DIY: Let’s Talk About My Thesis!
Ian Mackaye, frontman of hardcore punk band Minor Threat, in the Crowd @Edward Colver 1982
A couple years back, I wanted to write a sc..
Commuting / Thinking
My morning commute to school on the Brown Line, which takes about 40 minutes door-to-door, allows me to do a lot of reading, grading, ..
Spotlight Richard McHugh — Part 2
This is part 2 of a spotlight on Richard McHugh, the newest member of the team in the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program. If..
Decisions, Decisions: Choosing a Thesis Committee
One of the main reasons I chose the Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts MFA program here at Columbia College Chicago was that it was s..
The Equipment Center: Where Everyone Knows Your Name
The 2nd floor of Columbia’s 916 South Wabash building is home to one of the Interdisciplinary Arts department’s most wonderful resourc..
Camera Lucida
Jean-Michel Basquiat, photo credit: James Van Der Zee
Classes have begun! I had been looking forward to “Art as Discourse” for the mer..
Open Mindedness & Experimental Filmmaking
…now is the time to break free and be your own film movement. Do you hear what I’m writing? Be a movement! Discover something.
GET ME THE PRODUCER! PART TWO
Last week, I introduced the first eight producers. Here are the remaining seven, introduced by means of a film they each chose, which ..
Living the ‘L’ Life: Using The Train in Chicago
The ‘L’: a quintessential Chicago icon and a staple of many Chicagoans’ daily commute. Short for “elevated”, the ‘L’ is a rapid transi..
My First Teacher Artwork Sample
As I was brainstorming blog post ideas, I started thinking about what my biggest school project was as a first year student in the Art..