sculpture class.

sculpture. i think it may kill me.

my problem is getting a certain idea in my head that will not ever be able to be completed in the time we have to do the project. our first project was to make something out of paper, and i must have spent at least 2o hours on it, in one week. not a ridiculous amount of time, really, but it took much too long for what i ended up with. i may get some photos of it if it's still intact when i next see it.

the next project is to make something out of a 4'x8' sheet of plywood. we had two lists of words to choose from to base the project on. i'm unsure of the first word, maybe "fluid", but my second word will be "garment".
that image will not leave my head to make room for something less ridiculous and time-consuming. that would involve cutting an entire sheet of plywood into little sticks, drilling a hole in each of them, and somehow stringing them together to create this cape-thing. i really want to do it. i'm insane.

i'm considering a simpler version, which would be basically a solid version of that, without all the sticks, just a dome-cape-thing made of solid pieces, maybe fastened with hinges.

this is difficult.

terraria.

i made a terrarium. two, actually. terraria (thanks grace!)

i went for a nice walk in the waterfowl park yesterday to gather moss. i made a larger and nicer one with a deer in it, in a nice corked bottle. i happened to also have another jar and a bag of animal figurines, so i made a smaller one with a bear in it, which is messier and harder to see.


i'm kind of addicted. next up will be a large one under a wide glass dome (providing i can find one) with rolling hills of moss and a bighorn sheep.

so much fun.

some thoughts on the first few days of second year.

the quality of meal hall oranges has gone down. they're much harder to peel and less juicy.

single rooms are great because i can dress up and listen to showtunes without the girl on the other side of the room thinking i'm crazy.

having six hours of sculpture on fridays seems like it will be okay.

my social skills have not improved as far as meeting new people in residence goes, but i'm content with the acquaintances i have.

it is going to be so cold in the winter.

i'll be nineteen in three days, and i'm not sure if i really care.

having a functional light meter in my camera would be nice.

straw boater hats are fun.

i now have adequate closet space.

back, at last.

i sit here in my new residence room, nothing unpacked except my computer. it's great to be back, even though i haven't even seen any of my friends yet. it's just a great feeling to have my own room that i can fill with whatever i'd like and not have to worry about a stranger showing up later and claiming half the space. the single life is good.

a goal:
actually meet people in harper and not be that girl again.

i am so excited for class to start, i need to get back in my art vibe. especially photography, i'm looking forward to that. even though thaddeus will probably make me cry.