planning | Marginalia

I had been out of college for 5 years and after being accepted the knowledge of having to be a student again loomed over me. Homework, pro..

My viewpoint while writing this blog post. Yes, that’s my living room art wall.

Man, here comes the real test of graduate school: what do you do when your life is unstructured during breaks? I’m in this program because..

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..

When I was about to begin graduate school in early September I marked each of the fifteen weeks down on a calendar, much as a prisoner wou..

My mom recently asked how grad school was going, and while “okay” or “good” or “great” are all fine and appropriate answers for how I’..

A thaumatrope spinning toy printed as part of my upcoming thesis exhibition

Well, folks, I’m back in Chicago for my final semeste..

New year, new possibilities!

The end of a year (academic as well as calendar year) always prompts people to look back. It is a time of..

Closing night of Chicago International Film Festival, one day that will be my film screening

One of the most valuable exercises I took..

Ice Forest

One of the perks of attending Columbia College Chicago is a little thing called J-Term. During J-Term accelerated classes a..