Like last year, 2021 has been tumultuous. From the deeply unsettling riots on January 6th, to the endless rollouts of new corona variants, to the very real effects of climate change and the seeming inertia on the part of major corporations and governments to do anything about it, and many, many other events, this year… Continue reading Year-End Reflections
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Good Tidings, 2021 Edition
With the holiday season comes the time for sending out handmade cards. For the last few years, I’ve been using methods that didn’t rely on a press, such as cyanotypes or block printing. Now that I’ve got my own miniature intaglio press, courtesy of the Open Press Project Project, I’m sending my first intaglio-printed card… Continue reading Good Tidings, 2021 Edition
Exhibition Work: December Update
For the past few weeks, I’ve been writing and editing the exhibition texts: the object labels, introductory panels, and other writings that appear in a gallery and contextualize the pieces on display. Like every aspect of this exhibition, I’ve been consciously taking a more collaborative approach compared to my previous museum work. After writing the… Continue reading Exhibition Work: December Update
Dissertation Work: December Update
Last month I talked about some of the issues I’ve been experiencing with procrastination. Today, I’ll discuss the work I’ve done since then while also taking a look back on the past year. In terms of revision, I admittedly haven’t done all that much. After I shifted around a few sections to better reflect my… Continue reading Dissertation Work: December Update
Artwork, November Update
It’s been a couple months since I’ve written about my artwork on this blog. It’s not for lack of material. If anything, I’ve been drawing more than usual, but since the project I’ve just finished is a commission and its intended recipients haven’t seen it yet, I can’t share any of it right now. After… Continue reading Artwork, November Update
The 2021 Conference Season
The pandemic has affected my work in a lot of ways, from the prevalence of Zoom meetings to the limited accessibility of archives, but it’s especially impacted my conference and presentation work. In 2020 and 2021, nearly all of my conference papers were given online, some after significant delays. This past spring, for instance, I… Continue reading The 2021 Conference Season
Exhibition Work, November Update
Like last month, the past few weeks have been busy for Motion/Emotion. With the opening date drawing ever closer, a lot of that work has been happening on-site, so let’s take a look. Two weeks ago the museum’s Executive Director and I got to see the projects comprising the ODU/Hampton Roads showcase in person. The… Continue reading Exhibition Work, November Update
Translating the JDP Experience: A Career Center Workshop
During the past few weeks, I’ve been settling into my role as the Graduate Fellow for the William & Mary/St Andrews Joint Degree Programme at the Cohen Career Center. In mid-October, after several weeks of observing the Center’s career advisors, I started accepting my own advising appointments, and have been meeting one-on-one with JDP students… Continue reading Translating the JDP Experience: A Career Center Workshop
Dissertation Work, November Update
At some point, usually multiple times, most of us experience procrastination. Whether it’s doing some household chore, making a difficult phone call, or working on a challenging project, we’ve probably all encountered something we didn’t want to do, and found ways to put off doing it. Not surprisingly, this happens a lot in graduate school,… Continue reading Dissertation Work, November Update
(My) Life in the Time of Climate Change
Last week I finally completed a private commission for a family friend. I can’t show you the results yet though, because I don’t want the intended recipients to accidentally see it, so here’s a different post I wrote a few weeks back. A couple months ago I saw a listing on the AAM website for… Continue reading (My) Life in the Time of Climate Change