Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Gift- Lee S.
Good luck, longevity, and chance. Your future is malleable and you have the chance to illustrate/create it.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Creative Future- Liz Cheshire
Creative Future
Money: food security, health security, being able to have the necessities plus more for fun.
Actions to take:
- Save a portion of my paychecks to my savings account
- Create a strict budget and stick to it
Career/Job: Studio Artist and middle school or high school art teacher.
Actions to take:
- Create a solid website for my works
- Be more active on social medias and learn how to market my work
- Get my teaching license
Community/Peers: Online art community through social media as well as local artist friends in the state that I am living in.
Actions to take:
- Interact with the artists I admire/ am interested with on social media
- Apply to more art shows in the state to meet more people
Place/ Live: I would be happy anywhere I go as long as I am with my future wife. My top locations would be Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, The Carolinas, or California.
Actions to take:
- Find a place to live
- Find a job at that location
Environment/ Studio: Large studio space with windows. Painting easels and painting materials. Printmaking slab and press. Apple computer, photography setup, digital scanner, storage closet. A calming yet fun space.
Actions to take:
- Start collecting items over the years for when I have my own studio
- Create a set apart fund for my studio
Mentors: Other people in the area, online class mentors, past teachers.
Actions to take:
- Familiarize myself with other artists I want to learn from
- Take online art classes
Education: Complete my AFA at Snow College, then complete a regular BFA then get a teaching licensure or do a BFA in Art Teaching
Actions to take:
- Apply for schools I am interested in
- Tour campuses and see what feels right
Lifestyle: A fun balanced lifestyle
Actions to take:
- Participate in multiple activities, not just art related
- Implement element of how I want that lifestyle to look, little by little
Spiritual/Mental: Feel more connected with myself and the earth around me
Actions to take:
- Continue being in therapy
- Take meditation/ sound bath classes
Physical: Be physically fit, not too buff but just enough to feel good
Actions to take:
- Take workout classes/ enroll in a gym membership
Practice/Process: Be an oil painter, acrylic painter, and printmaker.
Actions to take:
- Take more painting and printmaking classes
- Set aside time for working on concepts
Mackenzie Justesen Creative future
Career: I would like to be a character concept artist. But I am still flexible in what I would like to do.
Money: I don’t need a ton of wealth, nor do I really want it. But make enough to not be in debt, pay the bills, and still have some for savings and for fun family trips.
Place to live: I would like a nice decent sized house, with a garden/backyard.
Enviroment/studio: Depending on the space I could have a room, or make a shed in the yard into a studio. I would definitely need somewhere to put all my stuff that is for sure.
Education: I want to get a bacholers, I am thinking of either graphic design or animation. I don’t know where yet. And I want to continue learning after school with workshops and such.
Lifestyle: I want to be comfortable with the option to travel and have fun.
Community/peers: I would like to live in a community that is supportive or at least kind with each other. My family will always be a part of my community, with some close friends I hope. I’d also like to find some art friends.
Creative Future- Isabelle Ludvigson
Who do you want to be?
I want to continue my personal study after my AFA
I want to add more movement and mindfulness into my life
I want to eventually start a family
Where will you go?
Travel!
Move out of the state and experience a different environment
Live in a safe community— not too big but not too small
Have a creative space for me and Sam
Could be separate, but have a space for both of us as well
How are you gonna accomplish it/ what will you do?
Graduate with my AFA
Preparing creatively
Take online art classes or in-person art classes after graduating to continue my personal study
Save money for school and family stuff
Get better jobs and work hard!
Afford a home
What can I do today to work on this?
Study hard
Canvas is my best friend
Work from priority 1, 2, 3, etc.
Survive finals
Take 5-10 minutes each day to think critically
Started learning a new language a few days ago
Helps stretch my brain
Take some time each day to take care of myself
Helps my mental health
Take time to connect with family and friends
Spend some time with Sam
Connect with other students
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