sipping along.

this is my sip. senior integration project.

This installment in particular comes from a deep questioning of personal image and identity. While I was woven in my mother womb by God and essentially created by Him, I was also created in his image. Created in the image of a creator making me creative also. On the topic of personal image I have found that my faith pulls me towards being a “non thought out” or “undressed” version of myself, being true to the image and identity that God created for me.

On the other hand my involvement and love for the arts gives me a desire to create, or to “decorate” if you will. My Senior Integration Project struggles with the idea of to be “dressed” and “undressed” while dealing with the my love to dress. Body/mind/personality. What does our personal image say to others? What are we actively saying with our image? Is it good or bad to be aware of this? Is there such a thing as overly aware?What about creating is reflecting our creator and hat part is making something false because we don't just leave ourselves as is?

While working on this project I had a lot of time alone with my thoughts. I began to realize I don't care what this looks like. Its not important to me. The significance of my work is the message. I new my message six months ago, and I have been thinking of this project for a couple of years now. The process and execution have been unknown until I was knee deep in it. While working through the “how” I began to realize how important the “why” is to me.

My identity and my image are something I struggle through, not that I wonder who I am, rather that I wonder if its right. The message of this piece has to do with me working through that struggle of constructed versus raw self image and identity. The message of my life I simply want to be love. Love in all forms, from all places, to all things.

The process of both my work and my life are still to come.

As I work through my message, the “why”, I figure out the process, the “how”.

this is my SIP.

up at 3:34 AM.

why you ask?

my senior integration project.

this is me sewing at school in the middle of the night.

77 hours till this bad boy is due.

sew baby sew!

Wednesday the 14th is our

senior art show reception, its in the

2nd floor of the library from 7 till 9.

bilbrey prom 2010

was a success. like my communication

design professor says bad publicity

is good publicity. aka negative attention

draws interest. so despite

a "ban" of student, it was a great deal of fun.

queen> suzanne moore

king> dan webb

i want summer

now.

right now.

i need it to survive.

i continue on with the hope for sunny hot days, showing more skin, feeling it turn colors and absolutely no homework.

i need to ride with my windows down and my music up.

I want to come home to a house with all the windows open.

I want to grill out, drink cheap beer, and go out on the boat.

i want, i need summer.

now.

hire me!

So in my communication design class on top of learning flash to make our own websites we have been creating and refining our resumes! Its been really tedious but I love the out come.

be nice. okay.

Since my sister and I graduate on the same day we are having a graduation party 2 weeks later in our home town. We did a photo shoot yesterday for the invites. It was freezing and windy but these little beauties came from our pain.

spring break oh ten.

epic.

took off with no direction, had the time of my life, made amazing memories and was completely free for three lil oh days.

spring break=everything i ever wanted.