art every day

I Like You...Lots

I do, I really really do.

Today has been a really hard day.  After waking up at 4:30 driving three hours to class, giving a presentation I had a week to prepare in a giant auditorium in which I couldn't refer back to my notes because it was so dark I couldn't see them, I had to go to my research class. 

I hate this class.  This classes causes me more anxiety than any other class ever has in the history of classes because there is so much black and white information, and math, and numbers, and math.  The professor asked us what we wanted to learn about research during the class.  I responded, in tears mind you, that I understood virtually nothing and needed to learn everything.

Today has been a hard day.

I am happy to say I am onto my FAVORITE class EVER!  And during this class I will be able to do a bit of research processing thru art.  Also my research professor kindly offered lots of help and some meetings to work together.

Well here is my doodle of the day.  I feel like I need a little magic in my life right now and what's more magical than even David Copperfeild (ha ha) you ask?

Unicorns.

Trust Yourself

I trust my work. --Kikki Smith

 

The other day in my Processes and Materials class we read this quote.  It immediately resonated with me.  "I trust my work. It's a collaboration with the material, and when it's viewed, it's a collaboration with the world."

 

I do.  I trust my work.  In fact I think everyopne should trust their creative work.  Your work speaks to you for a specific reason...listen to it, work to understand it, and trust your work.

Art Every Day 2.0 | A Response | Geometric Tree

In August I began a graduate program in Art Therapy at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

This is very exciting for me.

With this program I will be making a lot of art, and reading a SHIT TON of books, articles, and all that jazz.  Sooooo I thought I would re-start my Art Every Day via school stuff.  Some of it will be visual journaling, some in class exercises, and then just some miscellaneous stuff.

Sounds good right?

Right.

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This image is a geometric tree in response to a group activity I participated in at school.

 Sharpie

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The image isn't that great, but the grey bogus paper makes it look even WORSE!

Art Every Day 2.0 | A Response | Altered Magazine Page

In August I began a graduate program in Art Therapy at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

This is very exciting for me.

With this program I will be making a lot of art, and reading a SHIT TON of books, articles, and all that jazz.  Sooooo I thought I would re-start my Art Every Day via school stuff.  Some of it will be visual journaling, some in class exercises, and then just some miscellaneous stuff.

Sounds good right?

Right.

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This image was made in response to a group experience I had 17 September.

 

magazine page

gesso

graphite

watercolors

sharpie