Getting Into Grad School: 12 Months In Review
As many of my friends are preparing to walk across the stage and collect their diplomas tomorrow morning (yeah!) I’m reminded of this insane journey I embarked on about 12 […]
Category Archives: Survive as an Artist
Very Inspiring Blog Award ~and lessons in Putting It Out There
Happy Monday! It was my fiance’s birthday this weekend, so I took the time off to just enjoy spending time with her It was an excellent reminder that you need […]
Studio Update : Settling into a new place
Yesterday I finally pieced together my new studio space. It has nice light and white walls. A door that closes and opens. Working electricity. Two windows. It’s all I could […]
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, […]
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 […]
![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 […]
As Deadlines Approach, How Prepared are You? : Writing Statement of Intent
Thanksgiving is over, November is drawing to a close. The sky is repeatedly gray and sad looking. It’s freezing out there! That means graduate school applications deadlines are quickly coming […]
Painting isn’t for pansies – at least that is what I’m discovering
Ok. I’m doing it. Getting all grown up and committing myself to painting like it’s my job. Correction: Because it is my job. I figure, the average full time employed […]
