I've been in California all week. I'm here with a few people from the Illustration department and 2 professors - Brother Barrett and Justin. I'm getting to know people from this trip... they are fun and I'm really glad I feel comfortable with them. It's been lots of fun! So far we've been to 3 museums, Disneytoons, Dreamworks, Riot Games, academies, studios, etc. It's been so exhausting and by the end of the day my brain cannot even think. There is a lot of information and a lot of things to think about. I love Illustration but it's just hard to figure out what to do. This trip is helping me figure out what to do with my life but it's hard when things are not completely up to me. I cannot just decide to move to LA to work at dreamworks or something like that. Having a family is very important, so I hope I can find a balance where I can work on what I love but at the same time take care of my family. Decisions decisions...
Also, today we're going to the beach :) I'm excited. I've been a little stressed here so I hope that helps me.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
So grateful... :)
I'm extremely happy right now. I just found out that they accepted my portfolio and now I'm officially in the Illustration program! I am soooo grateful for this. Now I can say that I am graduating this April! So many blessings in my life :)
Getting into the program that I love was not easy for me. In fact, it took a lot of patience, faith, hard work, time, etc... but I can say that everything was so worth it. I learned so much from it.
Here is my story:
When I was little I remember always liking art but I never thought I would do anything with it. It wasn't till my Senior year in High School when I took my first art class (Art 1) that I decided to major in Art. I applied to the Illustration emphasis my freshman year at BYU and I didn't get accepted. I knew I had talent but I was lacking a lot of experience. A lot of people who applied to the program had been taking lots of AP art classes in HS and stuff like that. After being rejected, I decided to change my major to Family Studies because I wanted to do Interior Design. BYU doesn't have that major but they had about 5 Interior Design classes in the Family Studies program. However, I was not enjoying all the extra classes I needed to take to graduate from this major. A lot of the classes were based on long essays and tests which I didn't like at all. Finally I decided to go back to art because I was missing it a lot. I remember how happy I felt once I started taking art classes again. (At this point I wasn't allowed to take any Illustration classes unless I was in the program but one of my friends, Garrett, told me that if I showed up to the class the first day of school I could ask for an add-code... and this is what I did for every single class I took) It was the best and I just knew I had to apply again. I applied to 2 different emphasis: Illustration and Studio. Once again I wasn't accepted into the Illustration program but I got into Studio. (We are only allowed to apply twice). I started taking some Studio classes but it just wasn't the same. Abstract art is not my thing. One day I was talking to a friend and she told me I could transfer to Illustration. It was easier because I was already accepted into the Visual Art program, I just needed to transfer to another emphasis. Since then I've been working hard on my portfolio. I spent a lot of hours on my art pieces. This semester I am taking the last Illustration class that I need to be able to graduate with a BA in Illustration. Two weeks ago I submitted my portfolio one more time and today they told me I got accepted!
During these years I've had moments of doubts. The only thing I knew was that I was enjoying all the Illustration classes I was taking and that Heavenly Father wanted me to do that. The hard thing was seeing not many positive results for years. I'm so grateful for those people who have been such a great support including roommates, friends, professors, family, and my husband.
Here is my portfolio:
Getting into the program that I love was not easy for me. In fact, it took a lot of patience, faith, hard work, time, etc... but I can say that everything was so worth it. I learned so much from it.
Here is my story:
When I was little I remember always liking art but I never thought I would do anything with it. It wasn't till my Senior year in High School when I took my first art class (Art 1) that I decided to major in Art. I applied to the Illustration emphasis my freshman year at BYU and I didn't get accepted. I knew I had talent but I was lacking a lot of experience. A lot of people who applied to the program had been taking lots of AP art classes in HS and stuff like that. After being rejected, I decided to change my major to Family Studies because I wanted to do Interior Design. BYU doesn't have that major but they had about 5 Interior Design classes in the Family Studies program. However, I was not enjoying all the extra classes I needed to take to graduate from this major. A lot of the classes were based on long essays and tests which I didn't like at all. Finally I decided to go back to art because I was missing it a lot. I remember how happy I felt once I started taking art classes again. (At this point I wasn't allowed to take any Illustration classes unless I was in the program but one of my friends, Garrett, told me that if I showed up to the class the first day of school I could ask for an add-code... and this is what I did for every single class I took) It was the best and I just knew I had to apply again. I applied to 2 different emphasis: Illustration and Studio. Once again I wasn't accepted into the Illustration program but I got into Studio. (We are only allowed to apply twice). I started taking some Studio classes but it just wasn't the same. Abstract art is not my thing. One day I was talking to a friend and she told me I could transfer to Illustration. It was easier because I was already accepted into the Visual Art program, I just needed to transfer to another emphasis. Since then I've been working hard on my portfolio. I spent a lot of hours on my art pieces. This semester I am taking the last Illustration class that I need to be able to graduate with a BA in Illustration. Two weeks ago I submitted my portfolio one more time and today they told me I got accepted!
During these years I've had moments of doubts. The only thing I knew was that I was enjoying all the Illustration classes I was taking and that Heavenly Father wanted me to do that. The hard thing was seeing not many positive results for years. I'm so grateful for those people who have been such a great support including roommates, friends, professors, family, and my husband.
Here is my portfolio:
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| Figure Drawing 1 |
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| Figure Drawing 2 |
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| Figure Drawing 3 |
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| Figure Drawing 4 |
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| Figure Drawing 5 |
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| Still Life |
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| Character Design - Captain |
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| Character Design - Villain |
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| Narrative - Beauty & Beast |
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| Album Cover - A Drop in the Ocean |
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| Menu Cover - Sabor Peruano |
Monday, February 10, 2014
It's been a while...
It's been a long time since last time I wrote on this blog. Live is good!
This semester I'm only taking 13 credits which is wayyy nice. I love my classes. I enjoy learning different stuff. Danny and I are taking 2 classes together which makes everything more enjoyable :) We are taking a bowling class. So fun! I highly recommend it. We just bowl 2 hours a week. We are also taking Living Prophets. I LOVE that class. We have an awesome professor (Barbara Morgan) who really cares about teaching her students with the spirit. We pretty much get to read a lot of talks and talk about them in class. I can see a difference in my life since I've been taking this class.
I'm also taking Zumba! This class is awesome :) I love dancing and my professor just makes it so much better. She has so much energy! (not to mention that this class is at 7am).
I'm taking 2 Illustration classes and my last Spanish class! I'm almost done!!!!!!
Just a quick update on life:
1. Danny and I have been married for a little over a year now. (14 months next week)
2. Danny finished applying to different schools for his PhD. Yay!
3. We are waiting to hear from those Universities. So far we've heard from one. Georgia Tech accepted him on Friday. USC has sent a letter in the mail so we'll probably know this week. That's all we know so far. It's pretty exciting :)
4. Danny has been working a lot on his research. They want him to finish things pretty soon. Danny finally has a coworker who has been very helpful. Danny is teaching him all about the project before he graduates.
5. I finally finished my portfolio. I submitted it almost 2 weeks ago. I'm waiting for my answer. It's driving me nuts! I've been checking my email like 100 times already haha.
6. I've been trying to be more healthy. Those who know me pretty well probably know how hard this is for me. I just LOVE chocolate and sweets and HATE to exercise. Well that has to change if I want to be healthy. I've been eating a lot more healthy in the last month. I'm trying to eat a lot of fruit/veggies and drinking lots of water. I've also been dancing in my Zumba class, running a couple of times a week. And I'm going to start going to the gym soon. We have a friend who's a personal trainer and she's going to help us :)
7. I'm going to California in March with the Illustration department. We're meeting with artists from Universal studios, Disney, etc... going to art museums, and doing other fun stuff. We are going for a week. I'm way excited!
8. Graduation is coming pretty soon. 3 more months are we are done.
9. This summer Danny and I will be in Texas with my family. Danny has an internship in Houston.
10. After graduation (and before going to TX) we'll be visiting Danny's family in Seattle. I'm excited to go back, especially during the summer.
I'll try to be better at writing. Hope everyone is having a good day :)
This semester I'm only taking 13 credits which is wayyy nice. I love my classes. I enjoy learning different stuff. Danny and I are taking 2 classes together which makes everything more enjoyable :) We are taking a bowling class. So fun! I highly recommend it. We just bowl 2 hours a week. We are also taking Living Prophets. I LOVE that class. We have an awesome professor (Barbara Morgan) who really cares about teaching her students with the spirit. We pretty much get to read a lot of talks and talk about them in class. I can see a difference in my life since I've been taking this class.
I'm also taking Zumba! This class is awesome :) I love dancing and my professor just makes it so much better. She has so much energy! (not to mention that this class is at 7am).
I'm taking 2 Illustration classes and my last Spanish class! I'm almost done!!!!!!
Just a quick update on life:
1. Danny and I have been married for a little over a year now. (14 months next week)
2. Danny finished applying to different schools for his PhD. Yay!
3. We are waiting to hear from those Universities. So far we've heard from one. Georgia Tech accepted him on Friday. USC has sent a letter in the mail so we'll probably know this week. That's all we know so far. It's pretty exciting :)
4. Danny has been working a lot on his research. They want him to finish things pretty soon. Danny finally has a coworker who has been very helpful. Danny is teaching him all about the project before he graduates.
5. I finally finished my portfolio. I submitted it almost 2 weeks ago. I'm waiting for my answer. It's driving me nuts! I've been checking my email like 100 times already haha.
6. I've been trying to be more healthy. Those who know me pretty well probably know how hard this is for me. I just LOVE chocolate and sweets and HATE to exercise. Well that has to change if I want to be healthy. I've been eating a lot more healthy in the last month. I'm trying to eat a lot of fruit/veggies and drinking lots of water. I've also been dancing in my Zumba class, running a couple of times a week. And I'm going to start going to the gym soon. We have a friend who's a personal trainer and she's going to help us :)
7. I'm going to California in March with the Illustration department. We're meeting with artists from Universal studios, Disney, etc... going to art museums, and doing other fun stuff. We are going for a week. I'm way excited!
8. Graduation is coming pretty soon. 3 more months are we are done.
9. This summer Danny and I will be in Texas with my family. Danny has an internship in Houston.
10. After graduation (and before going to TX) we'll be visiting Danny's family in Seattle. I'm excited to go back, especially during the summer.
I'll try to be better at writing. Hope everyone is having a good day :)
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