The past few weeks have been quite eventful in terms of Motion/Emotion, with the most salient development being the availability of new robots for the contemporary section. Before I delve into those works though, let’s first review the overall organization of the show, which we settled on a few months ago. Part One will focus… Continue reading Exhibition Work, October Update
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Writing about Dragons, ca. 1999-2003
I’ve been thinking recently about writing. As readers we tend to categorize it as good or bad, and as writers we tend to be self-deprecating, but I’ve been thinking about how classifying writing as one or the other, as good or bad, can sometimes overlook its intended purpose. Different kinds of writing do different kinds… Continue reading Writing about Dragons, ca. 1999-2003
Dissertation Work, October Update
Last month I shared how I wrote a very preliminary version of chapter 1, and how I took advantage of my training schedule at the Cohen Career Center to set up a daily habit of writing in short bursts. Today, I’ll talk about what I’ve been up to since then. A lot of what I’ve… Continue reading Dissertation Work, October Update
Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful
Usually when I post an art update, I talk about my own work. I’m in the midst of a project that I can’t share right now though because its intended recipients might accidentally see it, so today we’re going to focus on another facet of my creative practice: visiting art exhibitions. As I learned in… Continue reading Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful
Exhibition Work, September Update
In August I took a brief pause from exhibition work to make time for my assistantship training with the Cohen Career Center. September has been picking right back up though, so let’s take a look at what’s been happening at the Barry Art Museum. Last week we had a productive meeting with Elizabeth King, one… Continue reading Exhibition Work, September Update
Dissertation Work, September Update
Last month I didn’t spend a lot of time on research because I was in training for my assistantship this year at the Cohen Career Center. August was still productive though, because I managed to write a (very) preliminary draft of Chapter 1. Today, I’ll talk about that process and what I learned from it.… Continue reading Dissertation Work, September Update
This Year’s Assistantship: The Cohen Career Center
At the start of every academic year, students in the American Studies Program get assigned a new part-time assistantship. Over the past three years, I’ve been at the Mariners’ Museum, served as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate class, and worked at the Equality Lab. This year, I’ll be serving as a Graduate Assistant at… Continue reading This Year’s Assistantship: The Cohen Career Center
How My Art Practice Influences My Scholarship
I’ve been talking a lot about my art and my research interests lately, but I’ve never mentioned them together. For a long time, that was how I felt about my academic work and my artwork: they weren’t related to another beyond giving me a better technical understanding of etching and other intaglio techniques, which was… Continue reading How My Art Practice Influences My Scholarship
Artwork, August Update
While we were in Florida last month, Brandon’s dad asked me to do a drawing based on a photo of two Boston terriers looking out a window. The terriers, Nimbus and Snidget, belonged to Brandon’s sister, and Nimbus had unfortunately passed away from cancer a few months earlier. Brandon’s dad had seen me sketching his… Continue reading Artwork, August Update
Exhibition Work, August Update
The past few weeks have been a combination of logistical planning and ongoing conceptual research. On the logistics side, I’ve put together a preliminary checklist, which we’ll finalize over the next few weeks. I’ve also started contacting lending institutions so that we can secure the pieces we want. Last month, artist Joseph Morris, whose work… Continue reading Exhibition Work, August Update