Diploma Arrival

This evening I received my diploma in the mail. It is exciting to have this piece of paper, but it makes me think: What am I suppose to do now? Since August I've been working and liking the stability, but not the job. The current population I am working with is not for me. I have given myself a year and 2 goals with it. This job has also has also bought myself some time to figure out what is next. But back to the diploma. Its here; validating; and mine. I am happy to have accomplished this long term goal of mine. Now onward!

Honor the Process

After writing about the dilemma of professional pursuits in the field of art in my other blog "Creating a Public Practice", I am wondering where life will take me after I graduate next month, and am reminded of the Robert Frost poem: Road Not Taken. As a way to honor this difficult life path that I am on, I thought I would post that poem here as a reminder to myself and others.



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference

...Robert Frost

Getting Closer!

Today we formalized our invitation as a clas for our group exhibition. This culminating event for graduation will be held in May, and the install begins late April. Here is the image of our postcard for the exhibit. Not to brag, but the Concept and image were my idea. I'm really just glad that we didn't have our faces all over the thing. Its not really suppose to be about us, but rather the artwork.

If you are in the LA area, or are able to get out of town to visit, I do hope you can join me for this event.