LIFE

so life..

i'm trying to go with the flow..

spring is beautiful in providence..

its amazing to see the flowers bloom as the days go by..

close up when it starts to rain and such..

to see the falling white petals from the trees create winter on the ground...

God really did create an amazing universe..

some days i look up at the sky, close my eyes and feel the wind and sun on my face..

i feel like i can breathe from the chaos of school and work for that one moment..

it really is nice..

the canal at the bottom of this hill is probably the best..

beautiful..

i think i'm really attracted to bodies of water..

i just love them..

although i don't like going into them i love them

oceans - beaches, rivers, lakes, canals, etc. :)

but it's been hard..

school, work, all of it..

i'm fed up with pushing myself to crank out projects week after week like a machine...

a machine that will run for only 31 more days..

1 month..

that's it..

then freshman year is over..

freshman year of college..

it's almost over..

why does time feel like it goes by faster by the year?

새월이 참 빨리 흐른다..

20 years of living is coming closer and closer as the days go by and seasons start to change..

why do i still feel like a child though?

what's so good about becoming an adult..

life should just be enjoyed......

지금 이 순간을 즐겨라...

that's how i should be living...

sigh......

ART UPDATE: DRAWING

WARNING: ANOTHER LONG POST BECAUSE OF IMAGE SIZE

drawing... its actually been really okay.. because we didn't have class for a week, cuz we already had an extra class that we went to. we've basically been doing figure drawings, but with like crazy mediums like wax, house paint, chalk on cheap papers that are like 7 feet tall (that was only this week, but we've been working on bigger and bigger paper as the weeks go by).. it was hard to do but i stood on a stool and painted.. it was fun - so without further ado .. is that how it's spelled? whatever ... just look (ps this is figure drawing so be mature)

*pictures were taken on my phone.. so excuse the quality -

this is the 7 feet drawing.. mine is 2nd from the left.. i'm definitely not a paining major - i ended up sketching the figure with the brush...

this drawing is in pencil on bristol..

the bottom one didn't take as long as the first one.. i didn't try as hard on it as i did on the first one because i didn't like the view i was sitting at.. that's why she looks retarded

and this is what my friends and i do when we're on break: hahaha its fun

finally the most exciting part! i'll be embarking on a summer drawing project just for fun of images of all my friends on ink.. (that was one of the homeworks for drawing class last week: 4x4 ink washes of ourselves) so if you would like to be drawn let me know and send me a picture later with good contrast or a good picture of you that you would like to have painted.. THIS IS A SUMMER SELF PROJECT.. so yeah :)

here was mine - i kinda messed up.. thats why there's like fuzzy edges on some parts.. i accidentally mixed too much water with the ink...

look familiar? it's because the 2nd one was my facebook profile pic, and the first one is my current facebook pic :P

EDIT:

i forgot to add this picture - its a drawing from my sketch of this old library we went to as a class: i really liked the composition.. you don't have to like it.. or you can...

ART UPDATE: 3D

WARNING: THIS IS A LONG POST - MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE PICTURES

3D.. ahh its been pretty tough; fun but tough... i basically was cranking out projects in 1 week on top of art history, social history, 2D and drawing.. it was a pain... but this weeks project is a 2 week project (thank you God!) and so it's giving me a little bit of a breather...

so anyways:

the "texture" project (this was due right after spring break - the week of 2 midterms, the final 2D homework, and some other stuff i forgot.. i just remember that being one of my hardest weeks - i almost died) i made & carved this out of air dry clay in less than 4 hours... the day before class ........ -___-

DETAIL OF THE TEXTURE (you couldn't see it unless you held the object in your hand):

then it was the kinetic project - basically we had to create something that would move on it's own after giving it a "push".. i basically made a continuous escalator for this glass marble thing i hate this..it's ugly.. but it worked so i was proud of it.. it took a while to figure out the right angles to get the thing going... by the way the escalator thing goes when you turn the gears... :D here it is - made out of popsicle sticks, the white project foam board things, hot glue, dowls about 1" in diameter, masking tape, and 2 spools:

FINALLY the project that is due this week (this is the 2 week project) basically it has to hold 4 1/2 lbs. from a height of 3 feet and width of 15 in. made out of balsa wood.. quick lesson on wood - balsa is one of the most, if not the most, fragile wood. basically you can cut it with an x-acto knife.. that's how i made this thing.. and it snaps with very little pressure.. but that also depends on the thickness too.. i bought pretty thick balsa (1/2 in. thick).. i'm gonna turn this into a bookshelf :) it needs more adjustments.. but for the time being and for my crit. on thursday.. i don't plan on touching it unless i have time.. (this picture was taken while the glue was drying that's why there's tape on the sides and stuff) and the image....

and that has been 3D at a glance since my spring break :D

ART UPDATE: 2D

so.. where do i even begin.................

2D/design - so i got my final project and started on that.. its kinda hard i guess cuz its so big and its all like gouache (an opaque watercolor - very hard to work with.... but after a while its the best..there's a difference!) its 9 in. tall and 42 in. wide.. so its pretty big.. here's what i have so far:

i took this picture upside down because i didn't want my shadow on it...

DETAILS:

anyways thats 2D...

AND AND AND!!!

i saw this in the industrial design building (that's where my design class is) its like a gallery that they have right now.. and this is so freaking awesome! a pyramid shape with some circles punched out on the sides.. made out of mirrors or something

SORRY

i'm gonna update my life soon.. art life.. just life.. everything soon....... SOON. in the next couple of days.. promise~ ^^

JUST A QUICKIE

so i went to this thing at brown with some friends where wong fu productions came and talked about themselves blah blah blah .. but it was actually pretty cool.. they showed us video clips and stuff of some of their new stuff and unreleased stuff.. (if you don't know who they are .. if you've seen yellow fever the youtube video.. they're the guys who made it and more) but they said something that really made me thing about where i'm going...

they said something about doing things that you love and dream of doing, taking it and making it a reality. i know it sounds like the cliche phrase you say when you're speaking to a bunch of students to inspire them or something.. but it really made sense tonight after i saw/listened to them.. i don't know how i'm gonna get there.. but i have to take that first step to accomplish my goals in life.. but the first steps are the hardest....... -____- ....

what to do...... ?

ANOTHER UPDATE

i think i should start titling my updates or something.. the title seems quite boring...

anyways.. this week so far.. i've been so busy i couldn't go online (not that i do go on a lot) or facebook or blog much...... work work work.. why? sigh... 43 days left. but i got my design final project on tuesday.. it sounds pretty awesome and i'm really excited .. i'll do another week by week picture thing.. i just finished 3D like an 1 1/2 hours ago.. its pretty cool.. i'll do another picture upload friday or something.. I DON'T HAVE DRAWING STUDIO ON FRIDAY! so i'm gonna wake up late and get a head start on homework. wow do i sound like a nerd.. i don't care .. i just want to get work done and over with.....

1 artist that i found out about this past week.. martin johnson heade.. AN AMAZING PAINTER .. his landscapes blew me away. his seascapes were even better.. also a photographer i really like: William Eugene Smith .. although his picture mostly revolve around WWII, his "walk to paradise garden" is beautiful.. much more different and captures the essence of hope after the war (which was when it was taken)

also.. i was looking up at the sky the other day and realized it was massive and i was very small.. but then i thought if God is bigger than the sky, how much more great and awesome is He? it seems like (to me) that i see and feel God the most on days where i stop to appreciate nature, His perfect creation.. i wonder how He did it.. God = perfect designer.. i pretty much look up to Him for inspiration :)

I WISH EVERYDAY WAS LIKE TODAY

so today was pretty relaxing :) i went to class till around 1, had lunch and then started on my 3D project.. i did most of it and so now all i need to do is put it together and make sure it works haha :) hopefully it will....... we'll see but i finished around 6 so after i had some 햇반 and watched drams and shows that i had piled up ... it was nice catching up and having my own time ;) so i wish every day left for my freshman year of college at risd (i can't believe its almost over 44 more days - counting weekends) was like today..

twitter is fun .. go make one so i can follow you and you can follow me :D

and i saw this a while back and i wanted to post about it but it kinda made me tear up.. i watched it right after i got back to school from break.. so made me really miss my mom .. yeah.. watch it~ ^^

idk why this is such a weird size.. anyone know how to fix it?

EDIT:: thanks daniel :)

MMM... LET'S SEE...

so today is saturday.. and i didn't have to paint! it was a nice break~ but i did have to go to the library and get some books for my final design project and revise my essay and start writing my rewrite for my other essay... so it was mostly liberal arts work today.. not too bad.. i didn't mind it... academics is definitely easier on the body than art is... i can say that for sure!

lately my 허리.. like my whole lower back area.. has been killing me. literally. it hurts to sit so much.. and thats what i mostly do at school.. sit and do art.. so its a killer.. right now though i have a really comfortable back pillow so my upper back doesn't hurt.. but my lower back is starting to get uncomfortable... i'm pretty sure its the mattress that i have in my dorm.. its really really uncomfortable.. super 불편해 ... one of my friends had the same problem too she moved it under her bed.. i'm planning to get rid of it that way too .. so i'll update on the status of that later...

also.. twitter is pretty okay.. its pretty cool.. it kinda makes me feel like i'm writing mini posts of how i'm feeling or what i'm thinking about throughout the day.. hehe plus the best part about it is that i can follow 동해 :D ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ laugh at me if you must.. i don't care because i'm pretty happy :)

TWITTER

yes i made one ....

고고씽!! ^^ ✈

2D COMPLETE!

so like i promised here's my final 2D midterm project that took all of the first half of the 2nd semester.. now onto the final project.. my teacher only assigned us 2 projects this whole semester.. still i learned so much.. he's pretty awesome :)

and a picture i took while we were waiting in line for the merry-go-round..i like it.. you don't have to.. and honestly.. it was pretty fun hanging out with the fam. the wholee day thanks to sam :)

SO ....

so here's the deal:

since i got back to RISD i've been loaded with work! i wanted to blog a post about how difficult life was and how my finally completed design project looks like.. but i didn't have the time.. but all i needed to do was stick it out till wednesday and i knew things would be looking better..

but here was my week after spring break:

after i landed in providence on sunday i went straight to my dorm, had church by myself (it was easter and i was kinda late to catch the van that went to church) and sat at my desk painting away for the rest of the day ...

monday: i found out i have to rewrite one of my essays for my art history class.. i thought it was due on wednesday (same day as my midterm) so i freaked out .. but thankfully i found out it's gonna be due after the midterm. i needed to write an essay for my other class that i didn't even start.. and had to finish my design painting, start my 3D project (due thursday - today), and start drawing homework...

tues: wrote my essay for my social history class for the next class (wednesday) and study for my midterm for african art history. Now studying for this class meant studying i think 56 images: their title, date, location, medium, style, culture, and facts about them, and then getting tested on only 8 of them.. and writing an essay comparing 2 art pieces and their aesthetics.... but i don't think i did well.. i mixed a couple of the dates and cultures..... :( i wish i had like 2 more hours and i could've done so much better.. ahh kinda sucked.. whatever.. its over now.. i'll just do better on my final..

wednesday: all is done, midterm, essay, and 3D project left.. that went by really fast.. cuz i carved something out of clay while watching drama :) only took like 3 dramas to finish.. so a little over 3 hours :D dramas come in handy in these situations.. and finally i felt like for the first time since break that i was on top of all my work so i went to Brown's gym to exercise :)

that's been my week so far.. and now i have a new 3D project dealing with kinetic energy and motion.... i'm pretty excited for it!

* i'll upload my pics from my design project later.. i have to go to class now :)

** i like the size of this font so i'm gonna keep it :) its bigger and still looks okay haha

IN SHORT

since i haven't updated my blog in a while...

a couple of words...

this week feels like it is possibly the hardest week ever...

i need prayer.....

or at least laughter to brighten my day...