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SPE 2017, Orlando

Society for Photographic Education Annual Conference Family Values Orlando, FL | March 9-12, 2017 This year I was the only person from JSU to attend the national conference. I was able to attend thanks to a $500 Travel Award from SPESC that helped cover my expenses. I drove down on Wednesday and stayed offsite at The Fountains. I attended some really excellent panels and met up with some friends, but this SPE conference felt off. I think the hotel location was bad -- there was nothing within walking distance, and attendance was definitely below average. Highlights Awarded a SPESC Travel [...]

By |2021-10-27T17:13:04-06:00March 12th, 2017|Categories: Conferences, Grad School|Tags: |0 Comments
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We won a Gold ADDY!

Stefanie, Laura, and I won a Gold ADDY for our Hatched logo design -- part of a group project we began last semester.  I'm not sure what ADDY stands for but it's an annual American Advertising Awards event that is put on all over the country. We entered the the local Birmingham ADDYs competition. Since we won gold our entry will also compete in the regional competition in Nashville. JSU students won four of the twelve student awards given this year. Blake Dodgen won a gold addy in the campaign category. Stefanie, Laura, and I won gold for logo design; [...]

By |2017-03-08T03:23:49-06:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Events, Exhibitions, Grad School|0 Comments
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Graphic Design II, GTA Journal

I'm working as a graduate teaching assistant this semester in ART 343 (Graphic Design II) with Christian Dunn. It's a Monday / Wednesday class but I'm only able to attend on Mondays due to a class conflict. I feel a bit out of the loop but I'm still glad to have this opportunity. Jan. 9th Syllabus Overview Project 1 assigned: Arbor Day Poster Jan. 16th MLK - No Class Jan. 23rd Final Arbor Day posters turned in Assignment 2: Country Stamps Jan. 30th I led our class critique. I wasn't as confident as I would of liked to of been, [...]

By |2017-03-08T03:02:57-06:00February 13th, 2017|Categories: Grad School|0 Comments
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History of the Printed Picture, Class Journal

ART 677: History of the Printed Picture with Dr. Karen Henricks | Spring 2016 This art history class was inspired by the MOMA exhibit and book titled The Printed Picture by Richard Benson. We're exploring the history of the printed picture beginning with woodblocks and moving up to current technology. I'm excited about taking a closer look at various printing technologies and learning how they each work. The Printed Picture (Exhibition Website) Jan. 11th Reviewed syllabus and class objectives Discussed possible research project forms Jan. 18th: History of Printmaking Reading Discussion Relief Printing Woodblocks Wood Engraving Intaglio Printing Engraving Etching Mezzotints Aquatinting [...]

By |2020-02-29T01:00:13-06:00February 2nd, 2017|Categories: Grad School|0 Comments
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Picturesque America

Picturesque America is a two-volume set of illustrated books filled with information and engravings of various American scenes. The books were published between 1872-74 by D. Appleton and Company of New York. The volumes contain a total of nine hundred wood engravings and fifty steel engravings based on paintings of nineteenth century American landscape painters. The engravings were made by John J. Harley, Joseph S. Harley, W. H. Morse, William James Palmer, Frederick William Quartley, James H. Richardson, and the collection was edited by poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. This set of books is important not just for it's [...]

By |2020-02-29T01:00:14-06:00January 20th, 2017|Categories: Grad School|0 Comments
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