My Sculpture

My sculpture is on a bench in Mirror Lake. I chose this location because there are many people that walk by it every day, but more than likely, few people will notice it. It is on the leg of the bench and has a penguin, along with a quote by William Durst, "Laughter is defiance. It's a snort in the face of fear and anxiety." I decided to add a penguin because if most people know me, they know that I have a stuffed penguin named Mumble from Happy Feet. I chose this quote for a couple of reasons. The first of which is that I truly believe that laughter can make all things better. The second being it fits rather well with a random penguin on a park bench. Personally, if I saw this, I know it would make me laugh. My sculpture is a simple, small painting on an already existing surface.

Me in 10 Objects

Softball Bat: When I was 11, I bought this bat and started smacking the crap out of the ball. Due to it's green color, it was nicknamed the green goblin. It's always been my go to slugger and has made me confident in my athletic abilities. (Green Goblin)

Swedish Poster: The poster says "Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours” This quote has truly inspired me to be a more patient and calm person. (Less is More)

Stuffed Pengiun: My friend gave me Mumble, my stuffed animal--named after the Happy Feet penguin--for my birthday one year. I'll admit, I still sleep with him every night. He reminds me of how I'm still a child at heart. (Childhood Memory)

Harry Potter Poster: I'll admit, I have a slight obsession with the series by JK Rowling. I have posters hanging in my room, I've read the books countless times. I'm still waiting for my Hogwarts acceptance letter :) (Harry Potter)

Glasses: I didn't start wearing glasses until my freshman year of college. I had a nice pair, but there really wasn't much pizzaz to them, so I finally got a new pair and they're absolutely perfect! (Trendy Nerd)

Cut up Shirt: I've always loved the laid back, beach-y look so my mom finally came up with a name for my style. (Beach Hobo)

Snowboarding picture: If I could do anything in the world every day for the rest of my life, it would definitely be snowboarding. After I graduate, I'm planning on taking a year off and becoming an instructor out in Colorado. (Life's Joys)

Picture of my brother and me: Alex, my little, well not so little brother, is honestly one of my best friends. We're totally crazy when we're together. I love him to death and I wouldn't trade him for anything (Sibling Love)

Awkie Middle School Photo: My best friend in the whole wide world and one of my really good friends and I all had our picture taken right before the 8th grade dance. Needless to say, middle school was not our finest moment. (Friends Forever)

Family Photo: Every year, without fail, my family goes to Brookfield Zoo and has a picture taken with Santa. I love this tradition and I love that we're all still willing to go. (Family Traditions)

The Story of Us

Ever since he broke up with me, it seems like Taylor Swift has written about my life. The Story of Us? Yeah, that's about me and Sean. Mean? Yup, he's that jerk she continues to refer to. This Summer, he shut me out of his life, even though he said that good ol' clichè "I want to be friends." How'd that work out? Not so well.

We met my Freshman year in our Residence Hall. We were on the activities board together, so one day he asked me to hang out. We instantly clicked and he became my best friend. I wasn't ready for a relationship right away, but 2 months later we were dating. We played frisbee and I even attempted to teach him how to do a handstand! (Lower right hand picture) Everything was going fantastically, until the Summer between my Freshman and Sophomore year. He was back home in California and I was in Illinois, needless to say, the distance just about did us in. He came and visited for my birthday and our 6 months anniversary (upper right hand picture) and things were awesome again. When he left, it became bad. However, when I went to visit him at the end of the Summer, everything was great once again. We drove all the way from his house in LA, to mine in Chicago. We saw amazing sites like the Grand Canyon (Lower left hand picture) and the Rockies. By the time we got back to school, we'd stopped fighting and went to all of the football games together (upper right hand picture). Long story short, at the end of this past school year, he broke up with me pretty much out of the blue. I went home for my internship and he stopped talking to me. We had a huge fight about seeing people after our relationship and he became furious with me. I wrote him a snail mail letter and he didn't even respond. In fact, when he saw me for the first time this year he barely acknowledged my presence. This past week, he started dating this other girl, who we both ironically had thought was, for lack of a better term, a "not so nice" person (center picture).

Needless to say, everything on campus reminds me of him. He came into my life so early in my college career, there's almost nothing that we haven't done together at Ohio State. To make this a full circle, when I walk to class, I almost satirically think about him. He was actually the one that suggested I take this class because he'd really enjoyed it. Funny how things work out!

The Wex at its Best

I visited the Wex this week and saw this really awesome piece called Peonies, by Diana Thater. It's basically this wall of 9 TVs that shows a video of peonies blossoming. It was a very interesting take on nature, as one would assume that it's solely a clip of beautiful flowers. However, it is clear that the artist is trying to convey to her audience that nature is ever changing and impossible to truly capture in one second. I especially liked the fact that there were 9 monitors, as if almost symbolizing that each screen were a representation of the differences in nature