Chapter 2: The Crit.

-"MFA stands for yet another Mother-Fucking Artist," ...everyone is probably using this so i might as well so with that said HAHA M.F.A.

-"I believe in education for its own sake, because it is deeply humanizing. It is being a fulfilled human being" ...oddly enough i need to to save this quote for my battles with my dad to prove the reason for spending more money to attend a university rather that a county college.

-"When artists are put on the spot, it helps them "develop thick skins and come to see criticism as rhetoric rather than personal attack." ...i agree, yet i dont like crits that much mainly for the reason of being put on the spot, i do feel it has enabled me to be an all around tougher person though.

-i found it very interesting that dogs were allowed to attend crits.

-instead of food to share the artist presenting should bring a cold 30 pack, so some rum and coks. rum and cokes are always good. plus most peoples lips get looser when they drink so maybe it would open up conversation.

-bringing in outsiders such as significant others is an interesting idea. i wonder how it would work for us? if the outsiders are allowed to comment on the work, how would it force us to grow in a matter of what other non artists, people we havent been in class with for 4 years would, think.

-"Every artist thinks they're going to be the one, that success is around the corner," ...BULLSHIT. thats the furthest thing from my thoughts. looking around in class, seeing other kids and their work, damn im just happy to keep afloat. The one might end up to be the kid next to me in class, but never thought it would be me. staying afloat works me, im happy with that.