This week, I started my Fall semester at New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University! As much as I miss studying in Italy and everything that came with it, I am so happy to be back at home at NESAD. I’ve spent most of the summer in Boston working at the Front Desk here at the school, biking and exploring around the city, reading, taking photos, and doing a lot of relaxing. I also took a trip home to Chicago to go to Lollapalooza, which was amazing!
Suffolk University had classes start after 4:30 on Tuesday night, so my first class was actually Tuesday evening- Science & Life in the 21st Century! It’s a non-lab science, which means we’ll be doing mostly science reading and research. However, I think it will be a lot less boring than it sounds. Our textbook for the class is the Tuesday Science section of the New York Times! We read the articles, then discuss and debate them during class. The professor is lively and I’m looking forward to our discussions, and maybe even finding some inspiration in the science of today! Before Science all day on Tuesdays, I have my Fine Arts Seminar, but I will have to give an update after I have that class.
On Wednesdays, I have a day full of classes. I have a 2D Figure Modeling class during the day, which will be mostly painting the figure from a live model. I haven’t painted from the figure in a while, and even then I haven’t been able to in depth, so I am excited for that class! This week in 2D since we didn’t have a model yet, we took a field trip to the Mills Gallery in the South End. The show there now features a couple of NESAD faculty, including my professor and advisor Audrey Goldstein!
After 2D on Monday and Wednesdays, I have Finite Mathematics. From my class yesterday, I gather that the class is meant to find the answers to “real world” problems through math. I like the sound of it, especially since so many math classes I’ve taken have been full of lessons I will never use in real life! It seems like a good class with an interesting professor. Also, on every other Wednesday morning before 2D, I have Math Recitation. This is basically a study hall for math with a Professor who will help us out with any questions we have about our math class.
Today, I had one class all day: Contemporary Trends. We have a sort of lecture session in the morning, then have a break for lunch and have studio time based on the lecture in the afternoon. I am so excited for this class! We have already gone over Modernism in class and have been assigned a project based on the movement. I can’t wait to get started and work in the studio with my class!
Speaking of studios..since I’m a junior in the Fine Arts program now, I get my own personal studio! There is a portion of the school set aside for studio spaces for Fine Arts Juniors and Seniors. This means no more working at home in my apartment or in classrooms; I now have a space to design and work in that is all my own. I’m ready to get back into the swing of things and to start making art!