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For today I decided to go to the mall and get a dress shirt. Anyone who knows me knows I hate wearing formal clothes. My mom bought me a sombrero a few years ago and some boots because she wants me to dress like that. She says that everyone in Mexico dresses like that forContinue reading “Wk7- Counterfactual Identity”

This is Alejandra Uribe’s art piece. Alejandra is an undergraduate student at Cal State Long Beach. She is a BFA student for the School of sculpture. Alejandra wants to one day be an MFA student and get her MFA. Her art piece can be found in the LBSU Art Gallery sort of in the middleContinue reading “Artist Conversation #2”

I chose this idea because being a son of immigrant parents I know what it is like to fear losing your parents. I was born in the US, but my parents were born in Mexico. One time my mom was detained at the border but luckily she was able to get back to us. IContinue reading “Wk 6 – Shocking Art!”

My Everyday Life Why did I choose this story? I chose these pictures and these captions simply to demonstrate people my day to day life. I feel like a lot of people forget that LA isn’t as beautiful as it seems. Don’t get me wrong, I love Los Angeles. It’s where I grew up andContinue reading “Wk5 – Cameras Tell Stories”

For this activity, I had a lot of fun because I was drawing outside where the fresh air was hitting me. It was more of a relaxing activity for me because every time I go outside I try to enjoy the freshness and the peace & quiet. Personally, I don’t draw much because I don’tContinue reading “Wk4-Drinking and Drawing”

Alyssa Stroud’s Gilbert This is Alyssa Strouds art piece. Alyssa Stroud is an undergraduate student at Cal State Long Beach. She is working towards her BA in the School of Art’s Ceramics program. Alyssa told me that she aspires to one day become a jeweler and share her art with people so that they haveContinue reading “Artist Conversation #1”

As my group and I were searching for something to frame, we stopped by the white tower near the NOW sculpture where we found a flower laying next to the light. We tried to cut the tape but we had some very thick tape that we just couldn’t cut. When all the tape was gone,Continue reading “Wk3-Finding your own art”

The Piotr Kawolski “NOW” sculpture was created over 50 years in the grounds of Cal State Long Beach. For our activity, we cleaned up the sculpture with a couple of sponges and some water. And for those that did not clean the sculpture like myself, cleaned up whatever trash was near the sculpture. As weContinue reading “Wk1 – Art Experience – “Women’s Work” is also Art”

Normally, I am not really into painting because I don’t think I am creative. However, painting with my fingers felt really fun. The way that my fingers moved on the paper while they were wet with paint felt nice and the way they moved was so smooth and flowing I felt free. Initially, I thoughtContinue reading “Wk2-Abstract Art Finger Painting”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”