Hello folks,
My weekend was filled with taking care of my poor sick husband...who had food poisoning or some other nasty illness. I'm still not quite sure he's over it, but he's doing better at least.
Otherwise my Kickstarter is over, and as predicted in my last post didn't make its goal. I'm ok with that, though it means a lot of hard work from me for the coming months. I'll be keeping tabs on job openings, making art, and finding various ways to earn extra money on the side. I've really already been doing these things, but will have a little more time to do them now.
On the side of good news I got my application for Penland School of Crafts in the mail today. I'm so nervous about it, and hoping it will arrive in time even with all the snow and ice the weathermen are promising here. I'm glad to have it off, and will be checking the tracking number at least twice a say until it makes it to their doorstep.
Bryan and I worked on our budget today, which is continuing to look good. We have a long way to go before we can feel relaxed, but we're getting there, slowly but surely. I look forward to having emergency money saved up and debts paid off, and we're closer to that each day. In the next few weeks I'll do our taxes and hopefully we'll get a refund we can put towards our debt. For some reason I really like doing my taxes. I'm not sure if it's because I like the feeling of knowing they're completed or simply enjoy the process. I think it might mean I'm a bit crazy either way. haha
In book, news I read an article shared by a friend of mine via Facebook on Alternate History Novels. I've loved this kind of book and idea for a while now, and have added many of the books from this list to my "To Read" section of www.Goodreads.com. (If you're wondering, my "To Read" section is enormous...I'm always seeing great looking new books. I can only hope to get around to them all.) Right now I'm working on 1632 (Ring of Fire), which I got for free as a Kindle book. I'm betting it's still free, and you can read it on most platforms with the free Kindle book app (computers, tablets, smartphones). It's been interesting, and Bryan and I also decided to give Darwinia, The Aquiliad, and The Peshawar Lancers a try. We got the physical books for those though. While I like reading though Kindle it'll never be the same as having a book in hand. I've also been working my way through the graphic novel series Y The Last Man, having finished number 6 out of 10 volumes.
Beyond all of that I've been continuing work on art pieces and should have at least one if not more completed pieces to show everyone in my next entry here.
Until next time.
Love, Lydia
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Days 37-38
Hi guys,
So, There's just one day left to my Kickstarter, and I think I can let you all in on one of the new projects I was talking about. Really this is the biggest one that I've been working on this week.
I'm applying to take a summer course at Penland School of Craft. I've been creating my scholarship/studio assistantship/workstudy application the past few days. Today I completely revamped my resume, and have been calling in the folks I will use as references. It's an exciting process, and I don't mind the work. It feels good to be doing some solid work towards a goal. I didn't know if the Kickstarter would work out, but this is something that I can handle. I know I can get it done and sent, even on a tight schedule. The application is due Monday the 17th, and if all goes well I'll have sent off everything on Tuesday the 11th. Penland is here in North Carolina, but up in the mountains so it may need the time it will take to get there. I'm applying to two different classes, one is a photography based course that would involve darkroom work, learning new techniques and ways of working that I think would go quite nicely with my collage work. Some of which should be out of darkroom techniques that I can use existing negatives, photos, and digital files for. The second class is a collage class that would survey a variety of techniques within the scope of collage, plus encaustics, and monotype printmaking. (Monotypes are a printmaking process that creates a one time only printed impression or uses a base that will print fairly or even very differently each time it's used.)
I like the idea of both the classes, and honestly can't decide between the two. The photography one has a possible assistantship, but no possibility of full scholarships. The other could yield a full scholarship, but has no assistantship available. Then both could have workstudy or partial scholarships, though that would mean I'd need to pay some portion as well.
So, it's exhilarating to see things come together, as taking a class at Penland is something I've had in mind for several years now. Ever since one of my friends went and came back raving about how great it was I've been itching to go myself. While she's not able to make it this year, I'm still happy to try for it on my own. It'll be a fantastic way to meet some new people and shake things up with my own work. A kick in the pants is just what I need! haha
Other than all that I spent my evening with my husband and my brother in law, having dinner together and watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics. While writing a letter of intent for Penland too of course. It felt like college all over again...not that I mind! I've also been working on the "Bianca" piece too, but at the moment I'm not rushing it with the Penland app unfinished. I was still able to enjoy the ceremony, and I always love seeing each country's Olympiads carrying in their flags. The nods to great Russian artists throughout the production were great to see as well. I just hope we've seen the last of the failures to finish preparations in time so that all will run smoothly for the games. I always look forward to watching them, and this year I've got lots of willing family members to get together and watch with. I think my biggest problem is wanting to see all the events and only having so much time for viewing. As a kid I loved the figure skating routines, but I grew to love pretty much all the winter sports as the years went by. Do you all have favorite events or do you like all of them equally?
Until next time!
Love, Lydia
So, There's just one day left to my Kickstarter, and I think I can let you all in on one of the new projects I was talking about. Really this is the biggest one that I've been working on this week.
I'm applying to take a summer course at Penland School of Craft. I've been creating my scholarship/studio assistantship/workstudy application the past few days. Today I completely revamped my resume, and have been calling in the folks I will use as references. It's an exciting process, and I don't mind the work. It feels good to be doing some solid work towards a goal. I didn't know if the Kickstarter would work out, but this is something that I can handle. I know I can get it done and sent, even on a tight schedule. The application is due Monday the 17th, and if all goes well I'll have sent off everything on Tuesday the 11th. Penland is here in North Carolina, but up in the mountains so it may need the time it will take to get there. I'm applying to two different classes, one is a photography based course that would involve darkroom work, learning new techniques and ways of working that I think would go quite nicely with my collage work. Some of which should be out of darkroom techniques that I can use existing negatives, photos, and digital files for. The second class is a collage class that would survey a variety of techniques within the scope of collage, plus encaustics, and monotype printmaking. (Monotypes are a printmaking process that creates a one time only printed impression or uses a base that will print fairly or even very differently each time it's used.)
I like the idea of both the classes, and honestly can't decide between the two. The photography one has a possible assistantship, but no possibility of full scholarships. The other could yield a full scholarship, but has no assistantship available. Then both could have workstudy or partial scholarships, though that would mean I'd need to pay some portion as well.
So, it's exhilarating to see things come together, as taking a class at Penland is something I've had in mind for several years now. Ever since one of my friends went and came back raving about how great it was I've been itching to go myself. While she's not able to make it this year, I'm still happy to try for it on my own. It'll be a fantastic way to meet some new people and shake things up with my own work. A kick in the pants is just what I need! haha
Other than all that I spent my evening with my husband and my brother in law, having dinner together and watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics. While writing a letter of intent for Penland too of course. It felt like college all over again...not that I mind! I've also been working on the "Bianca" piece too, but at the moment I'm not rushing it with the Penland app unfinished. I was still able to enjoy the ceremony, and I always love seeing each country's Olympiads carrying in their flags. The nods to great Russian artists throughout the production were great to see as well. I just hope we've seen the last of the failures to finish preparations in time so that all will run smoothly for the games. I always look forward to watching them, and this year I've got lots of willing family members to get together and watch with. I think my biggest problem is wanting to see all the events and only having so much time for viewing. As a kid I loved the figure skating routines, but I grew to love pretty much all the winter sports as the years went by. Do you all have favorite events or do you like all of them equally?
Until next time!
Love, Lydia
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