Saturday, May 23, 2009

For the past year, living in Portland, ME helped me grow at such a rapid rate. I met a remarkable group of kids at MECA who are talented and hard working. It felt so good to finally be surrounded by the people who think, understand, and create the same way I do. I no longer felt weird about expressing ideas and thoughts that many who I knew before just wouldn’t get. I know this summer is going to be tough. The art scene in VT isn’t the same. I wish I could get some kind of fulltime job here that is related to art. Maybe VT art lacks the financial support that Portland had? I know of places that are open to volunteer support, which I would be totally open to be doing, except I kind of have these things called student loans and they kind of suck. Maybe Portland just had more artists/galleries? I just know that the people I was living with a month ago are harder to come by here. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I love school and can’t wait to go back.

The best part about living with artists every day is that they give you artwork. My friend Luke Butler gave me an Albrecht Dürer inspired print that he did for an art history project. It’s title The Martyr. I love the repetitive marks and the deer head. I made a frame and matted the print with torn up brown paper. I found both especially fitting. It hangs in my room and reminds me of all his artwork and the good times at MECA...