When I was little I remember my grandmother would always make me things for the holidays. One Christmas she sewed me a new bedroom set and curtains for my room. For my first birthday, she made me a grey teddy bear. When I was little I loved that teddy bear and I carried it everywhere I went. My grandmother would make clothes and stuffed animals for all of the grandchildren. She also was an amazing painter. She taught herself how to paint. She loved to paint and would make the most beautiful paintings. When I was younger I would tell her I wanted to paint like her one day. My grandmother loved art she liked to draw and paint. She loved to make clothes and toys. When my grandmother was growing up she was taught to make clothes. She was born into a family with eleven children, and she grew up during the great depression. My grandmother always made everything herself even when she didn’t have too. My dad and his four sisters always appreciated that my grandma would make all their clothes for them. She made everything out of love, and everything she made was perfect in every way. When my grandmother passed away I took a lot of her painting. I had some of them framed, and they are hanging in our house in Chattanooga Tennessee and also our house in Marquette Michigan. I hope that her artwork stays in the family and will be passed down from generation to generation.
Studying
Everyone has there own way to do his or her homework. I’m sadly a procrastinator when it comes to homework. I also like to work on art homework at night I feel more inspired at night. I feel like my studying habits have changed since the first year I started college. I rarely procrastinated and I used to do homework during the day with zero background noises. Now I need background noise to do any kind of homework. I like to listen to music and have a TV show playing in the background. I like watching “The Golden Girls” TV show because the show is about three older ladies that stay up late eating and talking. It’s like they are staying up with me while I pull an all-nighter for a class assignment. I enjoy also listening to rock music while I study. My favorite band to listen to is “The Beatles”. I also need all my lights on in my room to do homework. Caffeine and coffee are also very important to have during an all-nighter working on art homework. Homework and studying in college is very important. It’s good to find ways that makes studying easier so you can get all your homework done. It’s hard to do your best work if you don’t have the motivation and inspiration to do so. I have studying habits so I can do my best work. I’m trying my hardest to do my art homework on time and give it my all.
21c Museum
1. Briefly describe the content of the lecture/exhibition and what was being communicated:
The Exhibition was inside a hotel downtown Cincinnati. The hotel has two floors of different artists artwork. There were all types of art like photography, paintings, and sculptures.
2. Describe what inspired you about the lecture/exhibition including how it will affect your work as an artist:
My favorite artwork I saw was by Anthony Goicolea called “Bed Ridden” It's of a young man that looks ill from sickness or a night of too much fun. The hash marks represent pain or pleasure. Then he is surrounded by figures of himself that are morphing and melting together. In my graphic design artwork, I want to bring mystery and fantasy into my work. I want my viewers to question the meaning of my artwork.
3. Describe the weaknesses of the lecture/exhibition and how it could be improved or executed differently:
Everyone was really nice the artwork was unique and beautiful. The painting I liked was very well done. There was nothing I didn’t like at 21c Museum I was very impressed by everything.
4. Describe your personal feelings when listening to the lecture and/or viewing the exhibition:
I had a lot of fun going to the expedition downtown the artwork sometimes questioned social expectations. Some of the art was made out of ordinary things like one piece was made out of stickers. I was very impressed and I would like to go back and see it again.
Why I Want To Be A Designer
Ever since I was a little girl I loved art like drawing and painting. I was an only child growing up and art was a way for me to express myself. When I was in high school I tried to take every art class I could. My junior year of high school I was taking a graphic design class, and I really enjoyed it. When I started Northern Kentucky University I started to realize that I wanted to major in visual communications.
Last semester I was attending University of Tennessee Chattanooga. I took a graphic design class while I was there. The last project we had in that class made me realize what kind of designer I wanted to be. For are assignment we had to create an image that we thought addressed an important issue in today's society. We were only allowed to use three colors for are artwork. Then we had to make stencils of are artwork, and spray paint are designs on illustration board. I wanted my artwork to talk about women’s rights. I decided to create an image in illustrator of the statue of liberty with a black bar across her face, and her holding a sign. During a critique everyone understood the message I was trying to convey. I realized then what kind of designer I want to be. I hope my artwork will question important issuing going on in the world, and help inspire people to make a change.
Burning House
Name: Sara Rietman
Location: Highland Heights, Kentucky
Occupation: Visual Communication Student
Website:
sararosedesign.org
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Laptop
Canon Bag
Stuffed Animal
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Purse
Makeup
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My Little Sunshine
Fitbit
iPhone
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Interview with Maggie
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1.) What do you do to procrastinate?
I like to snapchat, eat food, watch tv, and mostly anything but homework.
2.) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I would one day like to go to Alaska.
3.) What is your favorite social media platform? Why?
I enjoy Instagram more, because I like to look at pictures more than Facebook posts.
4.) What TV shows are watching right now?
My favorite show right now is "How To Get Away With Murder".
5.) What is your favorite music to listen to while making work?
While doing homework I like to listen to alternative rock music.
6.) Where are you from? What got you here at NKU?
I am from Northern Kentucky, and I am attending Northern Kentucky University because it's close to home.
7.) What is the most important thing to remember about being an artist?
Not everyone will like your art work. Never let that bother you.
Me At Work!
This is a video of me working on my graphic design work. I used Illustrator and photoshop to create my images.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was a famous pop artist that created paintings, sculptures, and photography. Warhol is most recognized for his paintings focusing on commercial goods. For example, his painting of the Campbell’s soup can is one of my favorites. He also painted iconic celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and more. His paintings were very bright and colorful. Eventually Andy Warhol opened up his own art studio called “The Factory” were he created some of his most famous work. I have been inspired by Warhol’s paintings. As a graphic designer I have incorporated some of his techniques into my own artwork. When I was a student at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga I was given an assignment for one of my graphic design class. I was given two words dance and narcissism. My assignment was to create one image that combined both words. I wanted my artwork to be bright and colorful like Andy Warhol’s paintings. My idea for the piece was to have Donald Trump represent narcissism and to have dancers and celebrities to be “Trumped Up”. In my artwork I have Marilyn Monroe, and Aubrey Hepburn on the left. In the middle of my artwork is an outline of Donald Trump, and on the right are two ballerinas. All of the figures are black and white except for the faces. Donald Trump is known for is orange fake tans so I put orange dots on top of their faces. I also placed cut out images of Donald Trumps eyes, mouth, and hands as my way of trumping up my image. I had a difficult time coming up with an idea for my project, but what helped me was the inspiration I got from looking at Andy Warhol’s designs.
My name is Sara Rietman I just created this blog. I have never had a blog before so we will see how this goes.