Over my spring break I am traveling with my sister's choir and several families of choir members throughout Spain! I am extremely grateful that I have another opportunity to travel abroad. Today I arrived in Madrid, and immediately boarded a bus headed to Toledo. While we just arrived, touring began immediately. Once in Toledo we were able to stop and take some panoramic pictures of the city. The view is truly breathtaking and the city houses numerous churches, museums, mosques and synagogues and is a fusion of Christian, Arab, and Jewish traditions from the Middle Ages. Once we had finally arrived in the city we stopped for lunch and were able to enjoy the warm weather. After lunch we walked around and then toured the Toledo Cathedral. The church is beautiful, and even houses the El Greco painting The Disrobing of Christ. Tomorrow we will get a chance to further explore Toledo, many more pictures to come!
Matthew Shilan Workshop
Today I had the opportunity to attend a paper folding workshop with this week's Hallmark Symposium speaker Matthew Shilan. While I was not able to attend his lecture, the workshop allowed me to learn several techniques in paper folding/engineering. It was a wonderful way to spend my Friday morning! Some pictures from the event can be seen here.
Design Week Closing Party
KU Design Week came to a close with a wonderful Friday night gathering. I am especially proud of my friend, Claire Pedersen, for all her work to put together the entire event, and the many others who helped. I'm always a fan of a photo booth, enjoy!
Photos by Max Mikulecky
Paper Engineering Workshop
This morning I attended another KU Design Week event, a paper engineering workshop led by Matthew Hawkins. After hearing his journey to becoming a freelance paper engineer, we each created a Jayhawk with a template Matthew provided. The end result was rather adorable, and I have a new appreciation for what goes into creating paper structures. It is always inspiring to hear how creative individuals find success doing what they love.
Drop Cap Battle
Tonight I was able to participate in KU Design Week's Drop Cap Battle. Led by the lovely Amber Goodvin, two people were each assigned the same letter and had to create competing drop caps in one hour. Below is the letter G I created, and I will soon receive a copy of a zine featuring every letterform created at the workshop!
The Top Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Graduated
With it being Spring of my senior year of college, it seems that almost every day someone asks about my post-graduation plans. I absolutely loved the advice Debbie Millman offers in this Creative Mornings talk. It was the perfect thing to watch in order to help me think about what is truly important as I search for jobs and strive to present myself to future employers to the best of my ability. For anyone whose stage of life aligns with mine, this talk is definitely worth watching.
