This Is What I Know About Art, by Kimberly Drew. Two Quotes.

“On top of my heartbreak, my grandfather passed away my first year of college, and while we were never close, his death had a tremendous impact on my financial aid package. My immediate family did not inherit any money, but the federal government thought otherwise.” (pag 13)

This is one of the quotes that got to me the most. Stressing out about money to pay for school is a situation that many students have to go through. The level of distress that it adds to a student, interrupts the ability to focus on their goals and of course, their daily school tasks. As she explains, just because of her grandfather's passing and the government assuming she had money, put her under tremendous stress. To the point that she couldn’t enroll for the next semester. Education should be something that no one has to pay for. Yes, students have financial aid and scholarships. However, some people have the problem that she has, because of relative finances, students have to pay the price, and it shouldn’t be like that.

“When I graduated from school, I also wanted an escape. I was able to walk from graduation, even though I still owed the college $400, and I didn’t receive my diploma until later that summer. Receiving an empty diploma booklet was a welcome metaphor for how much work I still had to do. I was paranoid, but at least I knew my next step.” (page 28)

This is another quote that I felt related to because I am always wondering what is gonna happen when I finish school. What is going to happen to me gives me extreme anxiety, and maybe that’s because it is part of my personality. I am always thinking a few steps ahead of me, and I know that is a good thing, and at the same time is bad. Anxiety can be our worst enemy sometimes. However, as she says it is important to at least make a plan for what your next step is going to be. School is just the beginning of the road, what we do after is what matters. I loved the metaphor that she uses of the empty diploma in graduation because it is like a voice that is telling us “hey, congrats, but you are not done yet!!”

I had a phone during spring break! I went to dinner, and I did a photoshoot with my daughter. We cosplayed together, and she was also my assistant on my self-portrait project. As a self-portrait artist, sometimes it feels pretty lonely, but having her around was fun! Plus she likes cosplay too. I wonder why… lol

I also worked on my skills in photoshop, I learned how to add fire to images, it was tedious at first but then it was fun too! I’ll add the image and the reference too!