What I've been doing for the last million years while Ali's been so lovingly posting away...

I believe I just survived the last and most intense semester of my college career. Hence the lack of posts on my end. And I'm sorry I don't have much in terms of inspiration to post here because I haven't been able to go anywhere, do anything, or view anything that would give me such! I've literally just been in the studio making things all semester long. I figured I would at least show you the progress I made.

I say it was my most intense semester because I was under the most pressure (mainly from myself) to really take my art to the next level. I was awarded an honor's studio, so I was able to have my very own space to work in - which is really exciting because other than that there is a very crowded classroom to work in. I was able to make my sculptures and paintings much larger due to the extra space - taking my ideas and studies from a small, inconceivable level, to a much larger reality. I was also given a lot of very good feedback from some professor's and I am now hoping to go to graduate school for my master's in art in a few years.

So, all in all it was crazy and hectic and I thought I would die, but in the end I feel like I gained a lot in the process and I'm now ready to pursue this passion for art making that I've been given. And I finally graduated college and only have to go back to study the things I want to if I want to!

So here's some pictures of the some of the work I made this semester.

light boxes with mixed media drawings. These boxes in short, represent some of the women in my family who have died, been diagnosed with, and have the potential to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

A site specific installation and collaboration with my good friend Jae Payne. This piece, again in short, demonstrates a snapshot of our mind space - one that is often filled with weight and anxiety.

A large panel with mixed media. This, also in short, represents a day in the life of my dealings with anxiety. It's mostly a meditative piece on this concept.

Another site specific installation that represents a space in time where I had a very bad experience. All of these explanations are very short (ha ha) so if they don't make sense, I'm so sorry!

A site specific installation that had to do with a place in my childhood that was significant.

A large sculpture that again, represent aspects of my struggle with anxiety.

And last, but not least, a picture of Ann Walsh, Jae Payne, Brody Reiman, and I at graduation. Some amazing professors/artists and a really amazing friend.