Hi, I'm Jen :): Get to Know Me !

Hey everone ! So like my blog says, my name's Jen. I recently turned 20 in January. I'm a sophomore at RIC and my major is Art Education along with a minor in Art History. For as long as I can remember I have been in love with art and creating things. Which hopefully clarifies why my background is a photo of Jackson Pollock's studio (I'm a pretty big Pollock fan). In high school I took every single art class my school offered. I was also usually the only girl in the wood shop and furniture making classes too just because I loved creating things with my hands that much. I've known since kindergarten that I want to be a teacher, but I was always a little undecided as to what it was that I wanted to teach though. It wasn't until high school that I put two and two together and realized that being an art teacher was the only career path that I wanted to pursue. As an art teacher I could continue creating and making things throughout my whole career, as well as share my enthusiasm for art and hopefully inspire kids to pursue art as well. To me, no other job could ever top that. I remember my English teacher during my Senior year of high school asked me what I wanted to go to college for and I told her art. She laughed in my face and said "I don't know how wise of a decision that is, no one is really hiring art teachers. You should go for something like business or nursing instead." Even though I understood where she was coming from I thought that was the rudest thing to tell me that. And unfortunately for her, telling me that just motivated me to be an art major even more. Nothing will ever stop me from pursing my dream job. But basically that's it about me. When I'm not in one of my five classes this semester I'm usually hanging out with my boyfriend and friends, or in the newly built art center across the street from HBS, working on a sculpture or painting. I'm taking this class because it's of course a requirement for the Art Ed program, but also because one of my roommates last year said she loved it when she took it. I'm really looking forward to what this semester will bring and hope we have a great time in FNED :) So I guess that's it. I decided to attach a few photos of some of my artwork, just to share for fun. Hope you enjoy !