I've lived on Long Island my whole life, a seemingly large place though it's actually quite small. Its close proximity to New York City has allowed me to experience not only the comfort of the suburbs that the island offers but also the chaos and complexity of a city. I have always felt passionate about art, it feels really good to have a possible "direction" for life which includes creativity. I intend to become an art therapist, which is a field I only learned about recently. To be able to utilize art to help other people seems so interesting and rewarding, I could not think of a better career if I tried. Not yet anyway.
From the first class it seems this will be a rigorous, but extremely interesting course. I've always loved art and thought myself quite well educated on the subject, but sitting in this class it could not be more obvious that there are many aspects of art I've yet to discover. That being said, I expect that by the end of this semester I will have learned many new methods of creating and thinking. I love to have my typical ideals challenged, I love being shocked by knowledge even though these things can certainly be frustrating and taxing. This seems to be exactly the kind of class I wished for in high school and I'm really excited to see where this class will take me.
