February 29, 2012

Your 20s

virginwonderland:

“Your 20’s are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a little, and never touch the ground.”

- Kyoko Escamilla

(Source: doryyohh, via sumluckybee)

January 23, 2012
May 12, 2010
one of my handmade paper pieces
photo courtesy of andrew james hawkes

one of my handmade paper pieces

photo courtesy of andrew james hawkes

October 10, 2009
This is 1 of 3 from my piece “Exclusion In A Series Of Three”.  This one is on the glass window/wall of the MInority Student Services Office downstairs in the Bovee Center. The formation of the paper cubes is a play off of diversity in negative tones- exclusion rather than inclusion.

This is 1 of 3 from my piece “Exclusion In A Series Of Three”.  This one is on the glass window/wall of the MInority Student Services Office downstairs in the Bovee Center. The formation of the paper cubes is a play off of diversity in negative tones- exclusion rather than inclusion.

ME sitting in the library not doing homework.

ME sitting in the library not doing homework.

September 18, 2009

Getting busy…

No not in that means, but getting busy making art. This summer, just like past summers, I come up with these cool, even extreme ideas for art projects.  I say I am going to do them during the summer when I am not stressing out with school.  Of course, I don’t do most of them or at least don’t complete them.  

Now, I am going to crank out as much art as I can while still putting time and effort into each piece (especially cuz i have grown a dislike for artists saying they made something just cuz they liked it). 

August 15, 2009
August 5, 2009
July 20, 2009

At the end of May, my sister graduated from high school. I was sitting there during the ceremony when the class president starts a speech with all the cliches meant for graduations and completing high school and moving on to bigger things.  Instead of zoning out, I actually listened and came to a realization-

I have let these 2 years go by too fast and have forgotten to live in the moment. All the talk in college is about how you need to prepare for the future.

FUTURE —-such a big, loomy word. It’s an initimidating word, especially to a soon-to-be college junior. 

Yes, you need to prepare for the future, but I need to remind myself to live in the present more.  In the middle of the semester my thoughts are like such- what am I doing next weekend?, I got a test next week, I got a test due in 4 days, etc, etc, etc.

You miss out on the fun you are having in the moment when you think more about what’s coming next.