Epiphany

Oh man, so I figured it out.
Tonight is one of those nights where I just can't sleep. I've tried everything I can think of and it's just not working. One of the things I tried was to turn off my computer and try to block things out of my head, but let's all face it, that RARELY ,if ever, works. Eventually, my mind started to wander and thinking about my day tomorrow, well today since it is 5:30 a.m. And I got to thinking over the layers concept again. Trying to sway away from the other few things I've thought of I starting thinking over art. I realized one of my favorite concepts in art that always makes me "zoom in" is this concept I know as stippling, not sure if that's the technical term or not, but that's what I know it as.
So I googled it.
Then wikipedia.
Then clicked on the first artist that caught my attention.
http://www.miguelendara.com/
This was very cool. The website is cool in itself, but I love the artwork and the dots behind it.
Since I can't draw for the life of me, I think I'm drawn more to this concept than most others. I started my time here in IUPUI as an Interior Design major, but switched out because a.) my drawing abilities and b.) my math abilities and c.) my lack of wanting to follow all of these building codes and such ( I really would never remember that stuff). Anyways, here's the concept I'm working with now. What if in our homes we had murals on our walls or patterns on the fabric of our furniture done in this stippling artwork? Everyone would always have their noses pressed against the walls trying to see all the little dots because no ever believes it's done that way. I think it's an extremely cool concept. Maybe all of you can let me know your opinions during class.

Brain Food

http://brain-food.info/
So, I was looking for inspiration for the layers assignment and honestly, I still have no idea what I'm going to do with that. I began to think about optical illusions and how they are never what they appear to be, or more so, they are a number of things that they appear to be. So I Googled it.
****Note: The verb "Googled" needs to be added to the dictionary. Someone should really write that Webster.***
Actually, I Google image searched it, and this really interesting picture came up, the "out of frame optical illusion". I still have no clue what I'm going to do for this assignment, but felt I needed to share this link with you because it was too cool to pass up. The bridges and ships one is really cool too.
Enjoy!

No! Not the gumdrop buttons!

So, as a class reflection I started thinking on the assignment for next week. And all I can think of are onions and the Shrek reference with layers in that. I'm debating on the things that usually intrigue me to take a closer look and I have a few ideas, but nothing is set in stone. I keep thinking of the pictures that you see on like Life Magazine that make one giant picture, but when looked at closer you see that there are like hundreds of little pictures that make it up. Or about how I feel after watching a truly screwed up movie, like Requiem For A Dream for instance, but then when you actually think about it you realize how brilliant it is. I'm not really sure how these thoughts will help my inspiration process, but at least they're fun to think about.

I think I have an app for that.

Well, with success, I heard my favorite quote of the week in class so that in itself made it worth. The concept of fear was the general thought process for the class and I thought it was funny. I get very afraid in classes where we talk a lot, so much so I didn't even talk about my sky project. It was more so my sky inspiration, but yeah. I thought it was interesting though seeing how people reacted to the dark. A few, myself included, got more comfortable in the dark rather than in the circle with everyone watching them present their ideas. In the light, I noticed at least 2 people closed their eyes while talking about their projects, but when the lights went out I know I heard them speak out more than a few times. Just something I noticed.
Also, I'm not sure that I'm inspired by cardboard.
But we shall see.
Maybe I can find an app for that?

Confetti Cake

So, I'm supposed to do something with this sky. You know, the sky that we all know and love, have seen our entire lives, and that we all live pretty much live under. Well, this didn't go so well. I started thinking about what I could do every time I looked at the assignment, but felt like I had writer's block all the time. I then started taking what I thought were baby steps in figuring out what I wanted. Oddly enough, I felt like giving me no limits, limited me way more than if there were rules.
I look at the sky all the time. Ever since I was younger I've been obsessed with looking at the stars, not actually learning much about them or astronomy, but just looking. So, as a test to myself I started looking at the sky during the day (not as exciting, but I did it).
While looking up I started going over a few possibilities to do with the sky, my boyfriend told me to make a project what the world would be without it. I don't think my mind functions like that because still I felt blocked.
The biggest problem with laying in the grass looking at the sky was, I didn't really think about what I was supposed to be thinking about. Every time my mind wandered to a million other things. Symbolically, I realized that the wide open sky really opened up my mind. Maybe not the way I was supposed to be thinking and open, but it opened my mind to to self-reflection that I wouldn't normally think about. I began to think of an image of myself, in the reflection of the sky, like you would see in a lake.
So, that's where I am now, an image in my head, lots of questions to answer for myself, and a slightly different perspective on looking at something that I've seen everyday of my life with not a second thought.
Mmk that's all. :)

Inspired.

So, this is my first blog. As far as I figure it, I just write like I would a diary or journal. Doesn't sound too bad right? It shouldn't be. I have plenty to say and plenty goes on in my head on a daily basis that I will probably keep it fairly up to date, at least weekly. For my first entry, I wanted to write about something I was thinking over yesterday.
Yesterday I was given the sky to do with it what I may. I chose to spend some time reflecting, sometimes maybe almost falling asleep, but still reflecting nonetheless. I then saw a path of clouds that reminded me of stepping stones. They were lined up like a turning pathway that eventually was lost behind the horizon of the cityscape. They way they were lined up with the sunlight shining towards them was really the basis of my reflection. I began to think of all the pathways I find myself traveling in a single day and all of the possibilities that all of them have for me. Especially, since I'm at school and it's the beginning of a new semester. As I got lost in the clouds, and my thoughts, the possibilities seemed endless. The amount of things that I could accomplish and learn seemed incredible and by the end of everything I felt inspired. The littlest thing seemed to spark the most amazing amount of inspiration and I just wanted to do SOMETHING. Create something, make something, just do something. I ended that night with friends and not really accomplishing much, except cheering up someone who had a bad day. Which wasn't in any way a bad thing. Now I'm back at school again today wondering what the future has in store for me.

http://www.landscapelighting.us/pathway-lighting-424.jpg ----- sort of what i was thinking.