my Daddy and I
I am now an offiical college graduate! I received my Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, concentrating in printmaking and painting, from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) this past Sat. It is still somewhat surreal. The ceremony was very short and sweet. I enjoyed it and graduated with a lot of my fellow artist friends and classmates. What’s next? What are you going to do with your life now? I have heard every manner of that question a zillion times within the last year. So.. for now I am going back to school.. i know… just cant get enough of it, very part time, only 3 nights a week, 2 classes, for this semester and the next. I will be getting my alternative certification to teach K-12 art education. It will not take very long and I will become a certified teacher after I complete the program at UL. So, in a sense I really do not feel like I am done with school, mostly because I am only done with my Bachelor’s…I am working at Cafe des Amis as a server. It’s a really cool local restaurant, pretty small but also pretty well known. if you have never been, you totally should go. great food and on sat mornings there is a live zydeco band and dancing. its great fun. and there is live music on wed nights as well. www.cafedesamis.com check it out. i am also going to be working part time at great harvest bread co again! very excited about that. i have worked there for a year and a half and that was so fun. love the people, products, everything about it. so tues, thurs am will be there and pm in class. and the cafe is mostly weekends, nights etc. they are both great. i have never worked in a restaurant before, but i’ve caught on for the most part to everything. we have to do our own drinks, so that is def the trickiest part. i dont know much about all that.. but ill bet in a month or so i will know quite a bit. i am a people pleaser by nature, so i enjoy the interaction with people and all. i have been training and this sunday will be my first day out there on my own! i will also try to substitute teach on a occasion as well, just to get out in the school system and everything, see how it is and *hopefully* find a great art teaching position while doing so. here’s the link to the rest of the pics via facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2059052&l=0137b&id=68602654
my bro-in-law, Mike and sis, Mignon
brother, Jonah and I
my best friend, Cailah, who is living in Costa Rica. her parents surprised me and flew her in!
It is hopefully only the beginning of me getting artwork into galleries and museums. I love to create, but I feel less inclined to do so when I see so much of my past work sitting at my house, crowding up all the tiny rooms. I will include a few photos from the event and the link on facebook if you would like to see more. Sorry they are on this post so crazy. i am still not completely sure how to load pics on here very well. its’ confusing.here’s the link for the rest of the photos.
