Tami Knows Best

Today I went to the Honors colloquium for the week.  I felt very academic going to a presentation outside of my normal class schedule.  It was a presentation by Jeff Merrill, and art instructor here at BYU-H.  It was a really neat set-up they had.  He had a student sitting on a stool in front, and he was painting her portrait.  There was a camera set up behind him, which was being projected onto the wall.  He narrated what he was doing and took questions as he went.

Lately, in my life, I feel like I get really excited about a particular project and I get a little ways into it, and go "oh...yeah...I don't know what to do with this anymore."  Where did all that excitement I had about it initially go off to?  Is it vacationing somewhere in the Swiss alps?  Anyways, I asked this in a question to Brother Merrill.  I asked him what helps him regenerate his creative energy when he has hit a wall in his work.  He answered with two thoughts on the subject.  He stated that being around creative people is really helpful, because we kind-of fuel each other's creativity in life.  The other thing he mentioned was going to art galleries.  Looking at artwork helps him think about his artwork and gives him ideas or motivation.  I think these thoughts can be applied to any passion or hobby.

It was really neat to see the project slowly take shape over the course of the hour.  His whole idea behind his art is painting what he sees.  On a sheet he handed out at the start of the presentation, it stated that he hoped "you will ask yourself more meaningful questions about your surroundings and information that you are confronted with."  I liked that, because if we don't stop and look around we might miss something. :)

To the couple being super PDA-ish the whole time, your in a classroom not a park.  Come on now.