September 21, 2010

• Art has always been something that I just knew I loved. Just like when you're little and you know you love playing outside--it's kind of that simple. When I came to college I had applied to a couple of schools with the intention of majoring in art there, but decided to major in Apparel Design at Stout. I quickly realized although fashion is something I will always love, designing wasn't what I wanted to do. It felt like I was cutting out something important, and I was. I declared my major in Studio-Art (and kept some credit for my fashion design classes by working towards a business retail minor.) One of the things that I have found most captivating is studying other artists, and I enjoy a wide variety of art history-anything from Baroque to Contemporary. It would be incredibly hard to pick which course within the art program has been my favorite, Art Since 1950 has been one of the most inspiring-along with Sculpture I-which led to my interest in contemporary art. I am taking Life Drawing to get a better grasp on the human body, and to learn skills that will better my practice in art. I think I will learn more than I even realize in this class. Being able to visually see the structure of the inside of the human body, and study it inside and out will help me immensely.