New Country

Hello  – So a lot has happened. I guess that is normal when my last substantial post was nearly a year ago.

Flight School went fabulously. I learned so much and met many great people. It really made me appreciate Pittsburgh, and then I left.

I finished my .gif a day in January. You can find them all at vermiciouskid.tumblr.com   Here is one of my favorites:

I made it to The Vermont Studio Center in May. I met many more great people and worked primarily on two things:

1) Writing, storyboarding, and filming for my first stop-motion video. I wanted a project to learn how to  use Final cut pro. As I am always in the mood to challenge myself, a simple little stop-motion seemed perfect. I ended up shooting it all in one day (one night and another bit of dawn) to catch some sunny Vermont weather. Here is the completed movie (I did the sound recording in Scotland) :

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2) Applying to two Universities in Scotland. I was moving there after the VSC residency, so I hoped to find a way to stay after my visitor visa expired. I had help from folks in Pittsburgh and Vermont and it worked – I was accepted to both places. I chose Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee.

I spent the summer in Edinburgh with Jonathan. The city is beautiful. I walked all over the place – Arthur’s seat, Calton hill, the castle, and the water Leith. My mom visited for a week during the Fringe Festival and we had a blast. I also made a commission for my friend  Justin Lim – a sweet hoodie for his performance in Kuala Lumpur.

I visited friends in NYC while getting my visa. I also visited the garment district in search of spandex and sequins and found more than I could ever want for. I even survived hurricane/tropical storm Irene.

Dundee is great. University is really fun – being around a ton of artists and not having a day job. I have been hanging out in the printmaking workshop all the time. I have been silkscreening, etching, did my first waterless lithograph, and made the whole place smell like curry during an experiment. I also joined a performance group.

I am one lucky lady.

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