Post-Sring Break

Well, another Spring Break has come and gone, and sadly, I did nothing special for it. There were some really cool programs going on though, including building houses in the Caribbean. Midterm season is over as well, though I have to say, I am not quite as sad to see that go.

I only had three midterms however, which was lucky. We had our critique on our clocks in Graphic Design, as well as handing in our midterm portfolio. For the clock, we also had design proper packaging that worked with the theme of our clock. SO with my pirate clock I created a treasure chest box to go with. It was a fun project, albeit a very challenging one.

We have also handed in our midterm portfolios in Drawing, and are moving on to studying plants and still-life subjects. In addition to our portfolio, we handed in our giant self-portraits, which is one of the most fun projects we’ve had. It was so cool to work at such a large scale, even if it was on my own face. The composition I chose was me snoozing, and was supposed to be comical, but ended up being very serene and relaxing.

In Great Works we have moved out of the Rococo period and into Neo-classicism and the Romanticism period. We have been looking at artists like William Turner and John Constable with examples such as “Raft of the Medusa” and “The Haywain”. I have to say that I am not particularly drawn to Romanticized paintings, though I can still appreciet them as master works.

In the Democrats we are still trying to get our crane project hung. We have run into a few snags in regards to that, but we are hoping that it will happen this Wednesday. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

The other Ambassador Coordinators and I are preparing for the big Junior and Senior open houses coming up, when there will be the big overnight events. Right now we are trying to make sure we have hosts for all the students who are coming.

My birthday is coming up this week, and my friends and I had a minor celebration this past week. It was a lot of fun. We went to the loft and listened to the band that was playing, ate free pizza, and danced a bit (me not so much).

Well, I imagine things will be picking up again pretty soon. We only have a little more than a month left of school, which is just slightly terrifying. After this year, I am going to be a senior, and have actual responsibility. God forbid.