I’ve had things to say, but I haven’t been touching this blog. With all the craziness at the Brandcenter, I don’t find much time to actually write it all out and sort my thoughts. I’m getting the hang of things, tho. 

I was a little worried that I’d be kicked out because of my Creative Thinking grades, but things are looking up. I had a great talk with Charles the other week, and I’m starting to channel personal frustrations into positive outlets instead of letting it get me down. This week’s assignment was a photographic essay that captured the phrase “Fall In Love.” For some reason, I felt compelled to start with my artist statement, but I’m glad that I did because it guided me in my execution. I had so many directions I could have taken, but in the end, I realized the most powerful message would come from… well… me. Duh. And of course it took me until 10PM the night before it was due to come to that revelation. Anyways! The point is that I’m back to understanding how much more powerful my work can be when I can connect with it personally. I’ve been distancing myself from my work since I started here, thinking that I can separate my personal life from what I do at the Brandcenter. But now, I remember that by embracing everything that affects me, there’s more strength in what comes out of me. 
Our next assignment is Anger + Art = Change. Totally excited for this. I couldn’t read the article Charles sent us because the jpg was so small. When I Googled it, I didn’t find it, but I did come across this and it. is. dope. I’ll leave you in suspense so you have to click the link to find out what it is. I do want to find out more about the artist when I get the time. It’s VC — very cool, very cool. 

…And I’ll post my “Fall In Love” project when I can get around to making an online version of it with Papervision 3D.