Christmas Ornaments

/Inspirational Art/
Christmas has a very artistic touch to it. People buy, make and break ornaments. They come in a million different shapes, sizes and colors. Besides just ornaments christmas trees have become more than just a green tree with every color ornament you own. People (Artistic people?) have started going out and instead of the green tree, purchase a colored tree, such as white, purple, blue. Then purchase color ornaments to correspond with their colored tree. Personally I still like the old fashioned green tree with colored ornaments and colorful lights but people are changing as are the times. A few photos to prove my discovery!! :O

Nail Art

/Inspirational Art/

A lot of people have positive and negative opinions about nail art; in Japan especially, people have a lot of fun with it (Some Americans may say they got too carried away) but everyone likes different things, and this IS different. I like how they're are always cute and Bold. They do things their own way, below I'm going to show you a few pictures of their nail art. You may think tacky, or inspirational. Your opinion. :)

Jewelry Making

/Inspirational Art/

Jewelry is a beautiful thing, some made plain some extravagant. Jewelry is something that helps grab people's attention. Jewelry is amazing how its so carefully crafted. I don't personally wear jewelry that much but I still find it enchanting. Below are just a few pictures of some jewelry I find special and unique in its own way. Maybe you will too. :)

Video Games = Art

Video games are art. It takes a lot of creativity to put them together. I admire how much teamwork and how much planning goes into this. I also find it amazing as to how realistic games are becoming. Graphics are becoming closer and closer to the real thing. I always seem to find inspiration from watching people play video games or playing them myself. My favorite parts have always and will always be just the scenes within video games; it's like a movie. : )

Below are a few picture of some video games I love and find inspiration in. 

Blacksmithing

This week in class we've started to learn blacksmithing; I wanted to share with you a few pictures and a site I came across to help inspire me with my project. Maybe some of these will give you all some ideas.

http://www.billdawsonmetalsmith.com/metal2.html

The last one is my favorite. <3

Murals

Modern Art
http://wallmuralgallery.com/

This website leads to a full gallery of murals from todays artists.
Coming across this website was by chance and I feel very inspired when I look at it. I noticed several photos from this site are digitally animated, and yet some are real. Its also neat to see how these ideas plan out. Maybe it'll inspire you as well. Below are just a few picture from the website; maybe to help you venture forward onto the link to see me. :)

The majority of the ones I chose to show you are for children, but for some reason those seemed most creative, the adult ones are more modern and simple.

Hope you enjoy. <3

The Great Wave of Kanagawa

/My response to an artwork./

This is The Great Wave Of Kanagawa by: Hokusai

This artwork show in the whites of the waves that it is fierce and rough, and the way the artist put the boats on the water. So you can just compare the size of the waves to those little boats, it emphasizes how dangerous waters are. How the land is in the back mocking the men on the boat and how the colors of the sky set the wary mood. The water is smooth up to the end of the whites, showing how as soon as it touches you, you will not be safe. The waves could swallow all the boat so easily. The artwork looked at from afar, in my opinion looks like the page was evenly divided between the waters space in the art and the sky's, so to me I feel as if it is telling us we will always be stuck between two things bigger and greater than us. We small humans, stuck in the midst of things that could easily over power us. The water, and the sky, both can look peacefully and yet easily turn to something deadly, and in such moments, there usually isn't much we can do.

Ringling (Not the circus)

Ringling College of art and design /My College Interest/
http://www.ringling.edu/College.2.0.html
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Ringling College appeals to me because of all the connections it has and it's reputation, I feel if I want to take art seriously I want to get into a college that will help me most, and I feel Ringling will.
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10-20 pieces of artwork:

Computer Animation 

Fine Arts

Game Art & Design

Illustration

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Since representational drawing is an integral part of the curricula for the majors listed above, you should show examples of drawing from life in your portfolio. This may include interior or exterior environments, human figures, animals, hands and feet, and everyday objects. Portfolios may also include class assignments, design projects, animations, photography, paintings, sculpture, etc. Please do not copy directly from another artist, or include such things as anime, tattoo designs, dragons, unicorns, etc. At least half of your portfolio should consist of drawing from direct observation.

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Advertising Design

Digital Filmmaking

Graphic & Interactive Communication

Interior Design

Motion Design

Photography & Digital Imaging

For the programs above, the Admissions Committee reviews portfolios in the context of your chosen major. Although recommended, examples of drawing are not required. You may include work in any media - including class assignments, design projects, logos, flyers, websites, photography, film, quicktime movies, drafting, and multimedia. The work may be created by hand or digitally, but must be original.

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Ringling is a college in Sarasota, Florida
Tuition $32,280 annually for two semesters 
Faculty-to-Student Ration: 1 to 13


Below is Ringling's Fact Sheet; including what bachelors and minors you can get along with what recruiters look at their students' artwork. 
http://www.ringling.edu/fileadmin/pdf/FactSheet.pdf

On the following site is information about how a Hollywood Reporter ranks Ringling College as one of the 25 best Film schools in the world.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Top25/FilmSchools/prweb8710459.html

Here are a few pics of art work and a picture of the campus. :)

offers 1.90 computers for every student on campus.

Art Work by Students of Ringling College:

short film

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