Pura Vida en Costa Rica: Art Projects a.k.a. Stress Relief

Why I Created This Blog

¡Hola, Bienvenidos a todos!

I am in my fourth year of school majoring in Education and Spanish. I'm from Minnesota and am about to embark on a life changing experience, immersing myself in the language, culture, and pura vida of Costa Rica!

My ultimate goal of going to Costa Rica is to become fluent in speaking Spanish. But along the way, I am going to be visiting a very close friend from high school, experiencing Costa Rican Independence Day and Christmas, traveling to three countries and living on the beach. Oh, and I am taking classes in a university in the capital city, but it goes without debate, most of my learning will be experienced when I am not in a classroom but around the friendly Ticos (name Costa Rican's call themselves) and being out on adventures.

If you're reading this, I miss you, so do your best to let me know what you're up to! And I'll do my best filling you in on my adventures :)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Art Projects a.k.a. Stress Relief

From the professor who told us to "do something creative" for our final creative project, I'd say this was the most open ended class I have ever taken, although all of my teachers seemed to have that same style. As my art professor would always say, "Don't worry, be free!" I rediscovered a place in my heart for doing art again. I knew I always loved it, but this class reminded me how much I missed it! So when I was cleaning out my room of school supplies, I was sure to keep my drawing book, pencils, paints, colored pencils, markers, and crayons. I really can't believe I even got credit for this class, but I'm not going to complain. I learned zero about art history, but instead went to class twice a week to do some small project in drawing, painting, or sculpture. Here are some of the projects I did:

Landscape

Black and white still life

Drawing of our ideal home. Some had asked me and nope, I didn't use a ruler. This was one of my favorites! Made me think about going into architecture.