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          Tomorrow will be the start of the second semester, and my last semester of high school. I'm taking one full-year class, so tomorrow I will start four new ones. The first semester has gone by so fast; it seems like just yesterday I came into the Central Office to begin my internship, or the first day of drawing where we were told to draw like children. It is strange to think that there will be no more scheduling, choosing what classes to take next year, trying to get gym with your friends or fitting in that class you never got around to taking. It is exciting, however, that next year instead of taking the bus to school, you will be walking, driving, or taking a shuttle around your campus, meeting new people, and taking classes you may never even have heard of.
Posted by Crystal.Tarris  On Jan 23, 2012 at 9:36 AM 1 Comment
  
            This weekend I made the one hour, twenty minute trip to Albany, New York for my portfolio review at my first-choice college. I had eighteen pieces- ten drawings and eight photographs. Shortly after arriving at the college I was called into my appointment; I brought in my big folder of artwork and began. I talked about each piece, when I did it and what I used, among other things. The woman who was doing the review asked me about what I thought was good in each piece and what I would change, etc. It lasted about half an hour, and when we got through everything she told me that I was accepted to the art program! It was such a relief to finally have my review. Now I can definitely look forward to going there in the fall.
Posted by Crystal.Tarris  On Jan 18, 2012 at 10:37 AM 2 Comments
  
Lately I have been working to get my portfolio ready to submit to the colleges I am applying to. Most art majors call for a portfolio review in order to be accepted into a college’s art program, so this is something requires a lot of hard work. It isn’t only art majors that need a portfolio. Majors like professional writing, game design, architecture, and digital film making all very likely require a portfolio. Colleges usually want anywhere from five to twenty pieces of original work, depending on the school and the major. My portfolio consists of about eight or nine drawings from direct observation (some of which took over nine hours done over several days), and seven photographs that I've taken. All I need to do now is digitally send my artwork to two colleges and visit one for a face to face review.
Posted by Crystal.Tarris  On Jan 05, 2012 at 9:36 AM