May 4, 2005

Hello, and welcome to erosdiscordia! I’ve wanted to put up a website or a blog for almost a year now, but school obligations have left little time for it. Having ended regular classes yesterday evening, though, I thought I’d celebrate by beginning this little blog.

I go to Virginia Commonwealth University, and I spent the last two semesters in their Art Foundation program. All art majors have to pass through Art Foundation—or AFO—before being accepted into their majors, unless they bring in enough transfer credits to get out of it. I did transfer here, but not with enough art credits to skip AFO. VCU’s art program is nationally ranked, and it’s challenging, making AFO resemble a sort of art boot camp. These past nine months have been interesting, to say the least. I expect it to remain that way, now that I’ve been accepted into Painting/Printmaking, especially since I’m tentatively (financial aid depending!) going to be studying painting abroad in Provence this upcoming school year.

Ironically, one thing I have learned in AFO is how big a part I want other things besides art to play in my life. Everyone has to strike a balance, not only between what you take in and what you put out, but also between different modes of expression. I paint, but I also write. It’s just as important to me, and gives me just as much happiness! So welcome. Expect a lot of different topics from art to politics to spirituality. I’m committed to living life deeply and reporting it faithfully (mild self-aggrandizement nonwithstanding). Feel free to comment, and definitely check out the links!

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