Finishing things

Finishing things means a lot to me. At least that was the mantra I claimed as a teacher. I was so neglectful of my own art and family. I could always blame it on teaching. Teaching is an all consuming profession for many of us. I spend nights and weekend researching content, lessons, and creating my own content. When I originally got hired for my job as an animation and game development instructor there wasn’t a text book there for pacing amd guidance. I am creating it all by the seat of my pants. It takes so much out of you. I just can’t see myself continuing at this pace. It should be a doozy the next 9 weeks when we get into game development and 3D modeling.

All this energy I have been vesting hasn’t brought me the joy I thought it would. I watched a video from Jake Parker, an illustrator based out of Utah. He started the Inktober initiative. Love his work and watched his video. Things may not be perfect but reaching a level of mastery can only be achieved by completion. You never know what you might miss out on by not finishing something. I hope it inspires you. https://youtu.be/lRtV-ugIT0k

My first post

I am posting this because I did’t want to vlog and wanted to learn how to use WordPress. So many bloggers are using it, and so far it gets high marks from me since the apps is working. Better then my other experiences with blogger. Since beginning of August I went ahead and applied for graduate school. I had been an elementary art teacher for the past 8 years and this year I decided to teach high school. I have mixed feelings about all of this, and it has been incredibly stressful and challenging. I miss my awesome sauce students, faculty and staff. They are the best. I know everyone probably says that but I really believe mine are. I did some serious evaluating of my career and decided this new path is for me. I applied to the art school that I attended for my BFA in Illustration. I applied for the animation program and it was taking some serious time to hear back. Like a month and a half. I have no shame I knew why, my demo reel “SUCKED.” That is putting it kindly.

I am really an illustrator at heart and reapplied and heard back in a week and half that I was accepted into their MFA for Illustration. I did hear back from admissions about the animation program. I got accepted but I think it was probably based on the fact that I was a former grad of the school.

I had been taking so much time learning how to teach high school and get a curriculum together I am burned out. I started getting back into my art and boy does it make me a better person to be around. I will keep you posted family and friends on this change.