1. applied to a job on CAR, didn't get it. oh well!
2. creating a profile on Brill Street to get job leads (need to work on this.) this is actually a very involved job site, so it's taking a while.
3. submitted resume and information to Creative Circle, job suggestions are coming in weekly. Thus far I have not been duly qualified for the jobs they are suggesting-- mostly web/marketing jobs that I need a bit more experience working with in order to confidently say I could do it. also, they are mostly freelance--and one thing i have learned about myself is that i do not want to work freelance yet. i get WAY too annoyed. My work @ M****a is actually preparing me pretty well for familiarity with social media/marketing, SEOs, and web optimization. So, it's another possible direction.
4. I want to start a blog-- but what do you guys think? I post eeeeeeeverything on Facebook... I don't really want to be redundant. I also have a website of my 'portfolio,' should I integrate a blog into this? Instead of creating a blog on wordpress.org or something, should I just have a blog part of my website and write + have control over it there? I like things to be integrated... I don't like having a blog be totally separate because traffic (not that there'll be a lot of it, but you never know) is then split and if you see my blog u won't see my website/portfolio and vice versa. What I like about facebook is the ability to upload via mobile phone, and to allow people to comment. I know of photo blogs that allow you to upload via mobile but don't allow you to write along with them. Maybe this is God telling me i just NEED an iphone. ;) So whaddya guys think: separate wordpress blog or add a blog integrated into my website? if I sit down and upload to my server instead of uploading to wordpress it'll take me about the same amount of time after i create a blog page in general. i think i'll do it on my website. little did I know when i paid for my hosting for 3 years that i could have done it on wordpress! at least now i know i can independently build a complete website. good skill. wow. i'm rambling.
5. gym: stopping by xsport on ashland with the roomie sometime this week--i have 10 more pounds to lose and there is no possible way i can lose them without exercising. also, i'm weak, and being an athlete my whole life--it feels terrible.
6. write to my teacher/dean in rome. lucy, NO FEAR. i am afraid of going to rome because of all the logistics... but i have never been so passionate about anything in my whole life. lucy: you will never know what the possibilities are for you to return if you don't ask. better to ask and turn it down than never ask at all. i love roma. viva roma!
7. take some time to listen to my italian immersion CDs. i was watching a Reuters video about something in Vatican City yesterday and I could understand EVERYTHING the italians were saying, and on the train the other day two italians boarded and i could understand them too. i don't want to lose it, and i need to be able to speak it. french is fine--i have a feeling i could jump back into that pretty well. i learned it well enough as a kid that i can understand it and fake it pretty well when i'm not mixing it up with italian! yikes! italian is more fun to speak, anyway.
8. lucy: keep job hunting. I am going to need to make a very rigid schedule/goals for this. life is SO hectic it's easy for this, coupled with my present jobs and responsibilities, to be put off indefinitely.
9. alabama! i am going to alabama nov 26-30. laura + grace thank you for rearranging schedules so i can go. i am totally in love with my grandfather and it is important for me to have him in my life, and see him. my dad was not around for a long time, and now that i feel as close to him as i do, i don't want to lose it. i am taking my relationships with my family into my own hands--something my mom had been encouraging me to do my whole life when i complained about my dad's absence--but i guess i wasn't strong enough to do it (and i don't think he was ready to put forth the effort, either,) until recently. but damn am i glad we both grew up enough to do it. :) i love my daddy!
10. i can't fight it anymore: i need a digital camera. i'm sick of not being able to take pictures all the time, anytime, in any light, without lugging around a 10 pounds few-thousand-dollar manual film camera. sometimes that camera is appropriate. at the bar with my friends? ehhh...
11. i need to update my projects on my website. i have some new ideas for photo projects that i actually already have images for i just need to organize them/edit them/ upload etc. ALSO-- i have lots of new, good graphics from my other job that i made-- i need to put them up, too!!!!
12. laura! we need to find time, somehow, to work on shirts/bags/accessories/etc.
that's... just about it. any ideas/comments/whaaaaaatever lemme know!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
2-Week Goals/Projections, November 13 '09
I. Book
Objective: Make significant progress re: book
Activity: Write, write, write
Outcome: Book contains a solid, substantial Introduction for review/editing
Deadline: November 27, 2009
II. Business Plan
Objective: Add substantial content to the business plan
Activity: Develop the 'Company Summary' and 'Services/Products' sections
Outcome: Business Plan conveys logical, developed, realistic analysis of company and accurately
reflects services and products for consumption
Deadline: November 27, 2009
III. Client Search
Objective: Identify pool (7-10) of high-probability prospects to contact
Activity: Online research via industry websites/periodicals, utilize network connections
Outcome: Contact made with 3 prospects with high chance of success (recruit as clients)
Deadline: November 27, 2009
Objective: Make significant progress re: book
Activity: Write, write, write
Outcome: Book contains a solid, substantial Introduction for review/editing
Deadline: November 27, 2009
II. Business Plan
Objective: Add substantial content to the business plan
Activity: Develop the 'Company Summary' and 'Services/Products' sections
Outcome: Business Plan conveys logical, developed, realistic analysis of company and accurately
reflects services and products for consumption
Deadline: November 27, 2009
III. Client Search
Objective: Identify pool (7-10) of high-probability prospects to contact
Activity: Online research via industry websites/periodicals, utilize network connections
Outcome: Contact made with 3 prospects with high chance of success (recruit as clients)
Deadline: November 27, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Updates
Completed show (on display until Nov 20th at Betty Rymer Gallery)
Applying to the Chinati Foundation's Internship Program
Rough draft of Artist's Statement (see below)
Begin new site-specific proposal (also to follow, later)
Artist's Statement:
My work explores the experience of materials through the use of craft and object interaction. I choose to use everyday objects, such as curtains or cups, to draw attention to the assumptions of spatial and object relationships. These everyday objects initiate a narrative determined by the viewer, exploring their form in the context of her or his life. Such a practice dismantles the barrier between art and life. Through material choice that is absent in association with the objects created, attention is drawn to mundane details and value that would have otherwise been overlooked. I simply choose to make the elements of my pieces as a direct rejection of mass production. The realization of art in everyday life would be absent if these objects were viewed in the same context as they are normally.
Any AND all suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
agd
Applying to the Chinati Foundation's Internship Program
Rough draft of Artist's Statement (see below)
Begin new site-specific proposal (also to follow, later)
Artist's Statement:
My work explores the experience of materials through the use of craft and object interaction. I choose to use everyday objects, such as curtains or cups, to draw attention to the assumptions of spatial and object relationships. These everyday objects initiate a narrative determined by the viewer, exploring their form in the context of her or his life. Such a practice dismantles the barrier between art and life. Through material choice that is absent in association with the objects created, attention is drawn to mundane details and value that would have otherwise been overlooked. I simply choose to make the elements of my pieces as a direct rejection of mass production. The realization of art in everyday life would be absent if these objects were viewed in the same context as they are normally.
Any AND all suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
agd
LLH Nov. 1 update
Done:
1. applied to Canadian show for print/2D-hanging work
2. wrote/edited new combo statement
3. have written every day
4. applied to SAIC job
5. contacted recruiter who formerly wanted to hire me, like 3 yrs ago!
6. sewed two costumes for halloween!!! fun!
7. sourced screen printers in Chicago; Windy City Screenprinters highly recommended
8. Bought fabric for a sewing project
For the next week/ two weeks:
1. apply to on-line teaching job
2. print work and frame them. (chicagoans, wed. is dirt-cheap-digital-day at Helix!!)
3. work stuff: customer appreciation night, 2-day inventory, sundays open (all of this sucks but will take a lot of my time and energy)
4. source quote for statement from the book that MJJ suggested. can not find the author!
5. read Everyday Intro and 1 essay.
6. sew one animal that the boys designed; "Mr. Ravioli" (yes, the boys have designed these stuffed amoebas that jadyn named Mr. Raviolis!)
1. applied to Canadian show for print/2D-hanging work
2. wrote/edited new combo statement
3. have written every day
4. applied to SAIC job
5. contacted recruiter who formerly wanted to hire me, like 3 yrs ago!
6. sewed two costumes for halloween!!! fun!
7. sourced screen printers in Chicago; Windy City Screenprinters highly recommended
8. Bought fabric for a sewing project
For the next week/ two weeks:
1. apply to on-line teaching job
2. print work and frame them. (chicagoans, wed. is dirt-cheap-digital-day at Helix!!)
3. work stuff: customer appreciation night, 2-day inventory, sundays open (all of this sucks but will take a lot of my time and energy)
4. source quote for statement from the book that MJJ suggested. can not find the author!
5. read Everyday Intro and 1 essay.
6. sew one animal that the boys designed; "Mr. Ravioli" (yes, the boys have designed these stuffed amoebas that jadyn named Mr. Raviolis!)
Also Delinquent...
Motivation #2:
So, we have all been busy with jobs, getting jobs, looking for jobs, etc. Can we try to:
1. post specifics for the next week or two to attempt to accomplish.
2. comment on others' lists with suggestions/encouragement
3. keep your own progress and check back to the blog, updating as you can
Hope everyone is well. I know we are all busy, so this is not meant to cause stress. Just keep doing what you need to be creative. We are out here to help each other.
So, we have all been busy with jobs, getting jobs, looking for jobs, etc. Can we try to:
1. post specifics for the next week or two to attempt to accomplish.
2. comment on others' lists with suggestions/encouragement
3. keep your own progress and check back to the blog, updating as you can
Hope everyone is well. I know we are all busy, so this is not meant to cause stress. Just keep doing what you need to be creative. We are out here to help each other.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Update
Hey Folks,
Just wanted to provide you with an update on what I have been doing during the past 2-3 weeks:
GOAL ONE: Business Plan/Manifesto
-Developed Business Plan outline, highlighting key components for inclusion
-Have begun writing the executive summary of the Business Plan
-Conferred with personal contacts/network re: business plan development, marketing strategies, business development processes
-Interviewed with 3 potential clients: Midwest (MI, central IL)
-Researched/reached out to NY- and Boston-based organizations (letter writing, applications, etc.)
GOAL TWO: Spanish Language Proficiency
-DELINQUENT DEZ has established a new, bi-weekly schedule of Spanish-based work. Hopefully I stick with it this time (starting the week of November 2nd)
-Will review past text book-based exercises/syllabi, re-do the work, etc.
-Eventually will "graduate" to reading Spanish language children's books, then periodicals (ummmm, much, much later)
GOAL THREE: Book Development
-Have fleshed out concepts/ideas
-Researched some statistics directly related to book thesis
-Established preliminary book format, along with outline
-Created a writing schedule through November 30, '09
-Have begun writing the Introduction (ummm, a paragraph, but HEY, it's a gotdaaaam PARAGRAPH!)
ANY and ALL suggestions, recommendations, thoughts, expressions of sympathy, and donations (er, yeah, make checks out to Desmond Bailey, Jr., Memo Line: Help a Brotha Out Foundation)
Just wanted to provide you with an update on what I have been doing during the past 2-3 weeks:
GOAL ONE: Business Plan/Manifesto
-Developed Business Plan outline, highlighting key components for inclusion
-Have begun writing the executive summary of the Business Plan
-Conferred with personal contacts/network re: business plan development, marketing strategies, business development processes
-Interviewed with 3 potential clients: Midwest (MI, central IL)
-Researched/reached out to NY- and Boston-based organizations (letter writing, applications, etc.)
GOAL TWO: Spanish Language Proficiency
-DELINQUENT DEZ has established a new, bi-weekly schedule of Spanish-based work. Hopefully I stick with it this time (starting the week of November 2nd)
-Will review past text book-based exercises/syllabi, re-do the work, etc.
-Eventually will "graduate" to reading Spanish language children's books, then periodicals (ummmm, much, much later)
GOAL THREE: Book Development
-Have fleshed out concepts/ideas
-Researched some statistics directly related to book thesis
-Established preliminary book format, along with outline
-Created a writing schedule through November 30, '09
-Have begun writing the Introduction (ummm, a paragraph, but HEY, it's a gotdaaaam PARAGRAPH!)
ANY and ALL suggestions, recommendations, thoughts, expressions of sympathy, and donations (er, yeah, make checks out to Desmond Bailey, Jr., Memo Line: Help a Brotha Out Foundation)
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