Okay, a bit long since I have come on here. I have just gotten through a bad cold, flu type stuff, then got food poisoning as I was getting better, and for some reason just now feeling like I am getting sick again? Hmmmm


Okay, for the sketchbook, I was in Boston on Monday. I highly suggest if anyone has the time to go to the ICA exhibit that is going on for Shepard Fairey. As a point of reference, he is the person how took the Obama photograph and created the highly popular pop icon used throughout the campaign. Check out the ICA's web page here: http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/fairey/

The many of the pieces come out of his Obey collection, it questions what goes on around ones self. His work comes directly out of what Andy Warhol's image. Working with appropriation, silk screen, mixed media, collage, etc.

So..livejournal was the this thing I started when I began my freshmen year, I mean "first year" at the University of Maine. As time when on it was a space to vent, catch up with friends, as well as voice concepts to get feedback.

The majority of posts that are to come over the next few weeks will be left open so that those of you who are in the digital class may see what I may have to say, as well the friends who still have lj can contribute if they wish to. (hense why I am working with my existing account for the class rather then creating/opening up something new)


As for this requirement for an online sketchbook, if possible I want more of the thought process of what went on in the images before, during, and after. There may be some other information coming in from other studios, but we'll see how this goes.


To let you know a bit about me, I have graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Art Education(Oh, and I graduated in 3.5 years!), though I am now continuing to get a major in studio art as well because I am only short by three classes. (one being capstone-a fall only class, so I am taking a graduate course as well as an extra studio right now) With the degree in art education, there is the option of digital or photo 1, sadly to say I was much more interested in taking the traditional photography class because it was less likely that I would have the opportunity to be exposed to a photography studio. Therefore for the studio major, I am going back and completing this course, digital one, because of the requirement, though yes it is a useful class to take that I can incorporate into my future classroom.

Okay...enough for now...my flickr account is http://www.flickr.com/photos/imallen1/ to keep tabs on how my assignments are coming/what I have done so far this semester.

This is a randomness page to say that my livejournal is friends only, so comment if you are not included all ready : )

This is my first entry, pretty much due to the fact that I have only had this account for all of five minutes...Why is it that everyone has a livejournal account? It is rather a lot like facebook, and that by nothaving one, it seems almost as if you are the one missing out. This seems appealing more for being able to put complete thoughts down somewhere, a place that I can pretty much talk to myself, not having the need to have someone send me a comment, but pretty much to vent. Oh, well.....