I'm Back!!

So I've decided to keep up with this whole blog thing.  I enjoyed expressing ideas and everything and any chance to babble is something I'm willing to do.  This will sort of involve art, but I want to incorporate everything that my life is about.  For example, some things that occurred since my last routine project are that I had a month break, got really bored, turned 19, and went back to school where I was once again thrown into a whirlwind of artistic chaos.  Lets just say, my room looks like a bomb went off after being hit by a truck that was caught in a tornado.  In other words, its bad.  Another thing that recently happened was that I got an amazing internship with the wonderful store, Anthropology.  I am so excited for this opportunity; especially since I am only a freshman.  Although I hope they don't think I'm incapable of doing certain things because I haven't been in school as long as some of the other girls.  I mean I'm working with a bunch of seniors.  I may be young but I can handle anything.  The cold is getting to me a little bit but other than that, I am good to go!

Routine

So turns out I did not drink enough coffee to really get a cool image. I do kind of like this though.  You can see the details in the filters which is a good thing in my opinion.  I also plan on adding to this piece.  That meaning I'm still collecting coffee filters and hopefully can do something really neat with them one day. 

Inspiration from Routine

I never thought of routine as a source of inspiration.  I mean, if anything, I would think of routine as something boring.  That you have to use your imagination to make daily life more exciting.  However, I do understand how routine creates comfort and relieves stress in a way.  It's like if something falls out of place, it can cause stress; such as if your late for class or you didn't get to eat breakfast.  We try our best to get back into the groove of things.  It is a beautiful thing, routine.  I just never expected it to be something visually beautiful.  I guess the exception is if your daily routine is painting with water colors. 

Wagner

For 2D this week, we went to the Wagner Museum of science, I think it's called.  Not gonna lie, it creep-ed me out a little.  I mean, the stuff in there was definitely interesting, but I can't get over the fact that the taxidermy made even the otters and squirrels look evil and that i saw what I think to be the remains of a preserved human finger.  Anyway, we had to critique the format of the exhibit.  I thought it was just a little funny, some of the things that were put in the same categories.  I kind of think they did according to furry the critters were.  I mean one of the displays had weasels, raccoons, a sea lion and an American panther all in the same case. INTERESTING.

Book binding

I've binded my first book today.  No offense, but I don't know if our instructor knew what she was doing, but it was actually pretty fun to do.  I like being able to say from now on, "yes i know how to bind books, its easy." You know, because of all the people that will ask me if i can bind a book for them.  I also just thought of good Christmas presents though.  Between this and the molds I made in 3D, I don't know if i will have to buy anything for anyone.  I kind of wish that we could do more hands on activities during our lecture more often.  Note to self, if I'm ever worthy to speak at a Tyler lecture, give the people something to do while I talk.

Landscape

So i have two options here...
I like both the night time scene or the daytime scene.
Can't make up my mind so I've decided to just post both of them.

As for the project.  I enjoyed it.  It took me a while to figure out what i wanted to make, but I actually think this is a nice representation of me and my friends from home if we had our own fantasy world. 

notes to self

• for printing, everything needs to be saved as a tiff at the end 
• all of your layers have to be flattened
• has to be set up as an rgb file
• resolution has to be 200 or more dpi
• 19x13
• ink next door with luster image is $6.50
• for mat paper its $5.55
• submit at least 2 images for show... print 4 images
• they have rolls for bigger projects/prints but you need to set it up beforehand- they want the file
• do not do this before class because there is not enough time
• print illustrator files
• safe as command d and save to desktop as flattened image
• once saved go to file export and export it as a tiff
• resolution high
• color mode rgb
• dpi 300 and save
• give file to ppl in office
• print photoshop files
• save directly as tiff from photo shop
• make sure its flattened in rgb and 300 dpi
• flatten artwork in layers section