Workshop 5

I forgot what day that was... Woops. Anyway...

I got a lot done on Friday. I managed to paint all of the pages, just a little differently than I had hoped. I realized that if I painted the entire page, the page would not be strong enough to hold the string. But then I realized what the japanese stitch would look like... It made me feel a bit dense. I could have colored the entire page if I had known that the binding would not go through the way I thought it would. I'm going to keep it this way though, so I can move forward with the project.

I still have to practice the Japanese stitch. I haven't got the chance to do it yet, but I plan on working on it tomorrow so I can be ready by Wednesday.

I'm also planning on stealing a few beads from my sister for the cover. To add a little bit of a third dimension to it. I just got to wait for her to go to bed tonight. Muahaha...

Pennsylvania

Well, my mother just bought a trailer recently in Pennsylvania and she says we're moving at the end of August. I hate it so much right now, and I know hate is a strong word, but it's the exact word for me to use right now. I love it here and nothing can change that.

I don't know what I'm going to do about this. I have no choice.

Rob Workshop

This workshop was actually really fun. Rob was really fun to work with and he was really cool. It was a great experience.

Rob had us write out a secret of ours onto a piece of paper. I'm not going to write it here though, because it is very personal. It really had me thinking about things that I keep from people. He then had us go out around the community center and take pictures of things that showed our secrets. He said that it didn't have to be literal, but metaphorical. I had an idea in mind as soon as he said that, but I found a lot more things that I thought would work. It's going to be so hard to choose just one picture.
we then had to take a waist up shot of ourselves against a white background, showing us thinking about our secret. This was really hard for me to do, but I'm not sure why. But I managed to get it done and I'm proud of the pictures I got.
We were the last group to finish and we ended up leaving a little late, but it was worth it.

Workshop 4 April 23

This workshop left me with a lot to think about for my book. I thought I had thought through all of the small details but it seems that there is so much more that I need to look over. I'm basing my entire book off of a handmedown shirt I have that is getting a little too small for me. I really liked the colors so I chose to use it.

Karl wanted me to look for things that I could use for my book. I found some beads that I could use. But that's it.

I decided to paint each page of the book. I don't think I realize right now how long that will take, but I think it's a good idea and I'm going to do it anyway, no matter how long it takes.

Workshop 3 April 22

We finished our first books! I'mmreally proud of how mine truned out. Despite the fact that the spine of my book bent while it was drying, it still worked out. I thought it would be harder to bind a book together, but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. It's actually really simple once you understand it.

But now I'm at the hard part. I still haven't figured out the type of book I want to do for my individual project. Time to think.

Workshop 2 April 16

It was so hard doing this workshop and not speaking but it was still really fun. I'm really glad that I didn't mess up the cardboard. Using the box cutter took me forever. Lizy and I worked together on the book covering since I couldn't use the piece on my own.

I'm a bit sad though. The spine of my book didn't dry straight, so it's a little off. But it's something to work on for next time.

Independent Project

I've known from the beginning what I have wanted to do. It came to me a while ago. I want to do a painting of the still-life while not wearing my glasses. I want it to represent what I naturally see. This week I plan on doing a sketch of the area I want to paint and then start painting it.