2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
To Literally Scratch Out Your Right Eye: Portraiture Painting
Well, folks, can you believe that Christmas is going to be here in a matter of days? I sure the hell can’t. I am hardly prepared. Not just in the […]
Studio Update: Pretty Paterns and Creepy Buildings
I did myself a big favor and got some work done in the studio today and yesterday. It felt really good to just paint I had a charcoal outline of […]
Make Yer Pictures Pretty: Tips on Photographing Your Work
Perhaps the most important aspect of an MFA application is the portfolio. You work should be impressive, meet the goals of the program you’re applying to, and, most of all, […]
Video Art Installation: project your angst on the walls
Last year, I led the first Sexual Assault Awareness Month collaborative installation at Plymouth State University. Not only did it require way more work than I had anticipated (especially in […]
They call it a statement for a reason
How in the heck is it already December 13th? When did that happen? IDK! I am working away like a little application elf (or slave… which ever you prefer). And […]
A Visit to Carnegie Mellon
This afternoon I went to a MFA info session and facilities tour at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA. The program is highly competitive, with anywhere from 90 to 190 applicants […]
The Value of a Label: Gender Discrimination in Applications and Forms
Well, folks, I made it to Southwestern PA safe and sound! Yay! I have been absurdly busy ever since I arrived, however, .with graduate school applications and research. (Now I […]
![Lin Tianmiao, ‘Chatting’, [detail] 2004. Fiberglass, silk threads, mixed media, sound. Dimensions variable. “Non Zero,” Beijing Tokyo Art Project, September 18–October 3, 2004. Collection of the artist.](http://calliegarp.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/chatting_lin-tianmiao.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
Working On The Statement of Intent: Getting the Juices Flowing
Alright- you’re going to live the bloody details with me, readers. Or, rather, I am going to publish them all on the internets as they happen and hope that someone […]
This makes me want to tear my hair out, and I’m not even enrolled
Ok, so this whole damn process is so much more frustrating than I even anticipated it would be. And I haven’t even begun filling out the applications. No, that’s not […]
