history of walking I’m about to start my last week here in Lacoste and I am sitting in the library reading a few chapters about walking and rather than...
another change of plans...I have problems with long term projects. I prefer to work in a fast paced environment and not harp on any one idea for too long. This...
fort de bauxWe had class on top of a mountain today. I was generally unprepared for this rather hard hike in my black jeans and air force ones but...
glanum and arleWe did a lot but somehow it didn’t feel like it, I think because I was actually having fun. We started at Glanum which was a bunch of old...
roussillonRoussillon was a good day. Everyone was in a good mood and I got to meet a lot of cats. The town was cute and for once full of life. Most...
ménerbesSo here’s the thing, the south of France is beautiful and unlike anyplace I have ever seen before. The pale lush landscape mixed with the...
the provençal colorado in rustrelTraveling with the aesthetics class is always a big ordeal of sorts. There are many of us and three vans and a lot more coordinating....
critiques/ critical thinkingCritique as critical thinking is something that I haven’t really thought about. I guess it should be common sense but I always thought of...
loumarin “Listed as "one of the most beautiful villages in France" and I mean it was pretty but in all honesty, it wasn’t really any different...
blachère foundation: a disconnect I’m usually pretty good about appreciating art and if I don’t understand an exhibition I work to figure it out. However, this exhibition...
aixWe started our day at the Chateau La Coste which was a hike through fields and hills to find a bunch of contemporary art sculptures. I...
black and white and luckBlack and white and luck: Harry Callahan is a photographer that unless somewhat forced to (like I am for class now) I would ignore. His...
fountaine-de-vaucluseEasily one of the most beautiful places we have been in the Provence area. I have never seen water so clear and perfect before. I wanted...
frustration and critique Before Critique: I don’t like my project again. I am already bored by what I’m creating and I haven’t even created it all yet. I am...
a field guide to getting lost/ the blue of distanceGetting lost is an interesting concept to me as I feel like, especially while traveling, there isn’t a moment where I am not lost. Even...
paris: day 5 After very few hours of sleep we had to leave at 7:00 am to leave Paris, and go to Monet’s gardens. The gardens were beautiful and...
paris: day 4The MEP was by far one of the best photography museums I have ever been to. Maybe it was the work that was there or maybe it was the way...
paris: day 3Another day to sleep in left me feeling a little better on our third day in Paris. Our class started the day at Jeu de Paume, where I...
notre dameAt around 2:30 all 103 SCAD students arrived at Notre Dame and waited in line to see the incredible architecture and history that was...
paris: day 2 Whenever I get to a new city all I want to do is wander. I feel that the best way to get to know a place is to experience at your own...