East of the Sun

A Walk In The East End

Lack Of Blog Activity

I haven't posted anything in a while, I know.  One reason for that is that I am now home, and the people who drive me to update this already know what I am doing with my time.

The other reason is what I am doing with my time:

Banana Breakfast

I am raising a parrot.  He (or perhaps she) is a green-cheeked conure, currently nameless, and has been part of my life for about a week now.  He is ten months old (his birthday is in late July, and YES I am of course going to have a party for him). He likes bananas, his mirror, my glasses, and screeching at the world outside his window. He will likely be a part of my life for at least the next two decades (possibly three)!

Senior Schedule

I'm all signed up for classes for my senior year.  Here's what I'll be taking:

FALL 2010
HU 321 - Envisioning a Sustainable Society
NS 301 - Natural History of Coastal Ecosystems
PR 351 - Introduction to the Discipline
PR 401 - Printmaking Majors Studio
SEM 451 - Professional Studio

SPRING 2011
GD 302 - Information Design
HU 313 -  Introduction to Film
IL 307 - Digital Illustration
PR 402 - Printmaking Majors Studio
SEM 452 - Senior Synthesis

I will also be signing up for a couple of online summer classes, History of Photography and Children's Literature.

Moustache!

Earlier this term I did a presentation on moustaches for my Decorated Body class.  One of the more fun aspects of this project was the fact that I made false "opera moustaches" on sticks for everyone in the class (and a few lucky people not in the class).  Here's my friend Brittany modeling hers:

Britstache!

Springggg!

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter Sunday!

Ears

Maine Maple Sunday

Sugar Shack

Treads

Sap Buckets

Red Barn

Icy Pond

Farm Silos

ANNAEAS.COM

I HAVE A WEBSITE. 

VISIT IT NOW.

Band Posters

For my latest printmaking project I am creating band posters for a number of fake bands that are set to play at an imaginary concert hall called [a]venue within the next few months.  Here's one of my favorites so far:

Paisley Face and the Plaid Silhouettes

Button Mania

I got my button machine last week, and since then I have been pinning up a storm! Here's a pile of buttons I made out of old comic books:

Buttons

I'm really having fun making these things out of random paper goods, so if anyone has any old maps or comics or anything, I'd be happy to take them in exchange for some pins...

And now, a story:
Before I lived in Portland, I would visit.  And seemingly every time I visited, people gave me food.  In restaurants, in cafes, at concerts... I got food.  For free.  It was awesome. Now that I live here, that doesn't happen so much... but I did just score my third $3 pint of Ben & Jerry's (unexpectedly, thanks to a coupon the cashier had). So there's that.

Happy Valentine's Day

Guinea Pig Portraits