{"id":676,"date":"2010-04-29T21:36:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T04:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=676"},"modified":"2010-05-03T21:54:03","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T04:54:03","slug":"sorted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2010\/04\/29\/sorted\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Angel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Angel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Angel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"545\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten years ago I was finishing up my stint as a full-time art student.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Green.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Green\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Green.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Mission College in Santa Clara, CA, I took basic drawing classes, 2-D concepts, life drawing,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Shadow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Shadow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Shadow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>color theory, and the basic Adobe software classes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Fashion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Fashion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Fashion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I transferred to San Jose State and I took Representational Drawing, Intro to Illustration, basic thru intermediate Photography classes, and basic thru advanced Typography and Graphic Design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Cactus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Cactus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Cactus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had saved most of the projects from these classes &#8211; it&#8217;s hard to get rid of things that I spent so much time on. But all those art papers, matted photos, and presentation boards take up a lot of space. I had been thinking about photographing the work and thinning down the collection to just a few representative and favorite pieces. Last week we purchased a new camera &#8211; a Canon Powershot SX 20 IS. We also got an Epson scanner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/ChairTangle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Chair Tangle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/ChairTangle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"691\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the same time I was sorting through a lot of other stuff that was stored in our spare bedroom&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Clown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Clown\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/art\/Clown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"634\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now my artwork is archived and I took a whole hatchback load of gently used mat boards, fabric remnants, and collage material to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.materials-exchange.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mecca<\/a>, which is like the Salvation Army for artists and teachers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago I was finishing up my stint as a full-time art student. 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