Art 2032A Class Continued...

I promised more pictures and so here they are.  I completed my Cone, Cube & Sphere project in my 3-D Foundation class....and here are the pictures. (my cube & cone are on my earlier posts)

I did my sphere out of junk that no one throws away and it's kept in our junk drawers.  This one was a bit more difficult to glue, but I think it turned out great.

The first 2 pics are close-ups.  The rest you can see the whole thing.

Below are some of the works that my classmates did for this project....really cool!!

THE BELOW ARE CLOSE-UPS OF SOME OF THEM!

This sphere is made of clear plastic cups....looks really cool, like a chandelier.

This one is made of rocks.  It's not a pile of rocks, it is an actual hollow rock cube!

This cone is made from a towel, she cut it and wound it around itself....looks like a soft mountain. 

This cube is made of a mirror.  Say cheese!!!

This cone is poker chips and playing cards.  I like how the cards look like their flying.

This sweet sphere is made from candy....ummmmm, Candy!!!

This cone is by the same candy artist as above, it's made out of cat hair.  She said she won't have to brush her kitty for months!

This is a cone made from wire, which has the cone, cube and sphere shaped wire already in it.

This beautiful sphere is, of course, paper umbrellas.

This one is so cool....the cone is 3 cassette tapes that he wrapped around a cone, and use the plastic cassette case as well.

NEXT....... I had to do an exhibit for my Women's Studies class on "The Hutterites".  Here is our board we did.  Turned out very well....was one of the best ones there, I thought! (yes, there is fake wheat at the top of the board...we were going for the farm life look)

LeAnne of Everyday Celebrations

I just had to tell you all about LeAnne and her Everyday Celebrations blog.  She is an AMAZING crafter!  Click on her banner and have fun....I just need to warn you, you'll be there awhile, so get something to sip and get comfy...cuz this girl rocks!!

Yesssss...!!!

I got some of my marks back and I did pretty good.  They are as follows:.....

Art History 1st mid-term - 90% = A
(I am so proud of myself.  I NEVER got an A in Art History when I was in college.  I did well because my teacher is super.  Tells us what he expects and how he wants things done - very clear and orderly instruction....he's great! - Oh, and of course Heavenly Father was answering sincere prayer!!!!!)

Anthropology 1st mid-term - 72% = B-
(this test was very ambiguous...I wasn't sure what he was looking for, but now that I know...I'll do better on the 2cd mid-term at the beginning of next month.)

Women Studies 1st Essay - 75% = B
(not too bad, since the last time I wrote an essay was in 1989 before I graduated from High School.  I'll do better on our 2cd essay due Nov 17)

I'm especially happy about my Art History.  I just wanted to share my excitement.  Keep on going, keep on going....keep on going!!!!   

I should be putting up some of my pinhole camera pictures soon.  My prof has them right now and is marking them.  I should also have the last picture for my Cube/Cone/Sphere assignment.  The critique on those are next Wed.

I'll keep you posted!

Art 2032A Class

Hey All ~ it's me again.  I told you that I would post some pics and here are a few from my 3-D Foundation class.  The assignment was that we had to make 3 objects, a cone, a cube and a sphere using "found" objects.


The first one I did was the plastic food cone.  I really like how it turned out.









Below is another view of the food cone I did.

This was my lace cube.  I soaked an old lace table runner in white glue and water.  Then I drapped and pinned it over a foam cube shape.  I waited a few days for it to dry and then I dug out the foam cube and I got this.  I really, really like how this one turned out!

This week I'll be working on my sphere that is due next Wed.  I think I'll use jewellery....but that might be too heavy.  I'll keep you posted!

More Pictures to Come!!


I wrote my Art History 1st mid-term exam this past Tuesday and I find out tomorrow what I got.  It went pretty good.  I felt I knew all of the answers, but we'll see.  My Anthropology 1st mid-term exam was last Friday, and I'm not sure how I did on that one???  I know I got one of the questions wrong, because I looked it up in my notes after it was over.  DANG...there goes 4 points - Ughhhhh!!!!  We'll see how things turn out.

Wish me luck! :o)

First Week at University!

It's me again....I'm here at University waiting for my class to start.  I wanted to give you all an update of my first week at University. 

Frankly, it's been....Super Great!  All my profs are men, except of course my Women's Studies.  Here's the run down of each class.

Art History.....prof seems very nice, it'll be intense reading and note taking, but the great thing about it will be that it covers my favorite era of art history 1800 - 1940's.  Impressionism is my ultimate favorite, and getting a refresher course about my favorite artists won't be too bad.

Anthropology.....prof seems really nice, a bit of a rambling speaker, but nice nonetheless.  I have 3  textbooks for this one and to tell you the truth...I think its all a bunch of bunk.  I don't really see the purpose in going to the outer stretches of the earth and learning about other cultures.  It's great if you're interested and want to put your findings on "The Nature of Things", but as every day life, I'm just trying to live in it the best I can.

Art 2031 (Object & Space 3-D) .....the prof is really nice.  Looks like an interesting class.  We'll get to do casting and working with mix media, found objects alot.  Two of the items that are required for this class is 3 tubes of silicon, and 200 feet of saran wrap.  Yeah...that's what I said....huh???  I'm looking forward to this one.

Art 2032 (Drawing 2-D) ....the prof, once again, is very nice.  He also likes to ramble, but I think he really wants us to experience the world around us to the fullest.  Our first project is making our own pin hole camera.  I'm really looking forward to this class as well.

Women's Studies 1000....the prof is from the Philippians, and is very comical and straight forward.  I'm really enjoying the text and readings.  Our first essay is due Sept. 29th, and the topic is to choose a woman who has made a difference in Canadian society.  I've chosen Agnes Macphail.  The first women to be elected to the Canadian Parliament.  She helped improve conditions in Canadian penitentiaries, among other noble things.  I'm looking forward to getting into this class as well.

So that is my week in a nut shell....I'll post pics from home.  I can't do it from here.  Catch ya later!!!

Autumn Table Runner

Hello All, I wanted to get these pics out to you before I go to class.  I made my mom a new table runner for fall.  Hope you enjoy....I'll post more later!  Gotta go......

Orientation!!! Whew!

I am exhausted.....but it was a GREAT day.  At the beginning when I was waiting for the doors to open I felt soooooooo old standing there with all of these "kids".  But when the Art department did there tour, I felt like I was home again.  I am so stoked to get back to drawing again.  The UofL is a bit of a maze and it took me some time to get around and find my classes for tomorrow, but I'll be okay.

I start off with Women's Studies, then I go right into one of my drawing classes.  I can't wait.  I think I can relate to the teachers better, because I am closer to their age than the kids are.

I always felt that if I had a second chance at art school I would do better than before.  Now that I'm a mature student who is only there for one reason...to learn all I can and do the very best I can...then I think I'll do well.  I'm not distracted by friends or boys like I was when I was 18.  My focus is my kids and learning all I can so I can be the best teacher I want to be.

Well kids...gotta get my beauty sleep.  Class starts tomorrow...and I need all the rest I can get.

University....here I come!

Tomorrow I go to my orientation and then Wednesday....school begins.  My journey to getting my degrees to become a teacher will begin.  I want to either be a Home Ec teacher (sewing) or an Art teacher.  But if I need to start out in elementary school first before I can find the right position, then I don't mind at all.  I just have always loved teaching, and now I'm gonna get the degrees that will make it so.  I just hope I will be a good teacher when it's all said and done.    I've had so much support from family and friends.  I'm so excited, anxious, nervous, glad, and scared to death.  Well, perhaps the "scared to death" is a little over dramatic, but I do have my worries.  I'm just worried that my brain won't be able to keep up to the young people there and I'll just be mush on the floor.

But if I have faith I shall not fear.  Fear is always the response to the unknown.  I went to college for 4 1/2 years so I know what to expect, but some of the courses I'll be taking, I never took in art college.  I just hope I can keep up and that I do really well.  They say it will probably take 4 years, but I plan on taking some courses over my summers as well, so I'm hoping I'll have my degrees in 3 1/2.   Wish me luck everyone, and I'll keep you posted about my adventures, good or bad.

Trip to Heritage Park

     The kids and I took a trip this past week to Calaway Park and Heritage Park in Calgary.  The kids really enjoyed the rides, but out of the 2 days, I enjoyed Heritage Park the most.  I finally got my vintage picture taken in old clothes with my family, which I've always wanted to do.

     My son wasn't happy about it, but I think he really captured the look of the time...don't you?  They never used to smile back then in photographs.  I just love this picture and now I have to find an old picture frame to keep in for always.

     After we took the picture, we all really enjoyed our visit at Heritage Park. 





See the pictures below...enjoy!