It's Over!

Hopefully you're as nerdy as I am and read that post title in the voice of Strong Bad. If not, I highly suggest you go watch some Teen Girl Squad and Strong Bad emails.

My senior thesis show went off with barely a hitch, just a minor photography snafu. The reception was great. It was small but still overwhelming. And I got my diploma in the mail a couple weeks ago, which means I need to finish writing my thank you cards. (I sent half of them already, so I'm not completely slacking!)

Here's a photo of me working on the interactive piece, thanks to Carol Ventura. The yarn for this was contributed by friends and strangers alike, and each section tagged with the donor's initials and city of residence. I had a sign underneath the title inviting others to sit and knit, and several people took me up on it once I pointed it out. I'd love to know if anyone knit on it while I wasn't there, but I have a feeling the answer is 'no' since most people don't interact with the art in a gallery.

Now, I'm ready to set up my studio, but I'll have to rent a place or build it from the ground up. I've heard that there's studio space for artists in town but I sure can't find any information online. Instead, I'm searching for a silly capitalist job to put money toward A: living, and B: building a studio on my property. Wish me luck! In the meantime, here are a couple more photos from my show.

Each piece represents a place or series of places that's important to me. Some are more obvious than others.

Almost There

As usual, my intent to keep up with the blog has failed and I've neglected it for far too long. But there's good news! I installed my thesis exhibition this weekend and as soon as the lighting is adjusted I'll be done. It's such a relief and such a good feeling. It's been too long, but the knowledge that I've gained and the experience that I've had at school will stay with me, and it's a unique sense of accomplishment to have earned a degree, even if it's not one that's highly sought after. My reception is on Sunday, and I'll try to remember to post pictures.

Working On My Night Blog

I'm working my way toward my senior thesis, and I'm slightly adrift. I have no idea yet as to what I want to do for my show, so I'm trying out a few things in an independent study to see if anything grabs me. As part of this, I'm guest-blogging on the Fibers department's blog this semester. I may copy pasta my posts here, or I might just link to them; I haven't decided which. It'll be very weaving-heavy, since that's what I'm working on.

In other school-related news, I'm terrible at drawing and therefore hate Drawing II, even though I really like the teacher. I do get to draw dinosaurs every week, though, as part of an ongoing sketch assignment, so there's that. Speaking in public terrifies me, so Speech class isn't going well so far, but at least that's only once a week. Art Since 1900 isn't bad, though, because we get to study most of the artists I like. But at least I get to weave, so there is an up side to this semester.

Stay tuned for posts about my struggle to make up my mind!