So I moved into my house and almost have all my classes worked out.
I still need to bring the bookshelf i have at my house and put it in my room but its too tall to put under my mantle so im gonna have to cut off the top shelf. I made some shelves for the bathroom and tried to make shelves for the closet but they didnt work out too well. Last weekend I brought Donatello my baby turtle to my house but I feel like he's miserable cause his tank is way too small for him. (pictures to come soon)
I have been feeling a lil homesick. which is weird because I was never homesick when I came to school the past 3 years. usually I'm relieved. lol
I have been running 1-2 miles everyday for a week now. except on Monday. I felt sick so i didnt run. and I started doing abs last night
The classes I'm taking are Junior Industrial Design Studio, Advanced Digital Modeling, 3D Game Design, Educational Psych and Intro to Biology.
Biology is boring. of course my design classes are good. though the two computer classes are hard to pay attention in cause i have to sit in a dark warm room for over an hour at a time. Educational Psych is interesting. I like reading the book for the class but the online vista homework system is really confusing.
Then in studio we just started our first project. we have to choose between designing a product for cramped living, bicycle commuters, or a small emergency device. I will probably do cramped living or the emergency device.
Olympics were great. I really love the Olympics. I'm pretty sure I'm going to do a paining of Usain Bolt's "bolt pose" cause when I watched him and how he expressed himself on the track I felt like I was whitnessing history... it was a special moment for me. and id love to have a poster of him in my room. I wish there was a female athlete like him...
I'm really not feeling this blogging thing. soo if you reading this let me know.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
a few days at R&R
welcome to R&R Customs!
this is the main wall of the store with all the sample shirts.
this is my airbrush station in the back of the store
This is what a typical few days at R&R is like for me and some examples of the stuff I paint.
cartoons are some of the easier things i do at the store. takes me about 30 mins
Atlas passed away last week. I painted 3 portraits for his friends. These are two of them. each one takes between 1-3 hours.
Drum stick bag for a young boy
its plies baby!
Trucker hat
Greek stuff! takes about 30 mins
A family came in and wanted me to personalize their sons first guitar. It took me longer than I wanted but it came out nice. I was happy with it.
Thats all for now!
this is the main wall of the store with all the sample shirts.
this is my airbrush station in the back of the store
This is what a typical few days at R&R is like for me and some examples of the stuff I paint.
cartoons are some of the easier things i do at the store. takes me about 30 mins
Atlas passed away last week. I painted 3 portraits for his friends. These are two of them. each one takes between 1-3 hours.
Drum stick bag for a young boy
its plies baby!
Trucker hat
Greek stuff! takes about 30 mins
A family came in and wanted me to personalize their sons first guitar. It took me longer than I wanted but it came out nice. I was happy with it.
Thats all for now!
Friday, August 15, 2008
ready for school
I am ready for school. I know it sounds crazy. but its true. school starts in 4 days and some how i feel like i am back in my workaholic mode. I'm ready to make moves! hopefully this energy will last the whole semester... if its any indication, this summer ive been on and off... so i donno...well see...but i guess you cant always be at your A game all the time anyways right.
I am still kinda nervous about my new housing situation. I was laying in bed last night and realized that I have never had a bedroom on the ground floor. and on top of that my bed is gonna be near two windows facing the road. soo thats kinda scary. and then i was like, ground floor probably means more bugs and stuff too... i'm scared about being safe too... cause there aint no campus police around my house! my bro said that the area right around universities get neglected by cops sometimes bc its like on the edge of two jurisdictions. ugh..
I am still kinda nervous about my new housing situation. I was laying in bed last night and realized that I have never had a bedroom on the ground floor. and on top of that my bed is gonna be near two windows facing the road. soo thats kinda scary. and then i was like, ground floor probably means more bugs and stuff too... i'm scared about being safe too... cause there aint no campus police around my house! my bro said that the area right around universities get neglected by cops sometimes bc its like on the edge of two jurisdictions. ugh..
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Art In The City and Art Life Style Shows
sorry this is kinda late to talk about it but better late then never right...
so this summer I have met new people in the local art world, two of which are Derick Benetez Bryant and Ayinde Kwaku Purell. (http://benetez3.com and http://ayinde.artistportfolio.net respectively)
Benetez invited me to display my work with him at the Art In The City show at the Metro Cafe July 12th 2008. along with me and Benetez was the music inspired artist Jeffery McCauley of the DC area. Each of us painted a model/waitress/bartender.
^setting up for the show
^2 of the body art models who loved my flamenco painting. especially Liz (left) whom I painted and is a dancer herself.
2 weeks later Ayinde invited me to be a part of his Art Life Style Tour at the 202 Lounge July 25th 2008. two other artists were featured in the show and Ayinde also painted 2 models with body art.
^Imhotep Hester (Bull City Clothing) and I (Photos by Peter Brooks)
^Ayinde and I poseing for a The Real NC (Photos by Peter Brooks)
so this summer I have met new people in the local art world, two of which are Derick Benetez Bryant and Ayinde Kwaku Purell. (http://benetez3.com and http://ayinde.artistportfolio.net respectively)
Benetez invited me to display my work with him at the Art In The City show at the Metro Cafe July 12th 2008. along with me and Benetez was the music inspired artist Jeffery McCauley of the DC area. Each of us painted a model/waitress/bartender.
^setting up for the show
^2 of the body art models who loved my flamenco painting. especially Liz (left) whom I painted and is a dancer herself.
2 weeks later Ayinde invited me to be a part of his Art Life Style Tour at the 202 Lounge July 25th 2008. two other artists were featured in the show and Ayinde also painted 2 models with body art.
^Imhotep Hester (Bull City Clothing) and I (Photos by Peter Brooks)
^Ayinde and I poseing for a The Real NC (Photos by Peter Brooks)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
new hair do and painting progress
um ok so i cut my hair a few days ago. i kinda like it. but it gets poofy and looks HORRIBLE sometimes. so i have to put it in a pony tail but then the sides dont reach so they hang down. if u see me in person thats how youll most likley see me. but it does feel reallllllllly good to have less hair. i think ill grow it out jus a lil more but keep it buzzed short in the back. anyways heres pictures.
oh ya and Toni told me shes gonna have a baby BOY. so Kylan is gonna have a lil brother.
I moved a lot of my stuff to raleigh this morn. and worked on my painting tonight. heres a picture of what it looks like right now. the stuff at the top is masking film that i folded back to show the painting.
I'm pretty excited about this painting. I went through a phase when i was in doubt about how successful this project will be (and I still have doubt about it being as moving as my ghana window kids painting) but when i look at the progress ive made so far it makes me pretty darn happy inside. its weird how i look at the painting and i have a hard time comprehending that i painted it. I'm constantly surprising myself (uh oh, might be a self esteem problem somewhere in there...) I still have a LONG way to go to being a great artist though. I know my work is good but honestly I think I'm just lucky. I havent really worked very hard at trying to get better and learning new techniques like i should. but thats what schools for!!!
Song I been groovin to a lot: Jill Scott - The Fact Is (I need you)
oh ya and Toni told me shes gonna have a baby BOY. so Kylan is gonna have a lil brother.
I moved a lot of my stuff to raleigh this morn. and worked on my painting tonight. heres a picture of what it looks like right now. the stuff at the top is masking film that i folded back to show the painting.
I'm pretty excited about this painting. I went through a phase when i was in doubt about how successful this project will be (and I still have doubt about it being as moving as my ghana window kids painting) but when i look at the progress ive made so far it makes me pretty darn happy inside. its weird how i look at the painting and i have a hard time comprehending that i painted it. I'm constantly surprising myself (uh oh, might be a self esteem problem somewhere in there...) I still have a LONG way to go to being a great artist though. I know my work is good but honestly I think I'm just lucky. I havent really worked very hard at trying to get better and learning new techniques like i should. but thats what schools for!!!Song I been groovin to a lot: Jill Scott - The Fact Is (I need you)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Bronze Sculptor Walter Horak
Check this dude out. I absolutly love his work. You can see it in the Bill Hester Art Gallery on Franklin St in Chapel Hill.
Walter Horak
Walter Horak
Sunday, July 27, 2008
enfermo
i been sick the past 2 days. it sucked. im still kinda sick. i think im gonna go to sleep early tonight and hope i feel better in the morning...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
ups and downs
yesterday I finally committed to living in the house a few blocks from campus. So I feel relieved at that cause trying to pick housing for next year was def stressing me out pretty hard. but now i got to deal with trying to find furniture for my room.
The past few days I have been trying to force myself to be creative and pop some nice art out of thin air for the show Friday. someday I hope that I'll realize this approach to creating never works but today was not that day. I ended up wasting a lot of time and energy with barley nothing to show for it all at the end of the day. I felt like I was going in circles. It was quite frustrating... but this is the story of my life.
Gym Class Heroes - '85
"one move to the next, clocks switch when you least expect and make the simplest ish complex"
I started to get some creative juices flowing as my need to release my frustration manifested itself into images. unfortunatly at that point i was pretty tired and had lost my focus for the night... so ill save it for tomorrow...perhaps for the live painting...
Conclusion: I worried way too much about getting ready for this lil art show tomorrow. and in the process wasted my time and energy which I could have better spent making money or working on my DR painting.
The past few days I have been trying to force myself to be creative and pop some nice art out of thin air for the show Friday. someday I hope that I'll realize this approach to creating never works but today was not that day. I ended up wasting a lot of time and energy with barley nothing to show for it all at the end of the day. I felt like I was going in circles. It was quite frustrating... but this is the story of my life.
Gym Class Heroes - '85
"one move to the next, clocks switch when you least expect and make the simplest ish complex"
I started to get some creative juices flowing as my need to release my frustration manifested itself into images. unfortunatly at that point i was pretty tired and had lost my focus for the night... so ill save it for tomorrow...perhaps for the live painting...
Conclusion: I worried way too much about getting ready for this lil art show tomorrow. and in the process wasted my time and energy which I could have better spent making money or working on my DR painting.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Today
Today i woke up at 8:30am and went to Raleigh to look at some apartments for next year. I think I've decided that I want to stay in this house with some grad students tho. I'm excited and nervous bout that but I think it will be good for me to take a risk.
Then I went to work at R&R Customs in North Gate mall. usually Tuesdays are pretty slow just like Mondays but so far it seems like this week is gonna be pretty busy. I finished my red black and white Nike dunks today (pictures will be put up soon). I'm still struggling with coming up with a design for my Filas that I want to show at the Art Life Style Tour this Friday at the 202 Lounge in Durham! (please come, advance tickets online www.artlifestyletour.info) I am also trying to come up with a design for a white or black dress that i bought a while ago but I donno what ima do wit those yet. I just want to have new stuff for ppl to see Friday.
Yesterday I left work early and worked out at the track until sundown. I was so proud of myself!! I worked myself hard and it felt good to be getting back in shape again. I have been working out once or twice a week at BEST all summer. Which is pretty sad :-( this summer is the longest amount of time I have gone without working out or training regularly, since I got serious about sports my sophomore year in high school. so this has been kinda scary for me but I think I'll be ok. lol.
Hmmm so what else is new... oh ya so I'm thinking about being a professional painter when i graduate cause I love doing Industrial Design but I'm not confident in my skills and I dont think I will get a job. Also, I think I have potential in doing gallery art and it will allow me to be more creative and express myself freely through my art, whereas with industrial design I cant really express my emotions through my products. So ya thats kinda big... I am still thinking about doing Teach for America for two years after I graduate too. which would fit better with my painting career better than it would fit with industrial design...
ok well thats enough for now... tootles!
Then I went to work at R&R Customs in North Gate mall. usually Tuesdays are pretty slow just like Mondays but so far it seems like this week is gonna be pretty busy. I finished my red black and white Nike dunks today (pictures will be put up soon). I'm still struggling with coming up with a design for my Filas that I want to show at the Art Life Style Tour this Friday at the 202 Lounge in Durham! (please come, advance tickets online www.artlifestyletour.info) I am also trying to come up with a design for a white or black dress that i bought a while ago but I donno what ima do wit those yet. I just want to have new stuff for ppl to see Friday.
Yesterday I left work early and worked out at the track until sundown. I was so proud of myself!! I worked myself hard and it felt good to be getting back in shape again. I have been working out once or twice a week at BEST all summer. Which is pretty sad :-( this summer is the longest amount of time I have gone without working out or training regularly, since I got serious about sports my sophomore year in high school. so this has been kinda scary for me but I think I'll be ok. lol.
Hmmm so what else is new... oh ya so I'm thinking about being a professional painter when i graduate cause I love doing Industrial Design but I'm not confident in my skills and I dont think I will get a job. Also, I think I have potential in doing gallery art and it will allow me to be more creative and express myself freely through my art, whereas with industrial design I cant really express my emotions through my products. So ya thats kinda big... I am still thinking about doing Teach for America for two years after I graduate too. which would fit better with my painting career better than it would fit with industrial design...
ok well thats enough for now... tootles!
My First Blog!
ok hey!
this is Julie. This is my first and only blog. I've never been the blogging type (reading or writing blogs). but ever since Facebook added the status feature, I found myself wanting to update my status whenever something slightly exciting happened in my life and there was no one around to tell. but instead i decided to use my status to let ppl know about upcoming events and ect...
anyways... so this is whats going on in the life of Ms. Pitts...
this is Julie. This is my first and only blog. I've never been the blogging type (reading or writing blogs). but ever since Facebook added the status feature, I found myself wanting to update my status whenever something slightly exciting happened in my life and there was no one around to tell. but instead i decided to use my status to let ppl know about upcoming events and ect...
anyways... so this is whats going on in the life of Ms. Pitts...
Saturday, March 15, 2008
La Republica Dominicana! [post underconstruction]
I have been to the Dominican Republic (DR) twice for spring break. NCSU has a program called Alternative Service Break (ASB) which works with other organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and in my case, Orphanage Outreach to send groups of students to new places, serve the local communities, and learn about new cultures.
Woops! I havnt finished this post yet. come back another day!
I have a few photo albums on my facebook profile
ASB DR '07 Part III: Random Dominicans
ASB DR '07: Scenary
If these links dont work just find and add me on Facebook and go through my old photo albums.
Woops! I havnt finished this post yet. come back another day!
I have a few photo albums on my facebook profile
La Rep. Dom. Spring Break '08 Part IV
La Rep. Dom. Spring Break '08 Part IIILa Rep. Dom. Spring Break '08 Part II
La Rep. Dom. Spring Break '08
ASB DR '07 Part III: Random Dominicans
ASB DR '07: Scenary
If these links dont work just find and add me on Facebook and go through my old photo albums.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Ghana [underconstruction]
I went to Ghana for a month to study art and technique. If I had to describe my experience in one word I was say it was CRAZY. I saw things that touched my heart, made me cry, and things that taught me more about who I am and gave me better appreciation for the things I have.
These are the places I went over the course of 30 days:
Woops! This blog isn't done yet... I just got my sketch book back and I'm in the process of compiling a complete post. Come back another day por favor!
While you wait, here are some links to my photo albums from the trip:
Ghana Pictures
Ghana Kids
Elephantes!
Elmina Castle
These are the places I went over the course of 30 days:
Woops! This blog isn't done yet... I just got my sketch book back and I'm in the process of compiling a complete post. Come back another day por favor!
While you wait, here are some links to my photo albums from the trip:
Ghana Pictures
Ghana Kids
Elephantes!
Elmina Castle
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