Finals week

Things have been mighty crazy around these parts for finals week and the end of semester show. Last week I had my final critiques with the whole department and I think they went well I'm just at the end of my rope this semester so it was hard to stay focused. Then on Friday everyone was setting up for the end of semester show which is kind of a big deal around these parts. We get quite a turn out of people who are interested in investing in students art and people who just love seeing the new eyes of the new artists. I really enjoy the end of semester show a lot. I submitted 2 pieces in the show and both got in. It was part of my latest series which I will explain a little later in this fun filled blog. Rob (my lovely husband) got 9 pieces in the show and 4 of them sold! How wonderful! He is so very very talented and I get excited for him when he does well with what he is doing (which is often because he works so hard on everything he does). Rob and I also submitted some of our work into a gallery space and had our first showing in Kansas City's first friday :) (if you're in the KC area our work is being displayed at Hadens lofts and the lofts are for rent and amazing in every way). This was quite exciting because I feel like things are starting to work out with our artwork and it's good to get our names out there.

 Ok on to what I've been working on for the past few months. My series started out as documenting the passage of time in a certain place in my life that I spend time in. I would take photographs randomly throughout the day by remotely controlling my camera. I would then layer these photographs on top of one another to create movement and action. I didn't really like how they were turning out. They just weren't really conveying anything that I was going through at the time or anything that I wanted to translate to the audience.
 So then I just started taking photographs of everything and everywhere I was to maybe figure out a better way to portray the passage of time in my life and maybe get some of my frustrations to come through. Thus started the beginning of a series I really am starting to like and know that I can expand on. I started taking photographs of all around me and joining them together to create an exploration of the spaces I find myself in and reconstructing it the way I feel is beautiful and cohesive.

I feel that this series just starting off for me. It's helping me to work through the idea of routine in my life and whether or not it's a good thing. These photographs are taken of places I find myself in all the time in this routine I've created for myself and once I take the photos I start to reconstruct them in a way that isn't conducive to the routine of which I see them. So this is quite an interesting progression for me. I've never progressed in a forward motion before especially in a way I enjoy. So hopefully this will continue and I'll share my discoveries with all of you :)

I have some photos of our end of semester show as well but they are at my home computer (I'm at school now) so I will update that soon.

Thank you very much for continuing to read my blog I really appreciate it :) Also I would love to hear what you think about my new series. I'm titling all the photographs individually with the 2 intersecting streets where they are located. Any feed back is good feed back :)

Also, Rob has a ton of pottery and if there is anyone in the KC area that wants some very reasonably priced pottery just leave a comment and let us know, if not it's all going into storage.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

<3 Ashley