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2011/06/25

Fine Arts Stuff

Hi! I hope everyone is surviving in the heat... it's killing me in Abilene, Texas :/
I was not going to turn on the A/C, but it was impossible to live without it! It's been around 100 degrees for the most of the time.
But I'm leaving here soon!! And I'm really excited about it!! There was a huge change in my summer schedule, and now I'm going to the Bay Area for a week and back to Japan for a month and a half. I'm going back home to get some medical care on my neck. Some of you might remember, but I got in a car accident at the end of last year, and I still can't turn my head to the right although I saw a chiropractor for 5 months. So, I don't trust doctors in the States anymore.lol Medical fee in Japan is a lot cheaper, too! I hope I'll be back in the States with full recovery in the fall!

OH, ALSO, I'M GOING TO SEE DARWIN DEEZ WHILE I'LL BE IN THE BAY AREA!!!!
I'm SUPER excited about it!!! (as you can see!) It's gonna be so much fun :) Thanks to my best friend, Paige, for going with me although Darwin Deez isn't her taste at all.haha

Anyways, I would like to share some of my fine art stuff today!
My drawing class ended on Thursday, and most of the things below are from the class.
"This Is Not a..." Illustionistic Drawing. Nu Pastels, Charcoal, Prisma Colors


"Cities" The final series I did. My two favorite cities in the world! 

"When Pigs Fly" We were asked to make a self portrait based on an idiom of our choice.

"Over" This is from the painting class I took 2 semesters ago. This got into the Big Country Juried Art Exibition, 2010.


This is it! I hope you all have a great summer! :)

2011/06/07

Summer Classes

Hi! I hope you all are enjoying summer :)
I'm taking 4 classes this summer! I had never taken any art classes during summer, but it's been interesting. It's so intense to get projects done in such short periods of times.  I took sculpture in May, and I'm in advanced drawing now.
Here is my sculpture piece:

It's a casted bronze. It was cool to see the process of casting, but it was not my thing at all. I missed designing and drawing so much!!
So, now, I'm very happy that I get to draw for the whole day :)
Here is my first project in process:

House paints and soft pastel on foam board. 
Interesting media, isn't it? I'm enjoying how my professor introduce us to new things! It was assigned yesterday (the first day of class), and it is due today at 2:30. Its hard core, but I feel like I will get much better when the class ends!!!

2011/06/01

Weekend in the Bay Area

Hi! Last weekend, I went to the SF Bay Area for my best friend's 21st and had a blast there!!! Her mom was super awesome that she bought me an air ticket.
I was so sad when I had to cancel my trip there earlier this year (I cried so much lol), but this trip was such a great make-up for it :) I was there only for 3 nights, but it felt like months to me. We did so many things and spent good time.

This is a picture of her nephew and I. He is SO SO cute! We've only met for half a day last time, but he remembered me for a year and still liked me. I'm so happy :)

This trip reminded me that I belong to big cities. Growing up in Tokyo area, I'm so used to take trains and having fast pace life. It's nice to live slow in Abilene, but I guess I'm too young for it. I had enough from this land already, and I'm ready to move on!
I'm so motivated again to do my best in the last six months of college now!

Also, my best friend, Paige, and I started tumblr together. We post not only our works but also random stuff that we think are cool/funny/inspiring. Check it out here!