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miss the ocean
during my first MFA year I went to the LA winter trip and it was great
I went to Prague trip when I was BFA and this LA trip was the second ^^
I love the ocean and it's so cold... here in chicago and it's snowing out side... me drinking hot coffee... it's nice I love the snow ^0^
but out of no where... I miss the ocean...
it was very nice trip I miss the ocean... should I pack and go? haha
but... things that I gota do ^^
my close friend
it's been a long time knowing Suji
she's my close friend ^^
met her at the 162 State Dorm when I was attending SAIC as undergraduate 01-05
she also graduated SAIC in interior architecture and now working in downtown
we now live in same building ^^
we went to see swan lake together. i think that was my first time went to Civic Opera House in downtown. ^^ it's been a long time... ^^ was it 03?
anyways... it's new years eve and I am updating too much haha ^^
have a happy new year everyone ^^
let's give thanks to the great things you have ^0^
Wig and apple
well after semester has ended I been resting,,,,,,
I have had long hair for long long time...
wanted to have short hair so I got a wig for fun ^^
I got a good deal and with $20 I was able to purchase one
here is the photo ^^
o, white rabbit fur "gui ma ge" I got last year... finally wore it this year^^
it's new years eve, since I father went to visit Korea, I came to visit my mother and having good time with her.
yesterday went to her church and she seems very happy ^^
today I am resting and catching up some of the stuff at Panera, it's bakery shop with good salads and sandwiches. oh, this place has free internet, nice~ ^^
oh, laptop, I did returned Dell I purchased past semester... it gave me many troubles.
I purchased apple laptop .... but since they have Leopad? new updated version I can't get software from the school.... yet... it's frustrating...
when I got one two weeks ago? I was so happy... ^^ I even liked it's coverage ^^
ceramic project
past summer, I wanted to do this ceramic project but didn't have an experience.
I went to the ceramic department and shared my idea.
With great help from Tom, I was able to start my ceramic project this summer.
First I learned to make a plaster mold.^^
I did created many different individual pieces from the molds I made.
After semester has ended I had to moved them,,,,, sad that my father drop one of the buckets with many pieces ...... anyways.... after semester ended I made some more ...
hope I can moved them safe back to school to fire them ^^
I hope that I can finish this project before I graduate in 09
MSI visit
couple weeks ago I visited Museum of Science and Industry
I never went there by taking the public transportation
lake of the information it took me a lot longer.
but on the way back, found the direct express bus back to the loop. haha
japan study trip
I had study trip this year summer.
I went to Japan for study trip. It was about 20 days, although I stayed a little more than other people.
this time, I like to talk more about how to go study trip and credits, and next time, I will talk about my study trip experience with my photos..hahaha..
well... before you go to study trip, you will wonder what study trip is offer from school, how much it would be and stuff..
so there will be info session before registration. During semester, school will announce what study trip will be there on coming up break, and post the date of info session. So I marked the date of study trip info session that I wanted to go- which was japan, and I attended. From that info session, I learn about our itinerary, and how much money I should consider.
on the day of study trip registration, I register japan trip. But here is a trick. normally some of study trip is very very popular between people, and there is no way you can register online, so register day will be crazy!!! like concert of popular singer....(I just thought about H.O. T. even thou I never been, I saw on tv!!) anyway.. so even thou the registration starts at 8, I showed up around 6. this is the hour even before school building opens. when it opens, I went to registration, and I waited another hour. around 30 min before registration time people start showing up and make long long line~~ haha~ I am the winner!
But one thing you have to consider is your time of registration.
if you are senior, you can do your registration from 8. But if you are freshmen, time is different. its is seniority. so aware of this.
At my turn, I registered for 6 credit. What is this mean???
it means, I can register either 3 or 6 credit at one time of study trip. this time I applied for humanity, and history. However, it is not always history, or humanity. some of them provide studio, or some other credits. And you many not apply for 6 credit of one kind. like 6 credit of history from japan trip. because , to get the credit, you do the essays or project that given.
so I registered 6 credit. however I wanted to drop one of the credit, because I realize I might not able to finish my projects all on time. So I went to Mr. Norman, who is director of offcampus study. I cannot drop credit on my own, even thou I have enough time till study trip. I need signature from him.
Oh by the way, when you register you have to make down payment, I cannot remember how much it was, I think it was around $400.00 and this is not refundable. and if you dropping the study trip itself, you may not get those money back.
Exhibition from class.
At our school. students are required to take 18 credits of history classes.
I took, 6 credits of first year requirement of art history- ancient, modern.
Than I took Chinese art, Art and Design between World War, 20th Century Fashion, Japan Study trip.
Well... about study trip i will talk about from next time....
But anway.. and one of my history class, as final, we did exhibition. But we had choice of not do do it. But if you don't do it, you had to do the presentation about a designer of that time. Oh this was the 20th century fashion class, taught by Gillion.
Well.. I decided to do the exhibition, because it is certainly good to have a experience of curate the exhibition as an art student.
at this exhibition i learn how to curate the exhibition and necessary things to know when you curate an exhibition.
During this exhibition, my job was get the lights and sounds that will give the most effective affects for this exhibition.
our theme was future fashion in order to survive from harsh environment.
who is wearing that silver color dress is our teacher ;)
we got all the works from out side of class. we let people know that we are planing to have a exhibition, and whoever has a work that is relate to this exhibition and willing to
participate to this exhibition to submit the works to us.
Than we selected art works that related to us. Than our set up team figured out where to exhibit. and my team and I figure out how to light them with out distracting other works and show the best look of the work.
From this process I learn this is not an easy work. in order to show the works individually well, we need to think where to put what and how we light.
Since after this, whenever look at exhibition, I look at how they do the lighting and how they set up.
I think if there is any one interested about exhibition working, this might be a good class for them,
162Dorm
Here, use to be my room 162 N. State St. It is a triple room. You can see how unorganized my room was because of the fact that the picture was taken during the final (my roommate still played video game with his friend anyways). My room wasn't like that always. The point is, living in the dorm gives you opportunity to make some friends. I was so blessed that I got this precious roommate named Hyun. In fact, I call him Sweetheart and he calls me Sunshine.(We are just good friends not more than that.) Aren't we just cute little friends?..yes.
Construction class..
Construction class is the class that teaches us how to make garments.
from this class, we learn how to make patterns for clothing, how to saw, and how to treat the garment.
well.. I'm not big fan of this class.. its is fun... but it is hard... hahaha
but it is necessary to learn how to saw, if you want to be a designer.
here are some pictures for this class...
this is the garment I made for my construction class final.
I designed and put my skills that I learn from this class..
and I wore it too!!! hahaha
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