I've mentioned this previously, but I am applying for the Graphic Design program at BYU this November, and I have to have a portfolio of my 10 best works.
The graphic design program at BYU is really competitive, it's graphic design program is being "recognized among the top schools in the country, including Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, School of Visual Arts in New York City, and Rhode Island School of Design in Providence" ...which all sounds rather daunting, but I have been working pretty hard, and hopefully it will pay off. They accept around 25-30 people/semester and I'm guessing they'll have well over 100 applicants this semester. Odds aren't great but it's worth trying!
So far I have a few projects I have made that I like and am considering submitting into my portfolio. I finished an abstract painting this weekend, and while I'm not 100% satisfied with it, I'm happy enough with it to just let it be (for now at least), it's really the first time I have attempted something like this so I have to just learn to let go and experiment with color and texture and the whole process without being too picky and hard on myself, otherwise I'll never finish anything.
I am also taking a 2D design class that I am really loving, it's a lot of tedious work but I just have loved learning about paper collage and color theory. Also, luckily for me my 2D professor is by far the most encouraging, positive, helpful person, I'm so glad I ended up in that class.
Without further ado, here is some of my art work...
My first attempt at an abstract painting:
(this one was put through instagram, the second is closer to the original color)
And this is my collage, made entirely out of tiny cut by hand pieces of paper. It was so uncharacteristic of me to enjoy such a tedious activity, but I totally loved the process:
(this is from a Matisse painting if you were wondering where you had seen it before..)
8 comments:
ok so i have missed you so much that I check your blog daily just hoping for updates! You are so talented! i would love a piece of your art in my home! I Love you!
WOWZA!!! I am SOOOO impressed. Seriously...and you are like my SISTER and everything. So you like make me...like...um...even cooler...because you are like...so...totally CRAZY AMAZING.
(please some fix my house. it is boring and needs some color. or just your face would do.)
Once again...amazing!! I'll be commissioning you, when I am super rich, to do the art for my house!
I also just went back to school to finish the 1.5 semesters i had left to graduate, but... i'm thinking about changing my concentration to graphic design. So. Scary. I think you'll be a great designer! Let's do this. xx
I love your painting! How fun!
You are amazing. You're work is awsome.
so i met you the other day in the hfac buying things in the stockroom (i'm the creepy girl who professed to reading your blog) and i think you have some really terrific work already. I'm crossing my fingers for you to get into the program!
emily
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