The Feel Good Revolution

I miss summer dearly and my friends from back home. Ev made this of "the five best people in the entire world." :)

I listened to the song, "The 'Feel Good' Revolution" today. A few lyrics made me miss summer, these people, and home a lot more...

"Step out on a moonlit roof

The radio leads a feel good revolution

cigarettes and my closest friends

I tell myself that I have to remember this

I have to remember this."

Love you guys. See you soon

The Front Porch

The interest in private versus public space is what pushed this series beginnings. In questioning if there was an in-between of those two spaces, i discovered that the front porch works as it. The front porch is the end of a public space and the beginning of a private one, that being of course somebody's home. This photographic series explores the front porch in a sterile, analytical manner, allowing the viewer to focus on the differences between each space. Within these differences sits several things; the spaces are either open or slightly hidden, empty or covered in belongings, and within these visuals, one can also connect the economy, in a sense, to these porches. Some are dilapidated, while others are pristine, some haven't been touched in months, except by the view interested in buying it. These differences are vast in their range and allow one to engage for a long time, experiencing each of these spaces, safely, without hesitation, and without the fear that judgement can bring harm in some manner.

All images ©Keely Weiland

This is work from my Professional Practices class this semester. The artist statement above is accompanying my work on in class. To view more of my work, and my classmates, visit the blog through this post title. :)

It's been too long

Hello all.

It's been too long.

I am currently sitting in bed, sick....again. This has been happening too often and I will be seeking medical help when finished with this post and when this repeat episode of SNL is over.

Rob Lowe is hosting. :)

Haha. That aside.

I plan to be posting more of my own work on here, like what I am posting to my class' blog for Professional Practices.

CHECK IT OUT!

http://miad-fa382.blogspot.com/

AND click on the title of this post for a song by Cloud Cult.

Day 2 and 3

Day 2:

The Uffizi--amazing. Seeing the paintings I've been learning about for years close up was a bit surreal. Here's some of what I saw.

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus

Rembrandt. Self Portrait

Da Vinci

Day 3:

Today we went to view the real statue of David, done by Michelangelo. It is extremely difficult to describe the size of this piece. It's 17 feet tall, but that didn't mean anything to me until I saw it. Unfortunately no pictures of that. We also took a walk to the highest point of Florence. Tired today.

Day 1: Arrival in Florence

Yesterday was my first day. The airports were frustrating and I was tired. That aside, this is what I saw on my first day in Italy.

Yum.

Carousel. We ate dinner at a restaurant right by it. I had gnocci. :) mmmm

View of the Duomo from my window.

Florence

Hello all. I'm currently residing in a large apartment with 14 other MIAD students in Florence Italy. Today was the first day of a four week study abroad program.

Today is surreal. I do not feel as if I am truly here yet. We walked around and ate dinner. The city is beautiful and there is a lot to see. The night ended with a small cone filled with chocolate chip gelato. Now, back in the apartment I am going to sleep and try and adjust to this time zone.

See you later. :)

It's been a while......

I haven't posted in.....ooooh......about 2 months. School has been busy and it is finally winding down. I have 4 days left of the first half of my college career. :)

On friday I begin moving into our new apartment. It is 3 floors above the one we are currently in, so moving should be reasonably simple.

These photos are from my printing processes final. The project name was "future." That is all the teacher gave us to work with. So, I decided to make people look robotic by printing on metal, but with the time constraint we had I instead bought clear vinyl sticky paper (like what bumper stickers are made of) and mounted them on the metal.

Click on the post title for the song of the day. :)