Today was the second day of class... meaning the first day of class... since the actual first day is usually filled with syllabi upon syllabi and fun getting to know your classmates exercises.. this was the second day of class in which we worked efficiently to learn the acquired skills in order to make COOL things!! Of course.. I'm talking about none other than my Intro to Wood class... which I am absolutely LOVING! ..So in the life of me this semester I am faced with a very important decision. This being whether I should have my Studio Art BA be accompanied by a photography emphasis or a wood emphasis. The more I take wood shop classes, the more I fall in love with the medium. Clearly photography is also a medium I GREATLY enjoy, but I feel I am far more interested in commercial photography rather than fine art.. also... you know how school can sometimes..usually..suck the love and passion you can have about something completely out of your entire being..makes you feel as though you must beat it to a miserable pulp before you could possibly have a fully equipped and well rounded knowledge of what you once thought you were so passionate about. I have only now began to continue my practice in photography because it has been a full year now since I have taken a photo class and I can again love and appreciate the art for what it is rather than the beating to a pulp nonsense. Now I have a new love and his name is woodcraft... but I have reservations about soul beatings and life's meaning and my consistent unexplainable need to change my major... five times thus far. Though it wouldn't change the amount of time between today and graduation day, it will just influence my happiness until that day.. and supposedly life after graduation.
ANYWAY, today was great and I loved class.. here are some photos from the logs I used in last semester's class. They are from a tree in the backyard of the home where I grew up. My dad cut half of it down allowing me to use them. When I cut into them, the incredible fragrance that emitted was so beautiful that my teacher recognized the wood as Juniper Heartwood. Not only was the scent unbelievable, but the grain graphic was ravishing and to my surprise, purple! It is not too evident in the photos, since I was unable to take pictures until the wood had already oxidized, meaning it turned from purple to maroon to red..
ANYWHO.. enjoy the photos :D
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