Alimars Arts

So I have heard back from 5 out of 6 schools I applied to. All are rejections so far. Upon hearing the news of the first one it really sucked. After the first two it got better and I braced for them. I quickly then picked up on a pattern. If they tell you in an email about admission decisions through email telling you to look at your portal thats probably a bad sign. I have had positive admissions in the past but for a completely different Masters level field and the email is full of bells and whistles. And a long time ago I was accepted as a transfer student into a BFA program but due to being scared (especially financially) I did not go. I will be honest after all of the rejections I did question if I am on the right path. I thought wow I sacrificed a lot and I took this huge risk switching to art but was it all for nothing? After taking time to deliberate I decided it wasn't. I knew going into this there was no guarantee of getting in and while I was hopeful I knew I had to f...

I look up to a lot of people whose creative endeavor differs from mine. Ali Wong is a comedian but to me she is an artist. I was curious about her book. I found it to be a whimsical and honest. It's a discussion about her life and her wisdom gained through experiences. I love that she is brutally honest about many things about her life such as experiences with dating, navigating life as an Asian American. I found myself relating to many of her struggles. To the ones I couldn't relate to I want to keep in mind as advice to implement in my life as needed. Also, I like that she talks about her experiences working as a comedian on the road, she talks not only about successes but her struggles along the way. Most of the time when we see celebrities all we see is there highlight reel so I am glad she talks about her struggles. We are all only human and we all experience a range of emotion, I think sometimes we can forget that people who we idolize or see as having "made it...