Spaces: My Studio Space

I thought I would share some images from my studio space on campus. The work you see is my masks I'm working on for my senior show.  And the last image shows mine and Daniel's life casts. I am going to miss having this space once I graduate.
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. 

xoxo

Kaegan

Inspiration: Charlotte Caron

Sorry I haven't posted this week, but I wanted to share an amazing artist with you.

I absolutely LOVE this body of work from Charlotte Caron. 

xo

Kaegan

Dream Home: Living Room

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Spaces: My Safe Place

So, I realized that I haven't really talked about my move. In September, we moved to a new house only two streets over from our old house, but it is still a huge improvement. The old house was nice, but it was built in the 70s and didn't receive much maintenance. Plus, it seemed to collect dirt by the buckets. The new house we are renting was recently renovated; the down side to that is it doesn't allow pets (which is why Sage is with step dad). Living with all guys has it's up and downs, but mostly I enjoy it. It is a relaxed environment and even though they're a little messy, I'm okay with doing a few dishes. Most of the house looks like a typical guys place, so I've tried to make my room my safe place. I do share a room with my boyfriend, and we have lived together long enough that our  styles have combined. Anyways, I thought I would share some images of my safe place. 

Where is your safe place?

xo

Kaegan

Remember To Breath

Remembering to breath is sometimes easy to forget. Usually I am in the studio most of the day, and at the end of the day I need to cool down, chill, and breath. One of the reasons I love blogging is it allows me to express myself. I am not, in any way, an extreme blogger. I do it mainly for myself, and for those of you who do read my blog, I am very thankful.

Now, hopping to the complete opposite side of the pond; this song has been stuck in my head all day. Falling in Reverse is my little sister's favorite band and she had me listen to them this weekend. So, I thought I would share with you. It's catchy... it might get stuck in your head too.

xo
Kaegan

Currently...

Feeling Motivated by this... "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." Wow, talk about truth. This definitely applies to a few aspects of my life right now, but for now I can only focus on one. My art.

Wanting to make one of these... Right now, all my jewelry is hanging from tacks and are a little tangled. This would be a simple and feasible way to organize my jewelry.

Loving the myfitnesspal app. This semester I have started a journey of learning and working towards good health (which I will be posting about more soon). This app is great for tracking calories and exercise.

Wishing for this... I have been looking at open knit cardigans & fell in love with this one from Chic Wish.

Contemplating getting a red ombre...

& of course...

Working on my artwork. This is a picture I took of my brother this weekend with my Holga Lens.

xo

Kaegan

Hipstomatic Love

Laura, from Roots & Feathers, recently posted about Hipstamatic's new multiple exposure app, and I just had to try it out. It is so much fun; plus, my siblings loved it. Usually they hate getting their pictures taken, but they thought the multiple exposure was "the coolest thing ever". 

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

xo Kaegan

Inspiration: From Cecil Beaton

On of the photographers we studied in London was Cecil Beaton, so this quote spoke to me even more.  There is so much art in the world, and everything has been done. So, make your art YOUR ART. People think because I am an artist, my ideas come to me easily. They could not me more wrong. I revise my art like novelists revise there books. It all starts with one idea; the trick is being daring and show yourself in your work. 

xo

Kaegan

Currently...

Obsessing over this freaking gorgeous ring from Spell & the Gypsy Collective. I have been looking at there website for months now, but I don't have the funds right now. Hopefully, I can save my money and get it after I graduate. A gift for myself. <---- Great Idea!!!

Thinking about seeing Sage this weekend. I miss her so much; it has been two weeks since I have seen her. It is still so strange being in a house without her, but I will only be in "the Falls" for two more months.

Listening to Grouplove. Daniel told me about this band, because one of their songs is on Fifa 12. The game always has great music.

Recently...

Last week I was hard at work on my art work, but felt like I got NOWHERE. It is so frustrating, and today in class my professor said he had no opinion on my work, which really means "I don't like it". Telling me that would be ten times better than "I have no opinion". URGGG.

In other news; I put a motivating quote on my sketch book, so that I can read it every day. 

"Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and focus on what could go right."

Also, I have been working on new images for mine and Jill's senior exhibition announcements. And lastly, I finally put up my tapestry I bought in Camden Market in Camden, England. It brings so much life and color to the room, and makes it feel like home. 

xo

Kaegan

Self Defeat

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"I have to be perfect"

"My artwork has to be perfect"

How many of you tell yourself this? I know I do. Sometimes I find myself looking so hard for perfection (or what I think is perfect), I loose sight on what I am trying to achieve. For example; I took an oil painting class and had to turn in a total of six paintings at the end of the semester. My first painting was a self portrait, and I ended up spending almost two months on that painting, because I was trying to be perfect. I was trying to create something everyone thought was perfect. In the end, I only had two months to finish 5 other paintings. One thing I learned from that class was time management, and not everything is perfect, which is what makes it beautiful.

This semester has been all about time management, and reminding myself that perfection isn't what I'm looking for. I want my artwork to be unique and speak to the viewers. I want to tell my story through my art and for others to relate to it.