Dream Big

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

New Blog!

I have a new photography blog! It is still under construction but I thought I'd let you all check it out anyway!

http://bluelilyphotography.blogspot.com/

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Masks!

This semester I am in a mask making class. I'm having so much fun that I taught a friend how to make masks! But before you can make a mask you have to make a mold:

Start with a clean face and protective coverings for clothes/floor/hair/etc. Make sure you put vasaline on all hair that will touch the plaster strips.

Cover the face in plaster. Once that hardens, take off of face and fill with plaster. Let it dry. Then you can form your mask to custom fit your own face!

Here is the first mask that I finished! (It is a half mask if you can't tell.)

I bought the base for these masks. I think they turned out great! They look better in person.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Well, I did it! I passed the Praxis! About a month ago I took two content knowledge tests, one for theatre and one for earth science. I had to pass the tests in order to move forward with getting my teaching licence. I will be student teaching this fall. That means that in about 6 months we will be moving out of Rexburg to somewhere in Davis County, Utah! We will finish up this semester April 9th and then start our final semester here a week later. That semester will end July 23rd and we will be holding our "graduation" party. We won't really be graduated until December after my student teaching and Patrick's internship. We are almost done!

Our turtles are getting huge! They are about 5 inches in diameter and Lilo is almost old enough to start laying eggs...so...anyone know where to send baby turtles?...

I am learning so much this semester! I am in two theatre design classes and a mask making class so all of my artistic talent that I've never use before is being squeezed out of me! Ahh! It is super hard but I'm so proud of the progress I've already made. We just got a wireless printer with a scanner and copier ($32 at the bookstore! Cha-ching!) so once we set it up I am hoping to scan in my work so I can show those who read my blog.

Well, I think that is everything so far...what an exciting life we lead!