-17-

This week in STAC was a mixed one. However, it ended well.

At the beginning of the week, it was a little tense from events that happened Friday, but I think that since the problem was addressed, that it'll get better. I was sick on tuesday, but I heard that there wasn't any talking in class. At all. That must have been an interesting day...
The shoshtatreetree is very unusual. I wasn't expecting that at all when I went in on Wednesday.

On thursday the shoshtagigi (is that the spelling?) celebration was really fun! I didn't expect that Megan was my secret santa (or should that be secret shoshta?) ! I had a lot of fun, and am glad that I didn't miss my first shoshtagigi celebration!
---
In other news, the Prisoner seems to be appearing in the most unexpected places...including my aunt's house!
I've always thought that the bicycle on the wall was interesting, but nothing that out of the ordinary. Today when I was over there for Christmas, I noticed, well I'll let you all see for yourselves....

Look familiar?

-16-

I really enjoyed the tripyesterday!
When I was little, I went to the Neue, but I was too young to go in. On Friday, I was curious again to what the upstairs would be like, and now I know.
I liked most of the art that I saw in both of the museums. I found myself spending more time at the more abstract pieces, than the more traditional art.

The show we went to, A Brief Encounter, had neat effects. I found it fascinating when an actor went behind the screen, then "appeared" on the screen. However, I didn't find the ending impressive. It felt like it was the intermission, that it left parts of the plot hanging. I read the program, and I think the ending was supposed to stop there, since the audience was supposed to understand that even though the doctor and the woman were separated, they were glad they had met each other for that short period of time. However, I didn't feel that way when it ended. It was more along the lines of "Oh what? It's the end?"
---
Today my dad and I went to the Moma since my dad had managed to get two free tickets! The matisse exhibit that was there when STAC visited wasn't there anymore, but another one (called On Line) was there instead. It looked interesting, so my dad and I took a look around.

The exhibit was all about lines and the different ways artist used them. I enjoyed looking at that exhibit. This one piece (which I forgot to write down who the artist was) reminded me a little of what we did in earlier in STAC. It showed a few pictures of a person (a dancer, I believe) and then the artist simplified the person's figure down to a few lines.

A funny thing was, that the art there was so abstract, that I saw an emergency exit sign and I was wondering if it was supposed to be part of the exhibit!

-15-

Copying other artist's styles is all right....isn't it?

The thought popped into my head because, I go on this site and draw things, and other artists do also ('s called an oekaki). So, there's a few artists that have styles that I really like, so sometimes when they draw a picture, I try drawing something of my own, but in their style, just for fun.
Well, today I did that, and the artist I copied asked me to stop, so that just got me wondering if copying other people was all right.

In the end, I suppose it is, but I just won't show those drawings publicly, since I don't want to make the artist that inspired me mad or anything...

-14-

Commercials...commercials. The past two weeks have been full of working on them.
During the process of making commercials, I gained more experience in working with people older than me, and with more experience. I also have learned that it's a pretty good idea to storyboard everything you're going to do.

STAC art, I was working on a holiday card....for my dentist. Yes, it seems strange, but I learned that during the holidays, if you design a card for her, she pays you! The sad thing is, I'm a little late on making the card, for she sent one out already....I guess there's always next year. I like how my card is coming out, regardless if I could have sent it out or not.

Also, I looked at a recent post on Julie's daily practice and I was reminded of this:

I found the rover at the Air and Space museum during thanksgiving!

I poked it and it didn't eat me!