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mfa

A collection of 93 issues

Red shoes.

originally uploaded by Girlabroad. I want shoes like this! Oh. Wait. I had shoes like this, but Mies ate them…. Anyway, I’m feeling kind of flat right now. I have so much to do by next Wednesday, but I’m not motivated at all. And now I have to

Kitty Bling-Bling.

originally uploaded by callieo! The Stranger has a really good review of the BFA show of DX ARTS first graduating class. They bashed our MFA show, but that’s okay with me because 1). our design stuff just seemed awkward exhibited next to all the fine art, and 2). I

Whew!

originally uploaded by callieo!. We did it! Here we are, done. Graduates. MFAs. UW alums. More photos here.

Ha.

This is kind of funny. I’ve been anonymously quoted in the online Yale alumni magazine. It was from a comment I posted on Design Observer: One critic suggested it smelled more of fine art than “design as a practical, problem-solving discipline.” It was taken out of context, though. They

Why I went to grad school.

“Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but it enriches personality, increases the wealth of the mind, and hence brings happiness.” – William Lyons Phelps When you’re already $39,000 in student loan debt for your undergraduate education

Deux metros.

originally uploaded by Neylano. One thing I’m really looking forward to about moving to DC (besides a change from 200+ cloudy days per year) is its proximity to New York. I’m going to make a point to go up there at least once a month. Maybe even more

Cool music + Filming, Take Two.

, originally uploaded by Daskar. It’s from the opening titles of Inside Man; a really good movie. Denzel Washington is awesome as usual and Jodie Foster was HOT! Muy caliente!! The cinematography was really beautiful, too. There were two different camera languages used, one for the hostage interviews and another

Filming, Take One.

, originally uploaded by Valerie Renee. So, I did a lot of experimenting last night for my video. I’m trying to figure out what lighting and angle I’m going to use to film my feet (this photo to the left isn’t mine, but it’s an example of

I think I want to be an architect instead....

I’m taking an urban design class this quarter and I really like it. So much so, that I’m toying with the idea of applying to the UW’s M. Arch. program when I’m done with my MFA. Then I can do things like this. I’m also

Hmmm, I think I have my thesis idea...

Working on something related to this. I just started working on this project as a research assistant; I think it could be a really good thing.