Public Service Announcement

For some reason I was stuck on the idea that I wanted my public service announcement to be a billboard. I know when I am driving along on a highway, I am always entertained by the billboards I pass, and like to make jokes about the ones that have women on them just to get your attention even though the women don't actually have anything to do with what is being advertised! I searched for examples of billboards online and then changed them around to create an ad about gender. The first one originally had the reflection of a Volvo in the glasses, but I changed it (with my awesome picture layering skills haha) to make it the reflection of a man staring at women tanning. The second one is the make the point that many billboards have pictures of women just to catch your attention, even though they don't really have much to do with the product being advertised. I always find it funny when company's use women to advertise for beer products, its not like it tastes any different if a man is drinking it!

Magic Realism Collage - Slow Life

For my magic realism collage I decided I wanted to be a turtle. The reason for this is because I need to slow down my life and not be so vulnerable to the crazy world we live in today. Turtles are not in a hurry, but they have a hard shell to protect themselves from their slow pace. Everyone is always going, going, going, and they don’t take anytime for themselves and for personal reflection. People are afraid if they slow down their lifestyles to enjoy the simple things in life they will fall behind or something bad will happen. I picked my environment to be a nature scene because it is so relaxing and it goes along with my theme of slowing down and enjoying simple things in life. I spent a good chunk of last Saturday afternoon at a park with my best friend from home swinging and playing with her nephew and it was one the best and most relaxing days I have had in a long time. I think slowing down your life is something a lot of people need to do. If you don’t spend any time for self reflection you will never be able to find your own identity or the person you really want to be.

Modernist Text Experiment

This project was very frustrating at first because I really don't like writing poetry. Steins poetry was extremely hard to understand so I had no idea what or how I should write a poem about an object, food and a room. I decided to make my poems somewhat humorous because if I took this too seriously I would end up with a blank mind and no poem. I think my poems are successful, they aren't to be taken to seriously, just quick and random descriptions of an object, food, and a room. I used short and to the point sentences about what I was describing.