Welcome back, folks.
Continuing my graduation journal, here is an update on the recent events:
In the past 3 days Daniel and I received our order of acrylic, and the order of hemispheres, and moved them both to their respective racks in the shop. Tonight was spent with Daniel, Ben and Jane (our lovely volunteer helper) routing out 12″ circles from a sheet of acrylic. Its messy work, but pretty easy. We managed to get 31 circles cut and glued on one side to the vellum. So far everything has been pretty smooth, but then again we haven’t done much.
I’m looking forward to graduation very much. Theatre is fine, but theres all that style BS and whatever. I prefer more informal, live eventy type stuff, so this should be right up my street. Plus, who doesn’t like working outside either? Especially when you’re a pasty-white European.
What I will say is that it’s nice to be in a position of some responsibility for once. I feel its making me up my game, which is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. I don’t know if its the workload here, but I feel like I’ve been taking the easy way out of things recently. This also makes me wonder if my lack of effort will show in my grades. Maybe I’m just saying this because I’m nearing the end of my time here, but I know I’m always going to look back on this and think I should have done things differently. But hopefully I’ll end on a strong note.
Now for the bloggy bloggy, personal reflection nonsense. I’ve started to feel really settled here recently. I don’t know whether its just the period of time I’ve been here, if my work ethic has changed or what, but I sure am going to be sad to leave this place, and everyone I’ve met here too. I guess it is partly due to the fact that this course allows more opportunity for creativity. I know most of our time back home is dedicated to production work, but class or personal projects here are a great way to do something more fun. Sure, making flats is all well and good, but how often do you get the chance to make a giant safety pin? People have hinted at me transferring over here, or applying for an MFA, but I really don’t know. Its such a big decision, I’d need to think long and hard about it.
On the other hand, however, I’m looking forward to going home and putting what I’ve learned and picked up here to use in the Academy. I’m a mixed bag right now, but there is also more than enough work to keep my mind occupied.
Anyway, thanks for choosing my blog to lose brain cells to. More later. x
