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This is an oldie, but a goodie. I did this cartoon 2 years ago! Boy does time fly. I NEED to start back doing cartoons. I need to make time to fuel my creative desires. I really do!
So here’s to you, and your loved ones! Make every day Valentine’s Day! I also include in this post one of my favorite songs for this year.. Enjoy!
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Today the blizzard, Nemo is passing through Massachusetts. School is closed and I am hunkered down with good food, and work to do.
Above is a photo of the snow as it piles up on our window sill. I love to eat snow, the fluffy fresh, new kind. Delicious!
Later on the evening the winds got stronger and the height of the snow kept rising. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.
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I took the photo during one of my classes. I LOVE pens and am very particular about them. I can’t remember that this pen was special in any way, but, it was shiny and the composition of it laying on the paper looked beautiful through my camera lens.
On Friday & Saturday we are expecting a blizzard. An email was sent out by MIT that night notifying us that school would be closed tomorrow (Friday). Of course I was happy! This led to a great night of hanging out with friends, playing Wii, impromptu karoake, and plans for the impending snow. From Michael Jackson, to bowling, to cricket, to boxing, what a great night! I chose this photo because it reminds me of surprise days-off!
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Choosing ONE Photo a Day can be a challenge. It requires special discipline. Sometimes you could barely find one photo, and other times, there are too many. Do I choose a photo that reminds me of a happy moment? Or one that shows the result of my hard work? Or of someone famous? Or of the way a particular object was captured? Or a special moment in time? Or do I choose a photo that has a good story attached to it?… How do I choose? I’ll have to figure something out.
In the meantime, should I post more than ONE photo, I will explain why I did. Deal?
Digitally Fabricated Sphere
After doing some reading this morning I had a meeting. After that I went to the Fab Lab to cut this sphere that my professor and I were working on last semester. We are testing another method that didn’t work too well last semester. The photo above is one I took of inside the structure of the sphere, without the surface cells. I think it’s very appealing. Digital Fabrication is a lot of work, but rewarding. Seeing something you’ve made, something materialized, is very powerful, and rewarding. Why does ‘making’ give us so much satisfaction? It’s a question that continues to poke at me and will in my continued research.
Why I choose this photo – It is a physical manifestation of hard work, proof of work.
MIT School Ring
My second photo is of my MIT GradRat (school ring). I decided to purchase one last semester. For me it is a symbol of achievement and of belonging to a community. My friend Jenine and I went to pick up our rings, and I was surprisingly excited by it! We grinned, and placed each other’s ring on the other one’s finger. I have no clue why, but it felt appropriate, as though we were acknowledging a job well done to the other. It was a great moment.
Why I choose this photo – It symbolizes and gives me the feeling of accomplishment shared by my friend and I.
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Ok… so from today I try to stick to my plan to document my day, and stick to choosing ONE photo. Just one. This will be challenging. What do I do if nothing exciting happens during my day? What if I have too many exciting things? let’s see how I deal with this. Maybe this constraint will lead to a creative solution or experiment..
This semester I am TA-ing (Teaching Assistant) for Gediminas Urbonas in his Introduction to Visual Arts in ACT (Art, Culture & Technology) class. My role is to handle the logistics of the class, allowing teh faculty member and students to focus on the content of the course. It includes preparing discussions and Psets (assignments) at times, marketing and publicizing lectures, arranging training of students, and so much more. ACT is a pretty cool Department… the admin staff rocks! So, today was my first day TA-ing this class. I had to come early to prepare the class, which is held in the CUBE this semester. Today Debbie Douglas, a curator at the MIT Museum and Patricia Reed, artist/ philosopher.
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This is a photo of the beautiful Caribbean sky…
The entire country is getting ready for Carnival… I visited a pan tent in this photo. Later this evening the practice sessions will begin.
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Project 365 continued…
I am in Trinidad doing field research for my thesis…
Above is a photo of Mr. Martin Luby. A mas man for years! Here he is touching up a drawing of a clown done by Robert Miller, another mas Man extraordinaire.
These mas men are mind blowing.
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I have missed you and missed documenting my days. I was unable to complete my Singploration with you all, and this semester was just CRAZY! I missed doing this a lot! My cousin mentioned to me this holiday about Project 365. That is, taking one photo per day in your life. I thought it may be a happy medium for me as my semester will be crazy again. I may not post just one photo, but maybe limit myself to 5 photos per day, should one photo not do me justice on a particular day. So here goes…
Again, I missed doing this and I missed you all!
I went home (Trinidad) this Christmas vacation to do field research for my thesis. I spent Old Years Day (what some call New Years Eve) with my family. The photo above is that of the garden behind my family home. So lush, so green. Sugarcane, mangoes, cherries.
The street in front our home. So well manicured, clean, and green…
My cousin’s dog, Spot! This was my first time meeting him. Isn’t he a beaut! He was quick to lay down to have his stomach rubbed.. looking at me with those come-hither eyes, and an irresistible nose…
“I think I’m in love”.. LOL
My other cousin’s dog, Squingy. Do not ask me about his name, my uncle named him.. These doggies (googies) just love tummy rubs! Look at him! While I am balancing on one leg he is smiling in glee..
“Oh that was goooood!!” He says to me.
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So.. I have been working on fleshing out my thesis proposal this semester… It’s quite an exercise which makes you think in squares, circles, and triangles. From choosing your thesis advisor and readers, to deciding on your topic, what you want to focus on now, for the next few years, what you want to do after your studies, what you want to do for the rest of your life, if you want to go into academia, the industry, whether you want to save the world, and if you have the time to do want you want… and the truth is, there will never be enough time.. I have to keep reminding myself that I should focus on “the” specific problem I am trying to solve and be clear on my contribution. I cannot save the world with one thesis…
My thesis proposal is due less than 4 weeks. My particular interest is in Design & Computation as it relates to culture and wearables/ architecture of the body – I am working on the exact term that succinctly describes my proposed work.. There is much for me to flesh out, it is a work in progress. The context in which I would like to apply my research is in the design and production of “wearables” such as costumes and dancing mobiles. My specific context will be that of Carnival, Trinidad Carnival to be exact. This will be my specific context or case study.
Are there any designers in the costume/ fashion/ wearable industry who would like to be interviewed? I have a keen interest in the intersection between design, computation, and fabrication as it relates to Carnival. If you would like to be interviewed, or know of a designer – that person can be a fashion designer, a designer of wearables as artistic, social, or cultural objects, or designers in the Carnival industry – please contact me. I would love to interview you.
Wire-benders, costume designers and makers, those in the computational and wearable industry, etc… Contact me.
You can email me at: vernelle.noel@gmail.com or thinkinginsomniac@gmail.com
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Hi All
It has been quite a while since I’ve posted. I am not back in Cambridge and Singapore is still on my mind.. the food.. Oh boy do I miss the food. I have been really busy and therefore unable to post the remainder of my Singaploration. This semester I am doing research, and my most challenging class thus far is Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving where I am learning programming in JAVA. It monopolizes all my time as I my brain (right brain) tries to understand and figure this whole thing out…
I am not sure what path my blog will take this semester… maybe I use it to work through my Java or share some other stuff with you.. In the meanwhile I will post my “mash-ups” for you…
Leonidas gets me..
Brad knows…
Ethan Hawke had to do it..
Mel.. you are so right!
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