I would say that my journey to class is unique because I come from an already full morning with lift starting at 6:30 and another class before Art Ed. 252. Not all directions are the same here at Ohio State; we have a universal map of the campus, but we all have different paths to where we need to go.

The first few classes it rained all the way to class. I ride my bike, that's why my book-bag has mud stains on it. One of the worst things coming to class is all of the people who are not paying attention to their surroundings, therefor risking my safety and their own, because sometimes running into them is unavoidable. I'm actually on my 5th bike since I have been at OSU, maybe it is a sign that I should stop riding. 

Anyways, it's fairly easy to get to class, well once I'm past the intersection at Independence Hall. One of my favorite parts traveling to class is biking freely down the hill to the stadium. I normally arrive to class a few minutes early, just to take a couple deep breaths and enter the room. 

Explanation of project: 

My intent of this project was to cram all of my morning and trip to class in one picture. The photo looks very busy, because it is very busy. The different pictures of bikes are all of my own bike that i ride to class. There is a picture of my gymnastics team in the left corner because early in the morning, I have workouts with them. Also, the dark picture with the bike represents the morning, because it is dark when I wake up. I used a lot of fading layers and transparency in this photoshop so that we could pick out all of the layers. I used text boxes to make neat writing, but I also used the airbrush tool so that I could write with my mouse instead. I liked writing it myself because it gave the picture more of my personally and my own "touch". The map in the background is supposed to be something like the universal map that we all share. This map is what comes up when I search my directions from my first class to Art Ed. 252. The pictures were a little difficult to move around at first, I moved them by changing the scale back and forth.  This was a nice introduction to photoshop and it helped me learn much more about the application.

Another Trip to The Wexner Center

This piece is named Evolution, and is created by Alexis Rockman.

Media: wood, oil paint

Date: 1992

Viewing this piece made me think about the idea of evolution. I loved the details in the painting, but there were some gruesome ideas present also. Animals eating other animals or killing them presented a violence in this image of evolution. 

Denotations: a piece of artwork; one expressing his belief in evolution; imaginative 

Connotations: wish for others to experience the history of evolution; to share his picture on life

Big Idea behind Rockman's work: Rockman deals a lot with nature and the curiosity and imagination of evolution. He likes to express what he feels through painting scenes of evolution together. 

A Trip to The Wexner Center

This piece is called Crystal Garden, created by Paula Hayes.

Media: stones, minerals, crystals, gems, some fabricated items; these items are in a hand-blown glass. 

Date: 2010

This was my favorite piece of Paula's collection shown at the Wexner Center. I enjoyed all of the "pretties" and things and how they were arranged in the glass. I wouldn't have known that she created the glass also, had I not read the descriptions of the work. 

Denotations: a piece of artwork that shows creativity and objects that the world created and that human created

Connotations: a display for others to learn and enjoy from; all things can be alive together; immobile objects can be beautiful 

Big Idea behind Paula's work: she likes to make her artwork alive, sometimes it is associated with her life events and history

Introduction

My name is Victoria Aepli and this is the first of many blog posts made, V style. I am a second-year student athlete at The Ohio State University. My sport, gymnastics, is a large component of my time here at OSU. When I'm not at practice or with my team, I spend my time in class, doing homework, relaxing with my awesome roomies that I now have an apartment with, and also spending time with my boyfriend and family. One of the biggest factors in deciding to come to OSU was because it was so close to home, this way I can still see the people I love at home whenever I like. I plan on completing an Art Education degree to go onto teaching or what ever else it brings.