Featherstone Chronicles

  Share something that you love about Colorado that inspires your creativity. I think I have to be cliché when I say that I love the outdoors here - it's the best thing about Colorado. However, my favorite part of visiting mountain towns is the art galleries and stores. Better yet, I love when there are seasonal art festivals that all the local artists gather and come together to in order to sell their creative pieces. When you look at different works, it is always inspiring because you see new creative ideas and how they are accomplished, whether it be paintings, photography, jewelry, sculpture, etc.

My personal creativity and development has changed over this semester by having my hand forced at challenging myself. Before, I would easily throw in the towel when things seemed too difficult or hard - per my own personal thoughts on my design capabilities.  This happened multiple times throughout this semester when it came to being presented with new 2D or 3D Motion projects on programs I hadn't used before. I would procrastinate, start the design, and when something wouldn't work - get a strong sense of panic and imposter syndrome, and then ultimately cry lol. But honestly, after getting all THAT out of my system, I would bring myself to problem solve and end up with some of the best design projects I've ever done.  I guess you could say that the way I developed my creativity was by building my confidence. Doing these projects instilled a strong drive and desire to prove myself and also brought out my huge competitive streak. I am more than capable of doing big things an

I decided on my major after having a long career in the animal field for 10 years (dog training, zookeeping, aquariums, etc.). During this period, I briefly entered into customer service while getting my degree in Psychology - to better pay for my schooling and cost of living.  After graduating that winter semester, Covid happened. At that point, I decided I no longer wanted to pursue and continue the animal field professionally. It honestly just wasn't sustainable pay wise long-term, compassion fatigue was at an all time high, and because it is such a saturated & competitive field - the way animal workers were treated was always as disposable.  I had actually originally wanted to pursue being an artist back when I was in highschool, already coming from a drawing and painting background. During that time, Graphic/Motion Design was called "Computer Art" but I was already pretty decent at it. I planned to go to SCAD but my dad had discouraged me from that path, telling

I've had both positive and negative experiences working on teams. The positive aspect being that I love when people express their creative ideas and come together to make something amazing. Working on a team and brainstorming is the best thing ever, especially when individuals think outside the box. The negative aspects of working on a team are when people don't pull their own weight, follow through on their part, or don't contribute to the point where you have to do all the work yourself. In this case, I prefer to work on a project alone. On the bright side, at least I have full control of making it into my vision at that point?  Overall, working on a team is beneficial only when everyone is passionate about the same idea. 

Write a brief summary of the creative individual you studied for your report. What is something surprising or unexpected that you learned about creativity from this person’s life experiences? I already knew a lot about Marina Abramović but I am in the process of finalizing my paper - so I may still discover something new! I guess I can reflect back to when I first learned and heard about her. She was my 1st exposure to Conceptual and Performance Art. I found the artists commitment to these performances very inspiring, as they fully gave themselves mentally and physically to their art.  My first Art professor had us watch many different videos on Performance art. I specifically remember her explaining the concept that "art" is not always something that has to be positive, it can also be something that is even uncomfortable. Its purpose is to evoke and pull out human emotion, allowing yourself to feel, or even to embrace that uncomfortable feeling at time. I constantly recall h

Describe a time that visited a place for the first time. What do you remember? What were you drawn to? Felt uncertain about? If you could visit again, what would you do while there?  I remember the first time I visited Portland, Oregon and the Oregon Coast.  I was blown away by the beauty of this state as it reminded me of the green misty foliage and trees of Atlanta. I was drawn to the wild roses, misty mornings, green moss, numerous trees, rivers and waterfalls. A bonus was visiting the Pacific Ocean for the first time at Haystack rock. Pictures don't do justice for the rocks enormousness. I have very fond memories of Silver Falls State Park, which was one of the best state parks i had ever been to since you can go behind enormous waterfalls.  In all honesty, I faced some uncertainty in realizing that moving to Oregon would have likely been a better choice and fit for me when I decided to leave Atlanta. This was based on the setting and what the city had to offer. I've learne