S P E E D OF LIGHT

basically, thats how fast this year has gone by. i feel like i blinked and senior year is over-- the show case is done! that's an accomplishment! congrats everyone!

^^here is me flying to the end of this busy year and on to a new chapter! i cant even express how excited i am for college at this point. ive been looking at some of the students' work and it is amazing, ill have some great competition. woo! goodjob everyone. this year has been awesome, lets hold out til the end!

S i Ck y

i am sick. no surprise. i really don't feel good.

maybe a trip to san francisco will do the trick. woohoo.
two weekends away.

Biggy

Spring break was a big week for me-- big vacation, permanent art, and college choice.

I'd like to say I'm glad to have chosen my future for next year. WHAT A RELIEFYAY.
& I'm excited that I chose the school I did. Looking forward to San francisco.

w h a t the H E L L

excuse my language--but we can all see how much..i mean little work i have produced this year. i honestly have to say i feel like i can't catch a break and actually feel like what i'm producing- not just in art- has been worthless. so theres my sad moment..

on a more positive note-- i enjoy photography & have been taking lots of photos as a way to find inspiration. i kinda created a lil portfolio of photos that are strong in the element of contrast & i'd like to see were that goes.........
few people have actually critiqued my photography, soo i'm hesitant to just throw it out there, but i feel like i have the potential to grow much more in photography.

most of the photos i've using are in black& white but i'm just playing around withhhh some stuff right meow o_o
BLAH!!

more to come i guess?

y e a h y e a h y e a h

FLYING KITTIES AT WASHINGTON SQUARE. end of story & im not obsessed with cats and meows. i just youtube them too much & should have done my concentration on them// i need to get focused for real.

p o s t e r s u c e s s

the mother and me in the rawest moment. -_____-



w h a t are these?

 

I find these skylights so interesting.

SFAI IS AMAZING. 

i had a fantastic trip to san francisco and fell in love

with this school.

Thinkin my concentration will be kid emotions:) dunno.

C a r p e t

There is no more carpet in tha front bedroom.. It used to be a guest room but now it's all mine. Its my space to do what I doo. Artstudio!!!

I also went to ikea today to get a desk for this new art space^^ and had their delicious Swedish meatballs:) mmm

C O MP O U N D.

soooo. one of my favorite stores in the Portland area is called compound. it's have clothing store half urban art thing.. i love the upstairs gallery. it has fantastic photography, and other trippy art that i wish i could think of myself. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES:)

it basically was a series of people who look like they were drawn with graphite and then BLAM. paint is flying from their heads!



my brilliant idea: make one of me. with some form of noticeable natalie body? except.
i already have a cooler idea for the first AP self portrait project which i;ll probably post about lataa.

go to compound? 5th and Couch. in the pearl. across from upper playground....
and i guess there was a shooting on 3rd n couch the other day. sketch..-_-

j u n e 2 0 1 0

June was a life changing month for me this year: going to New York for the Scholastic Art Awards, and then on to France and Italy to see tons of amazing art.

Some of my favorite pieces of art from other award winning students...

this was a silver medal portfolio piece done with acrylic paints...

 

and i believe this was a gold medal photograph...

i was really inspired by these two pieces in particular because 

they seemed so simple and unique in style. getting to see other

students' work was probably the most inspiring.

i also went to the MOMA in NYC... :D

Picasso& Andy Warhol classics.

i was really lucky to visit when i did because i have an interest in printmaking and they happened to have an exhibit on Picasso's prints. SICK. &&& scholastic students got to take our own private little tour around the museum and talk about some of the famous pieces. we spent a long time looking at the noodies that Picasso painted above^^

the busy month ended with some ooold school art in Europe..

*photos not allowed*stealthy shot from my pocket with the phone... 

overall sickest trip ever and gave me mucho inspiration to hopefully bring out in class this year. eventually i'll have to go back -_-

t h e f i r s t.

first post of the year!
i'm looking forward to getting to see all the art this year in ap:)