do well at university

My final projects!

Overall grades:

Photography/Photoshop: A
Analysis of Form: A

I felt like Photography was a pretty easy class, as long as you followed instructions, but I really had to work for every bit of the A in Analysis of Form, because that was very challenging, and graded hard.

So, I am achieving this goal… for now.

Been experiencing some odd backlash from friends and artists about the subject of art school lately. I guess it’s no secret that there seems to be an endless feud going on between self-taught artists and those who went to school. It’s perpetuated by both parties, whether they want to admit it or not. That it’s all being put towards me right now is a little much though. Don’t get me wrong- I GET IT. I’m 26, have been neck-deep in art since I was wee babe (and have no money to prove it), so suddenly going to art school feels like turning on my own wolf-pack at times. But I’d NEVER say to someone that they were less of an artist for NOT going to school, so to say to those who went to art school (in general) that they’re just rich kids without talent is too much. To act like it’s not something that people have to fight for is a little ridiculous. I’m not rich, and I wouldn’t be going without a boatload of poor-people grants. What makes it even more confusing is that these are people who majored in other areas. They went off to do accounting, english, something else. You never hear, “oh, that rich kid just floated through engineering school, but they have no talent.”

I probably sound like an idiot bitching about this, but I just can’t understand faulting someone for wanting to learn more. Or for not wanting to go to school, for that matter.

That being said, University is going very well. All As so far. Almost near the end of the summer semester, but I don’t really want it to end.

This was my first week… we’ve been focusing on the usual value studies, which are a lot of fun.

I’ve been making myself a schedule every day to help keep on track. I don’t feel as adrift this time, even though we’re doing things twice as fast during the summer semester.

LOVING the classes. They’re challenging and informative, which I didn’t find at other universities.