I feel like I barely held onto my sanity most of this week. There were at least three days I was so tired I wanted to lie down on the floor and cry. I want to be proud of myself for pushing through the week but I'm too concerned about the stress my mind and body are under to pat myself on the back. I've been working hard to feel caught up in my classes, but I've been feeling particularly bad for the past two weeks. Last week I noticed I was feeling unusually light-headed, dizzy, short of breath, and [...]

We got some new blood in the house, five new students to be exact. Three grads are graduating this semester so it was about to get a little lonely. I'm super excited about our new people. Everyone is cool and has a different background so it's a nice mix. Plus everyone revealed Introductions: Jamie, Me, James, Charissa, Megan, Stefanie, Laura, Bethany, Annabelle, Patrice, Brandon Goodies! Talked about our role in the art department, being professional, and mentoring the undergrads. Added newbies to FB and Slack MFA groups Discussed new equipment, FERPA, Title IX, MFA Handbook, Visiting Artists, and upcoming events [...]

Graduate Darkroom Photography with Sarah Miles I've always considered Sarah Miles one of my professors because of how much I interacted with her and because of how much she inspired me during my time as an undergrad student but I never had the honor of having an actual class with her. Finally, six years later, I can officially refer to her as one of my professors. Hooray for returning to school! My photographic education had essentially been entirely digital up till now and I have been itching to learn about film and work in a darkroom for several years now. Needless [...]

Picturesque America is a two-volume set of illustrated books filled with information and engravings of various American scenes. The books were published between 1872-74 by D. Appleton and Company of New York. The volumes contain a total of nine hundred wood engravings and fifty steel engravings based on paintings of nineteenth century American landscape painters. The engravings were made by John J. Harley, Joseph S. Harley, W. H. Morse, William James Palmer, Frederick William Quartley, James H. Richardson, and the collection was edited by poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. This set of books is important not just for it's [...]