Contemporary Goldilocks

I've spent way too much time this past week with the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. There's so many messages you can take away from it; does Goldilocks show leadership, initiative, and strong decision-making skills when she enters the Bears' house uninvited and helps herself to the items necessary for meeting her current needs?

Is Goldilocks really a spoiled socialite who gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it? Maybe Goldilocks suffers from OCD, and every action in her life is dictated by a repeating ritual that has to be just right?

Maybe all three.

I have an assignment to take a fairy tell (can you tell which one I chose?!) and set it in a contemporary setting. What if Paris Hilton is Goldilocks? While the project is currently nowhere near complete, enjoy an imagining of Paris Hilton as Goldilocks.

Texts From Home

I don't do the best job of staying in touch with home. I seem to think that random posts on Facebook will suffice, so I'll go day or even weeks without communication with my friends. Today, though, Becky sent me a brilliant text which I need to share.

I'd also like to take this moment to acknowledge my complete OCD and my NEED to list all people by their full given name in my iPhone, and admonish myself for not having Becky listed as Becky.

The only two exceptions to this are my parents, who are entered as Mumsy and Daddy respectively.

Typographic Explorations

There's a specific graphic design assignment that's very popular among teachers; I've had to do this exact project in high school, undergrad, and now in my Typography Studio I course. The gist is to take a word and create an appropriate feeling. In the past, I've been told to use text only, but this go around we're encouraged to use photography - but text is still supposed to be the primary focus. I don't have a digital copy of my high school exploration (I took the emotion "depression", shaped the word into rain drops, and had them raining across the page in dark colors), but I know the original exists in a portfolio at home.

At PLU, we had to take verbs and create the action of our word. I chose flicker, and two examples of that are located in this Facebook photo album. Becky was in that class, and as a result calls me Flicker. I'm actually in her phone as such.

The current variation of this assignment I have is to do a 10x10" example every week. The professor has provided the topic ahead of time, and everybody in the class submits an exercize on that same topic. Here's a brief example of some of the assignments, including 10 Pounds, 4:40 AM, and Temperature.






Additionally, a friend shared this brilliant link with me the other day. I have a thing for internet memes, typefaces, and cats, and...this is all three. So amuse yourself with Cats as Fonts!

Buy My Book! (Shameless Self Promotion)

I'm fairly certain the only people who read my blog are also on my facebook; but just incase, I'm going to promote my self-published book, which I designed for class. Part of the class requirements was to get the book published, so here we are. It's a book inspired by music, focused on aspects of my life (but applicable to anyone's lives). Take a look at it for free, and if you'd like a copy, please do order one!

The Journey by Sarah Wise | Make Your Own Book

Interning in London

Over the winter break, I met up with my oldest friend Britney. Seriously, she and I have been buds since we were in diapers; I can't honestly tell you how we met because I can't remember it. No, that's not because my memory is lacking or I was blackout drunk or anything like that; it means our meeting predates my earliest life memories. As I said, oldest friend. Britney is in law school in New York, while I'm at art school in Savannah. Same coast, very different objectives and career paths. We got together to have lunch on my birthday, and she was telling my parents that surviving the first semester of law school is quite a feat.

Turns out, surviving the first semester of art school or any grad school program in general is really quite the feat. My last semester didn't really count; it was an adjustment period, but I wasn't taking graduate courses. So now I'm fully immersed in 700-level courses and I've certainly got my work cut out for me. You can ask me every single day if what I'm going to do after this quarter, if I like it here, and my answer will change every single time. It's

growing pains like nothing else in life. After hitting mid-terms and somehow managing to complete six projects overnight, I'm feeling a bit more encouraged and capable. I produced some work I'm actually pretty happy with, such as this pro gay marriage card and these Roe V Wade posters. These aren't even 100% completed, but heck, I'll share them with you.

Now that I've decided that I'm stubborn/strong-willed/intelligent/talented enough to survive grad school, I've set my sights on another goal: interning in London. It turns out, of the many programs available out there, most of them are geared towards recent college graduates or current grad students. Basically, they want slightly older candidates with some experience. Oh, yay. Now I'm bouncing off the walls in excitement, eager to go back to London, live in a flat in the city, and gain experience. Pretty much, nothing can get in my way. The programs let you decide when you want to go; so my plan is to be in London by this time next year.

This blog was born in preparation for London, and so it will continue on that path. Funny how life works itself out sometimes. PS: Here's my Roe V. Wade posters, supporting and opposing it.