Cover Image by Kai Ziehl At the end of August, I sat down to write a piece for this blog. This is a process that I know well, I did it every time I had a paper to write in college. It was a topic that united my two loves (architecture and medicine) and we […]Read Post ›
I hope you’ll indulge me in a moment of self-reflection—I have come to appreciate that it is a powerful tool that we do not utilize as much as we should. Answering questions about art and the artistic process for my last post made me take a more critical look at myself. After I graduated from […]Read Post ›
Here is the second part with Tiffany and Claire’s questions for me and my answers on what it is like to be an artist and the creative process. If you missed it, here is part one. Again, I cannot speak for all artists, but I hope you find my answers on what being an artist […]Read Post ›
Since I am the artist on the team, Tiffany and Claire posed some interesting questions for me on what it is like to be an artist. There are many ways to be an artist, and my answers to these questions are based solely on my experience. Other artist’s answers will be different based on their […]Read Post ›
Let’s talk about networking that doesn’t feel like a bunch of frat bros talking finance.
In which I explain why self-care in the arts matters to me.
When I walked in to start my first day in a STEM graduate program last Fall, I did not know what to expect. Because I knew since high school that I wanted to pursue a career in the sciences, my parents were perplexed as to why I cared to know the difference between my Rococo […]Read Post ›
The Art World today is in poor shape. It depends on a group of people who are willing to sacrifice themselves, give away their labor, and be nearly constantly rejected. In the interest of the United States gaining power in STEM and conservative politics in cutting funding, it has become increasingly difficult to have the […]Read Post ›
I have a love-hate relationship with makeup. I think most women who wear makeup have similar feelings as mine. Like most, I have long felt the expectation that women are supposed to be “presentable,” if not as beautiful as possible, when out in public. This means having flawless skin at a minimum. Many of […]Read Post ›
This past week, on a vacation to the Midwest, I found myself at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of Chicago, Illinois’ most iconic art museums. After clumsily navigating the El and getting lost on State Street – which is almost impossible to get lost on – I happened upon the grand facade of the museum, […]Read Post ›
The Female Gaze 