WOW!

Wow, I am amazed at how far I've come with my art so far in STAC.  I mean, I would have never pictured creating pieces of art (like the set I built out of foam core in Eugenia's workshop, the sketches I made for the mural, or the Warhol paintings) two years ago.  I've learned a lot in STAC so far about creating unique original art pieces.  I've learned that you must always have patience when it comes to creating good art and it also takes dedication to whatever you want to build.  True mastery is when an individual has enough understanding of something to teach it to another individual.  Eugenia's workshop has not really helped me to master set design or costume design because there was not a lot of teaching involved in the costume design portion (we sort of just had to wing it).  Luckily, I felt confident with my sketches because of last years work on the mural.  However, Eugenia really helped my understanding of the basics in set design.  Every workshop she would give me enough attention to help mold my idea into something I can be proud of at the end.  My set has been finished for a week now and every time I look at it, I am very confident in the symbolic meaning of it along with its unique appearance.  After redoing many parts of the structure and working with Eugenia to gear away from "crookedness," I am very proud of the finished product.  I am basically saying that I'm not as bad an artist as I used to think I was.  STAC itself has helped me realize how much symbolism and meaning an art piece can portray and Eugenia's workshop has done more then teach me set design; it has made me express that symbolism through art that I am much more proud of.  Hopefully I can master an incredible amount of art by the end of senior year.  I now know setting goals, patience, and dedication are key when dealing with this.