summer updates

07Jun09

Sadly I haven’t been doing much art this summer but just as an update I’ve been learning a termendous amount of information about art since the summer has started. The last few weeks I’ve been an unpaid intern at the Indianapolis museum of Art and so far it’s been one of the most interesting things I’ve ever done. I wish it could be my job to be a conservationalist at the museum, I think every day would be interesting and new. I’ve been working under the jurisdiction of the IMA’s head textile conservationalist lately and it’s been amazing. I’ve been practicing lottts of sewing- learning about what threads are best for what purposes and how you shouldn’t stitch perfectly, but purposefully, and how you should never never use knots in sewing and never never use pens in the museum! pencils only! Everyday I learn so much and realize more and more how perfect conservation is for me. I don’t care about the pay, I could live my life with this sort of job and never regret it becuase there’s nothing I’d ever be more suited to do.

I hope everyone who reads this has been having a summer as amazing as mine! Don’t ever loose passion for the things that you love!