Fine Arts
CategoryFinals: A Recap
And just like that, it’s finals time! In a mere matter of days I can officially say that I’m *halfway* through grad school. I have to ad..
On Writing
The first half of my thesis candidacy year has nearly passed and I can hear the faint, imaginary sounds of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” playin..
Open Studios
Our Interdisciplinary Arts – Art & New Media and Book & Paper cohorts run a student organization, PIT, that organizes events and going..
On To the Next Milestone(s)
Hello again, reader, and forgive my shock once more as I marvel at the fact that only a handful of weeks separate us now from the conclusi..
Midterms
The puddle and my boots.
It’s been rainy and windy in Chicago. In the past two days I’ve witnessed more umbrellas break than I can cou..
Fall Thesis Critique Checklist
What do all of the things in my studio have in common? Well, that’s my job to explain!
Hello once again, reader! I’ve been hard at wor..
Logistics
A blank wall in the studios at the ready.
This semester has been all about hitting the ground running. So far, it’s been really comfor..
And So It (Thesis) Begins
The feeling of planning for thesis: “Waiting for an Idea,” Marina Abramovic, 1991. Photo: http://coyote.mcachicago.org/images/13639
We..
Year Two, Week One
Photos around campus on my first day of classes.
…and we’re back! Just like that classes have started just there’s a slight crispnes..
On Rube Goldberg Machines
Hello once again, reader, and welcome to this final post of the summer! When we meet again I will be in the midst of thesis candidacy and ..