Week 13: re-cap

It seems that my mood and desire to be in school changes every hour.

On one hand I am exhausted and in need of a break. I am also the mood to be artistic in ways other than design. Some days I wish I could get out and take pictures, draw or to paint again. I miss my arm being covered in graphite and the smell of oil paint and turpentine.

But then another day will come and I wish there were another 24 hours in a day so I can work longer on my projects. Most days this past week I ended up leaving my office earlier than I wanted because either, I was hungry or because it was getting dark out. (I walk home). Those days I just wished I had a cot set up so I could sleep over and work all night. Psychotic, I know.

I had a great week that ended up surprising me. I figured when I got working on my "build" program I would feel lost, not creative and felt like I would have accomplished nothing. But the opposite happened. I found the research I was doing was really interesting. I looked at various building comps and architectural design ideas and felt as inspired as I do when I read my Comm Arts magazines. I explored the area of City Hall (my proposed location) and found it to be inspiring. The week was fun and my meeting with my advisor was also fun. We tossed ideas around and he took me to a new level of thinking with the building and the space. Then I realized that I was covered in graphite and I will soon be painting parts of the drawing for the presentation. I will also be photographing environments and my pieces. It all comes full circle.


All of my random bits of research are beginning to network together and are becoming more of a reality. The space of City Farm is becoming more clear and the pieces will soon have a home. I am so anxious to finish writing this and get back to brainstorming and collecting ideas. I am also anxious to see the drawings completed, and to get my book designed. It has been a long road from concept to initial proposal to the beginning of my thesis work. Now, I am so close to seeing everything as a whole and I can't wait to see what evolves from here.


The semester is technically over next week and I am so excited. Yes, I am excited for a "break" but I am more excited to have a couple weeks to gather my ideas, pieces and elements to get me set up for my summer thesis work. My other class is pretty hectic right now and it is so awesome. But, I am torn with time and it will be nice to focus on one thing for the summer.
 

Boston's City Hall. Ugly, but torn down presents a great location for City Farm.