{Sep 27, 2011

This semester
Successfully pass first semester senior year
Design and completely finish a project from beginning to finish
Follow through with assignments rather than restarting over and over
Work on personal pieces
Create and sell one original piece of my work
Earn an extra 1,500 dollars to completely cover living and project expenses
Party less organize more
This year
Successfully complete a degree project that is representative of my work
Graduate on time with the RISD class of 2012
Continue to work on and create a collection of personal works
Create and sell three pieces of my work
Launch online business
Graduate with upwards of 2,000 dollars to cover moving expenses
2 years
Have a job/business that earns upwards of 30,000 a year
Have the money and time to travel to Europe and/or Asia
5 years
Have a job/business that earns upwards of $60,000 a year
Fully support myself in my own apartment
Have money and time for travel and vacation
Have no children
10 years
Own my own successful company grossing upwards of 200,000 a year
Have a net worth upwards of $2,000,000
Financially assist family members
Have all school loans and other debts fully paid off
Own my own home/city apartment
Own vacation home and boat
Be married

FOC freedom of creation
I’m interested in 3D printing and how the technology will grow over the upcoming years . Freedom of creation (FOC) is a group of designers that produce everything from lighting to accessories using strictly 3D printing technology.

Imaan van der Haak
I’m interested in unusual ways of accessorizing the human body especially with attention to non-permanence.  Imaan van der Haak has a collection of “avant-garde facial distorting” jewelry that definitely sparks curiosity and raises the issue of practicality.

Liquid Light: industrial light installations
Lighting and the repurposing the objects continue to be large inspirations with regards to my own work.  Industrial designer Tanya Clarke is the brain behind “liquid Light,” a series of lighting installations that use LEDs, hand sculpted glass and recycled plumbing to create stunning pieces that serve as visual reminders of how precious water is.

Timothy Horn
Using ulterior materials in unconventional ways inspired a lot of my ideas for my upcoming degree project.  Swiss sculpture Timothy Horn creates work that strives to blur the line between natural and constructed by combining unexpected materials and forms.

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