend's dorm to visit.  I was a little sad that I wouldn't be staying there this year but I know that I will have plenty of fun at MC.  Tomorrow, I will be traveling back to Camp to help out on the ropes course.  The BSU lead team from MC will be having a retreat there and I am excited that I get to meet them early.  I would be lieing if I said that I won't be nervous about going to MC.  This college is on an university level and I'm sure the classes will be harder.  I need to keep my grades up so I can keep my scholarship.  I also have to find a job so I can have money for gas and my many adventures that I love to take.  And of course I want to be social!  It's all a little overwhelming.  The worst part is being at home right now and having to wait to move in and get settled.  This week is undoubtedly going by very slow.  On the plus side, I will be living two doors down from my best friend, Cassie.  That is something I can't wait for.  And the fact that I will be decorating my dorm room again.  I will be sure to put up pictures of my dorm when I am finished.  I guess this blog post was more of a vent.  Venting about what is worring me.  I still have to sign up for one more art class.  Good gravy, I am worring too much!  Anyway, this is just one more adventure to add to the book. :)

Inspiration

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New Year

Alot has happened since I last wrote here in my blog.  Yeah, I'm not that good with commitment.  Anyway, I have decided to continue to write here in Mr. Blog.  Let me catch you guys up on some things that have happened lately.  First of all, I am about to enter my sophomore year in college and I am transferring to Mississippi College.  I'm pretty excited about that.  Granted, I am also extremely nervous.  I have to stay to stay on the Dean's list and be social and work.  I have to get real balanced real fast.  Last semester at Co-lin, I was in Ceramics 1.  How did that go you may ask?  Let's look at a picture of me after a week on the pottery wheel:

Enough said.  I also forgot to mentioned that my major is still in art but with an emphasis on education.  So yep, I'm an art education major.  Something I said I would never do.  I really hope to reach out to people through art.  It's kinda my passion.  I'll blog some more in a minute because I'm skyping with my friend, Amanda, now.  Later.