Entries Tagged as ‘learning’

May 5, 2007

Philanthropic Interests

 

There has always been a drive in me to help people
I guess I could tell you some of the first real efforts to help communities started in high school as I got myself involved in 2-week community volunteer programs. One of them was to live in a rural community and work in the fields, another [...]

April 24, 2007

Job hunting

It is the time of a new season and this meand I will be looking and applying for a job in the Houston area.
I would like it to be fufilling, rewarding and of course well paid.
My priorities are : art, design, culture, non-profit and the like……these can contribute to my life and I also have [...]

January 30, 2007

Only words today.

On Senior Seminar class I need to present a proposal on the work that will be displayed at the UTSA Gallery. But before that, there is the whole Student Show deal and I think I will be also sneaking-in the Spring Research deal along with it, so I don’t have to be thinking about all [...]

January 18, 2007

UNDERSTANDING, TIME MAG, ETC.

Taking this moment to understand and clear up mi mind. One of m my resolutions is to learn to care about myself first and then others.
We are all different, and I have been given the opportunity to accept other as they are, altough this may prove to be a very intersting task.
As I do this, [...]

November 28, 2006

Finals, sanity and energy.

My diet at this moment, consists on cafeteria food….yuck.
On the other hand, I’m getting a lot of stuff done.
Planning to take a nap after work and the continue with my printing.
This process of uf art unfolding is complicated. I need lots of caffeine and sanity talking and venting to get me through this weird period [...]

November 3, 2006

Immersing myself in culture

 

Followed the “American Dream” of my ancestors. They did too at some point.
We are all foreigners, the instance of having to belong to a certain country only provides a sense of psychological security, but I instead would like to declare myself to be “a citizen of the world”, and also identify with my country.
 
Mom was [...]

October 26, 2006

6:18 am

That’s the time in my computer’s clock.
Still gathering inspiration to continue my bookbinding.
 I ACCOMPLISHED A LOT YESTERDAY.
HERE’S A LIST OF ALL THE THINGS I DID:
1) streched canvas over my frame
2) Gessoed canvas twice and sanding in between
3) printed on canvas fabric once, talked to Vicky about it and deliberated what to do next.
4) Printed an [...]

August 25, 2006

Bookmaking and venting

It was amazing! I am so excited about it. I will be making books: binding them, folding them, printing, writing and all kinds of cool stuff in them, which is great ’cause I have been in a writing mode lately and yesterday I spent several hours just looking into local literary programs, particularly in poetry. 
So [...]

July 21, 2006

Burnt out

I want to sleep more….a lot more and plan less.
My productivity this week is horrible, but I think it has been because of gathering of thoughts and ideas.
And so this weekend, besides resting I will produce a lot more.

July 19, 2006

ACCELERATED MATURITY

 
Something has happened in my life that I believe will turn my life around and make me mature and put my life in order…….