Spring Schedule!

I apologize for my shadiness.... :D I promise I haven't forgotten about you guys!! :) :)


Life in general is rather crazy right now....the semester is winding down....and I just met with my advisor to figure out my schedule for the Spring semester....


Spring 2012 
AutoCAD 3D----- This is how we create what we want a room to look like! very time consuming but looks amazing!
Studio Lighting-----This is another photography class!!! yay! I'm so excited :) I think I have two more to go      after it and I'll have my minor!
***I have to wait until I pass portfolio review before I can take the rest of my interior design classes....So these  two below are just for the heck of it :) :)
Fashion Merchandising------I'll keep you updated on this :D when I was little I started out wanting to be a fashion designer! somewhere along the way it changed to interior design....I imagine my adorable little store with some clothing anyways...so this added to the rest of my random knowledge should be great! :)
Interior Design Fundamentals----not a required course for interior design...this is a class for people who think they might be interested in interior design....i guess they can get their toes wet or whatever you wanna call it :) ....hmmm interior design sounds interesting I think I might be interested! hehehe ;) 


I think I'll have plenty to keep everyone updated with next semester! :) 


At the moment.......I am running on fumes.....my professor told me I needed 8 hours (of sleep)...I most definitely agree......


I will soon be making that happen :)

A Sense of Place

Hi :)

So I have another photography project due Wednesday and.......I'm done today! :) yay :) *happy dance!

Things are kind of hectic right now....this semester is quickly winding down and I have noooo idea where all the time has gone. I still have tons to get done which is scary....but I can do this for sure :)

Like last time, I'll explain the assignment and the pictures will be below...

A Sense of Place

For this assignment you will use photography to describe place. The type of place you would like to depict is up to you. Are you interested in interiors, exteriors, the domestic, the industrial, landscape, etc... How does photography function as a visual text to describe through images the essence of place?

A little more info: These pictures were taken at an abandon house near my parent's home. I had seen this house on many occasions but had never stopped to observe it like I did for this project. My original intent was to take pictures of the exterior of the house. When I got closer to the house...and of course me being the curious person that I am...I realized there was tons of furniture and other things that had been left behind....You can imagine my surprise. I honestly felt like I had stumbled across an open treasure chest. 

I can't help but wonder why?... Why would you leave furniture like this, that looks like it has barely been used...even after it has been somewhat exposed to the elements now? Why wouldn't you take things like this with you? What was their story or did it end abruptly? 

Of course the fact that this is an interior with lots of really awesome colors attracts me....but my brain...which always thinks too much...would love to ask someone...a million questions.....

I hope you enjoy these and I also hope your Monday is going wonderful...
Smile :)

Just a little nippy...

I do believe that the cold weather is here.....to stay?....maybe? who knows?

I do know that I was excited to wrap a scarf around my neck this morning and put one of my lovely coats on! :)brrrr! yay! (my fingers don't agree with me at the moment) but yay anyways! hehe ;) *happy dance!*

My mind wandering:

vegetable soup and grilled cheese.....ah that'd be amazing..

I want to wear something yellow....that's how this weather makes me feel....

school work......(haha just kidding my mind didn't wander there)....it should but it didn't

I should be ashamed that my mind isn't wandering to school work....

....speaking of school I have...hold on I'll count......not including this week....7 weeks left.....

oh dear....i really should think about school.....yuck.....

.....Halloween Costume! 

something like that ;) honestly that's about how my mind works.....don't judge me :D

My argument is that most really creative people are off their rockers a little bit anyways......

I saw this a few days ago and loved it :)

Have a Happy Wednesday! 

and Smile.... :)

Beauty...

I took these pictures of my sister this weekend.....She's just darling :)

(not just saying that because she's my sister)...

Short on time today.....but I have to tell you I posted the first one on Facebook and I was asked how much I charged....talk about my heart skipping a few beats.....

Happy Monday :) 

Friday is for Thrifting!!

Consignment shops make for good Treasure hunts! These were my finds today!  

J. Crew Men's Button up....it feels amazing!

$12

Crochet Top....So very pretty

$14

Awesome Stretchy Belt....I'm on a belt kick...

$4

I also found adorable purple jeans! You can't really tell they're purple in pictures though :(

Anyways they have super wide legs and they're just absolutely great!!!

:) 

Have a wonderful weekend!!! 

Photography Midterm Critique...Today! :)

I would just like to say that I got lots and lots of sleep yesterday! :) It was much needed and I feel so very much better...My skin looked much more colorful this morning! It was great :) 

 :) I have a photography project due today! This will be my first critique to go through since I have been in this class... so I am hoping for some good feedback :) Below I am going to share with you the assignment and the 5 pictures that I am submitting.

Eye of the Beholder

For this assignment you will challenge the notion of what is considered to be beautiful or attractive by pushing composition and surprising the view of the subject. Your challenge is to photograph subjects/objects/places, etc. that are typically considered banal, vulgar, gross, disgusting, or repulsive.

Fire

Originally, I had no intentions of using fire for this project. I had a few random shots of a small fire we built one night at my parents house and my professor saw them. He suggested that I play with the idea for this project...so I did.  :)

I have always dealt with the issue of not really having this one hobby that I do in my spare time....It's weird though because it's kind of like... school for me is a hobby. I dare say that it's always stress free (I think most of you know this)....or that it's always exactly what I want to be doing but I love it... (most days)... ;)

I have always been curious about photography and the fact that my major has opened that door for me is awesome...I have gained a new hobby and this will be one that stays with me for a very long time!

Happy Wednesday! 

Abstract Model

I'm sleep deprived and almost missed class this morning....but I am smiling and my God is holding my hand....


He's telling me it's all going to be ok and showing me every day that I can make it through...


I am doing what I love and that makes it all worth while....I couldn't imagine myself in any other major....


Last night around one, I was in the floor of the studio working on a floor for my scale model, I had only had 40 minutes of sleep from the night before (Sunday night) and was knocking on delusional's door....no never mind pretty sure delusional had already let me in....Anyways, I was smiling from ear to ear...my hands were covered in paint and glue....and I wouldn't have traded it for anything....

I know it looks like a bit much, but it was an abstract interior scale model....so it's a little over exaggerated.

I had in mind stained concrete...... :) I thought it looked pretty awesome in general...

This was my finished project. I have better pictures and I will try to get some of them on here soon (these were taken with my phone).

I hope everyone is having a beautiful day! 

Smile :)  .....and thank Him for everything.

Just a Saturday Morning....

Saturday morning in the studio :)

Procrastination is bad....

yes I'll agree...

but I can't help it if sometimes...

that's when I do my best work.....

Friday and a Random Bliss List!

I want to take a piece of wood cover it in a piece of funky fabric (i can so use my staple gun for this!) and then find some wall bracket like things to set it on.....

Something like this would work...

and tada!!!! cool shelf is born!!!!

Random Bliss List!

1. Whimsical Photography 

A while back I blogged about this device used to create shapes like that in pictures...

2. Picture Frame....or should I say Jar...

Put a picture in a mason jar add olive oil....and you get this...awesomeness....

I want to try it...

3. Bracelet..

When I first saw this I thought it was a ring...but it's a bracelet....either way it's really cool

but...I think they should make a ring too...

Found here >>> Fancy French Cologne

4. Awesome Chair...

I would sit there....well kinda I'd probably have to stand and look at it first

....admire it's beauty...then sit... ;)

5. Magazine Tree!

...yes I do believe I'd like to make one!

6. Letterpress...

I'm kinda into typography at the moment...I wish I could find some of these old letters in a antique or junk store.....

7. Colorful Belts...

These are really cute...

Found here >>>Soul Flower

8. Like...

The light denim top is going  on my to-find list along with a skinny brown belt..... :) 

9. Boots...

Hi, my name is Shadow...I am a boot-aholic...

I love the big zippers!! these are just wonderful...and I love the tall socks!

10. Re-vamped Sweatshirt...

If I had time to sew right now.....I would try this!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I have tons of studio work to get done...and not enough daylight... 

Smile :)

New Trick! :)

 I just taught myself how to do something kinda awesome in Photoshop......

 Before

After!

In the near future I will be taking my friend's engagement pictures...and I would like to take some of my sister too...I can't wait to try this awesomeness out on some of those pictures! I found the "how-to" for this on pinterest! It's like a big site to organize all the random thoughts that you've ever had, and gives you a place to put them so that they won't get lost! Made for me....for sure :D hehe

I am addicted to rings.....

The Refuge...

Mushrooms....

Yucca Bloom...

Hope you enjoy these! 

Smile :)

Humpday....

I made those tissue paper poms I mentioned Friday.....

I think they're just adorable :) 

I also showed my sister how to make these and she decided that she wanted to make some for her bedroom.

Sister bonding moment :) I love it!

Sunday afternoon I went riding with my daddy...he took me to a spot where he thought I could take some neat pictures....

He was right....

(when I have extra time I'll try and post some more)

Fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help, I will uphold you with my righteous hand.

Isaiah 41:10

It's been a stressful past few days. 

I made some changes in my life that were for the best but hurt none the less....

Sometimes things just aren't meant to be.....but that's ok.....

Happy Wednesday :)