Log

WEEK 1
Reading: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind PG 15-232
(6 hours)
Paper #1: Notes from Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
(5 hours)
Class: “Foundations in Silversmithing”
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Foundations in Silversmithing”
(9 hours)
Class: “Microtorch Basics”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Microtorch Basics”
(2 hours)
Class: “Introduction to Flex Shaft”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Introduction to Flex Shaft”
(2 hours)
Wordpress Set-up
(1 hour)

Total Week 1: 31

WEEK 2
Class: “Watercolor: Gems and Jewelery”
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Watercolor: Gems and Jewelery”
(3 hours)
Class: “Excel for the Real World: Basic Skills of Microsoft Excel”
(1 hour)
Class: “The Modern Marketing Workshop”
(3 hours)
Wordpress Entries on “Excel for the Real World” and “Modern Marketing Workshop”
(3 hours)
Class: “Silversmithing Beautiful Bangles”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Silversmithing Beautiful Bangles”
(1 hour)
Class: “Create Copper Cuffs with Fold Forming and Cold Connections”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Create Copper Cuffs with Fold Forming and Cold Connections”
(1 hour)
Research for Travel, Preparation of Documents
(6 hours)
Class: WordPress Academy
(7 hours)
Class: Sketchbook Magic: Start and Feed a Daily Art Practice
(1 hour)
Wordpress Entries: WordPress Academy + Sketchbook Magic: Start and Feed a Daily Art Practice
(1 hour)

Total Week 2: 33

WEEK 3
Class: Universal Principles of Design
(4.5 hours)
Wordpress Entry: “Universal Principles of Design”
(2 hours)
Class: “GIMP Essential Training”
(5 hours)
Class: “Solder Smarter”
(3 hours)
“Solder Smarter” Illustrated Journal Notes
(2 hours)
Class: “Art of the Start: Turning Ideas into High-Growth Business”
(1 hour)
Class: “Personal Branding Essentials: Making the Most of Squarespace”
(1 hour)
Wordpress Entries on “Personal Branding Essentials: Making the Most of Squarespace” and “Art of the Start: Turning Ideas into High-Growth Business”
(1 hour)
Reading: Awaken Your Genius: A Seven Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams PG 1-110
(5 hours)
Reading: Lonely Planet: Discover Caribbean Islands
(1 hour)
Class: Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design
(1 hour)
Class: Business Planning for Creatives: Write Your Business Plan
(1 hour)
Wordpress Entries: Business Planning for Creatives + Graphic Design Basics
(1 hour)

Class: “Drawing and Painting Crystals and Gems”

(1 hour)

Illustrated Journal Notes: “Drawing and Painting Crystals and Gems”

(1 hour)

Total Week 3: 30.5

WEEK 4

WordPress Editing and Formatting

(2 hours)

Reading: Awaken Your Genius: A Seven Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams PG 110-208

(4 hours)

Paper #2: Notes from Awaken Your Genius: A Seven Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams

(5 hours)

Class: Photoshop CC 2017 Essential Training: The Basics

(4 hours)

Class: Photoshop CC 2017 Essential Training: Design

(4 hours)

Class:Prong Settings Start to Finish

(2 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Prong Settings From Start to Finish

(2 hours)

Class: “Modern Watercolor Techniques”

(2.5 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: “Modern Watercolor Techniques”

(1 hour)

Exhibit in Seattle: Marimekko

(2 hours)

WordPress Entry: Marimekko & Design

(1 hour)

Class: Watercolor Textures

(2 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Watercolor Textures

(2 hour)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Marimekko Designs

(1 hour)

Class: Line Drawing: Cactus & Succulent

(1 hour)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Line Drawing: Cactus & Succulent

Class: Sketchbook Magic Pt 2

(.5 hour)

Travel Planning

(3 hours)

Exhibit in Seattle: Al Farrow

(2 hours)

Total Week 4: 41

WEEK 5

Class: “Become a Craft Business Owner” Pathway

(14 hours)

Class: InDesign CC 2017 Essential Training

(7 hours)

Self Eval Reading & Writing

(5 hours)

Read: Amulets and Talismans pg 1-139

(7 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Amulets and Talismans

(5.5 hours)

Class: Settings for Every Shape

(3 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Settings for Every Shape

(2.5 hours)

Total Week 5: 44

WEEK 6:

Class: “Become a User Experience Designer” Path

(10 hours)

Fashion Project/History Project (Total of 13 hours):

Class: Design a Character: Sketching Portraits

(1 hour)

Class: Drawing Couture: Turning Fashion Designs into Art

(1 hour)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Design a Character: Sketching Portraits and Drawing Couture: Turning Fashion Designs into Art

(1 hour)

Class: Painting with Watercolors: From Inspiration to Fashion Illustration

(1 hour)

Class: Paper Fashion: Telling a Story through Fashion Illustration

(1 hour)

Class: The First Steps of Fashion Design: From Concept to Illustration

(1 hour)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Painting with Watercolors: From Inspiration to Fashion Illustration; Paper Fashion: Telling a Story through Fashion Illustration; and The First Steps of Fashion Design: From Concept to Illustration

(2 hours)

Sketching History: Re-make 3 fashion paintings

(5 hours)

Visit: Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA

(3 hours)

Visit: Ogden Southern Art Museum, New Orleans, LA

(3 hours)

Class: Illustrator CC 2017

(13 hours)

Total Week 6: 42

WEEK 7

Class: Illustrator CC 2017

(5 hours)

Visit: Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX

(1 hour)

Visit: Hope Outdoor Gallery, Austin, TX

(1 hour)

Visit: Art on 5th Gallery, Austin, TX

(1 hour)

Visit: Yard Dog Gallery, Austin, TX

(1 hour)

Visit: Bellas Artes Museum, Mexico City, MX

(3 hours)

Visit: Museo Estampa, Mexico City, MX

(2 hours)

Visit: Nacional Banamex Museum, Mexico City, MX

(3 hours)

Visit: Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City, MX

(3 hours)

Visit: Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, MX

(2 hours)

Class: Metalsmithing at Home

(6 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Metalsmithing at Home

(3 hours)

Class: The Metalsmith’s Toolbox

(3 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: The Metalsmith’s Toolbox

(2 hours)

Total Week 7: 36

WEEK 8

Visit: Fabrica La Aurora Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(4 hours)

Watch: Abstract – Art of Design

(10 hours)

Visit: Centro Historico, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(5 hours)

Visit: La Esquina Mexican Toy Museum, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(2 hour)

Visit: Yam Gallery & Insitute Allende, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(2 hours)

Class: Mixed Media Travel Sketching Techniques

(3 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Mixed Media Travel Sketching Techniques

(2 hours)

Reading: The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook pg 10-166

(5 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook

(2 hours)

Visit: Artist Market, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(2 hours)

Class: Core Design Sketching

(1 hour)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Core Design Sketching

(.5 hours)

Total Week 8: 38.5

WEEK 9

Metalworking Class: Private Instruction at Van Doren Metal Arts Workshop, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(5 hours)

Metalworking Class: Private Instruction with Jesse Bert, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(15 hours)

WordPress Uploading

(2 hours)

Class: Torch Fired Enameling: Luscious Color and Design

(2 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Torch Fired Enameling: Luscious Color and Design

(1.5 hours)

Reading: Making Talismans Pg 1-278

(12 hours)

Total Week 9: 37.5

WEEK 10:

Visit: Indigenous Plant Botanical Garden, San Miguel de Allende, MX

(3 hours)

Visit: Atonilico, MX

(3 hours)

Visit: National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, MX

(3 hours)

Class: Fabricating Dimensional Metal Jewelry

(2.5 hours)

Illustrated Journal Notes: Fabricating Dimensional Metal Jewelry

(2 hours)

Reading: Creole Religions of the Caribbean Pg 10-210

(10 hours)

Paper on: Creole Religions of the Caribbean

(5 hours)

Final Powerpoint and Video Presentation

(4 hours)

WordPress Uploading

(2 hours)

Self-Evaluation

(2 hours)

Final Portfolio/Bound Scrapbook

(4 hours)

Total Week 10: 40.5