~CrowGurl86

I got in everywhere I applied, excluding Sheridan. I'm pretty sure my application got lost in the shuffle, as I never heard anything from them. After a week of semi sleepless nights, a day or so before acceptance deadlines, I ended up choosing Humber College for their two year Visual and Digital Arts Program. I really hope that I enjoy it. Its a fairly new program, so it hasnt built much a reputation yet.

this was my favourite part of my admissions essay, because I feel like it truly reflects what inspires me, and I wrote it right before going to bed the night before my interview.

"I become inspired by the world around me, and I like to draw from my environment when it comes to creating art. Whether it’s the steady beat of the music coming from my headphones, the architecture of the buildings I walk past, the unique styles of the people I pass on the streets, or the ant filled crack in the sidewalk that I catch a glimpse of as I lean down to tie my shoe, I find beauty, art and inspiration in an ordinary stroll down the street."

lets hope I made the right choice!

ps- The band posters that I designed got plastered around Toronto for a show last weekend, and people were picking up copies of them at the show afterwards.

I got into Fanshawe!

too bad I dont actually want to go there. I wont find out for a month if I am in either Humber program, as they both have assesments. I have to almost completely re-do my portfolio, as most of the stuff that I HAD to have in a sketchbook for York, has to be in a PORTFOLIO for Humber. Gaaaaaaah. I've lost all hope on Waterloo, even though my (rejected) application WAS subject to an appeal. They havent contacted me. I dont think I will get into U of G either, even though I sent them a shiny "look at what I've been doing with my life since high school" letter. I may get into York, I still havent decided if the guy interviewing me really loved my work, or only liked me when I was scribbling and not thinking (apparently, thats when I do it best?)

we'll see.

A band wants to buy my painting, and now I'm designing their posters. This whole thing came out of me posting a picture of the painting on their myspace. I feel awesome! Considering that a week before this painting was trashed by a critic at York U, who thinks I'm at my best when I scribble.

The college schoolyear is over, I made the honour roll, My program is done, I had a great year.
Now what?
Upgrading, University, Moving away?

I got a job, its part time at Fabricland. I've worked there before so I like it alright. This summer is going to be something. I may have to do summer school to upgrade some highschool marks so I can get in to University, but I'm not entirely sure. I don't even know if I really want to go to University, because I have no idea where it will really lead me. I dont want to invest thousands of dollars in something that will lead me back to where I was when I started, but I also don't want to sit around rotting working part time jobs and watching re runs of the Rockford Files all day (thats a lie, I'm watching it for the first time right now, just because I like the sound of James Garners voice and 8 Simple Rules isnt doing it for me anymore...rant!)

I need life advice, should I bother going on and getting a fine arts degree?

Oh yeah, I watched Art School Confidential this week and that totally didnt help!

so go easy on me, k?
Lots has changed since July. I've been away at school. I've been sick 11 times (not homesick! I'm loving living away from home) I live in residence. The food sucks, the noise sucks, a lot of the people arent great, but I know like 7 really good rez people, so thats cool. I'm in an art program and the experience has been good, but I have no idea where its taking me. I want to go to University for fine arts but I have to do like a year of higschool upgrading first. Even if I do my upgrading I still dont know if I have what it takes to be a fine artist and to go to University. I'm a creative and consistent person but I just dont know if i have the drive to be prolific enough to create a career out of it, let alone make any money. I sold one piece this year, but it was for a charity auction, so no cash for me, but I think it was good exposure. I was the youngest and least experienced person partaking in it, but it seemed to be well recieved. I had a piece in a gallery for a month which was cool, but now i kind of hate the painting. I havent put up any art from this year and i think I am going to get around to it soon. I'm supposed to develop an online portfolio for an assignment, but I want something less cheesy than DA, but dont want to have to make a website myself. This year I made the honour roll for the first time in my life, and I get a scholarship, which is pretty cool. Its been a pretty great year, and theres still a month and a half left. We find out next week if the teachers go on strike. I kind of hope they do for like a week, so I can have another holiday and be all caught up (i slacked over reading week) but i dont want it to go any longer because i dont want the school year to be postponed

its late kids, g'nite