Monday, April 26th, 2010...9:58 pm
the end is near.
and so begins the last week of classes. sorry i have been slacking on the blog-front lately. i have been super busy! the work just keeps on coming, but i can see the light at the end of the tunnel. right now i am stressed to the max. i have group projects, portfolio reviews, essays, and readings. thankfully, by wednesday afternoon most of the work will be behind me. i will only have a (large) essay and my final foundation portfolio review.
every freshman/foundation student has to have a final portfolio at the end of their foundation year. each review panel has a staff member and two peer reviewers. each student gets reviewed once and reviews others three times. basically, we are required to bring in at least two pieces of work from each foundation class-drawing I and II, 2D, 3D, color- and at least one piece from any additional foundation classes- painting, imaging, design issues and processes, perspective and rendering. during the review, the panel and the student discuss the work. the panel gives feedback, asks questions, and gives advice on how to improve and prepare for your major/career choice. later on, the evaluations written by the panel will be sent to the program director and then to you!
it sounds a little nerve-wracking, but it something that everyone needs to get used to in the art world. i am sure that i will be nervous. it’ll be good, though, to get some feedback from some people i don’t know as well; they will be less likely to sugarcoat anything. sometimes it’s nice to hear constructive criticism because i know i am not perfect; i know i need to improve. hopefully it goes well! 🙂