February 2, 2007

After being glazed over on the question of what I would like to do after graduation during my group’s presentation, I thought it might be appropriate to address it now....
When I came to this program I came here to earn a credential that would make it possible to teach if I ever needed to in the future, but it is not what I am seeking to pursue as a career. I have every intention of pursuing a job that allows me to print for a living. In the past I worked with a company that produces their own hand printed wallpaper. This is a relatively new enterprise that was launched with some success almost two years ago now. Currently it is a business that is growing and hopefully by the time I graduate will be productive enough to be able to have me step in to, to begin printing for. With that said though, I have no delusion that it is a possibility that this will not work out as I have dreamed it in my head. This brings up the other reason I came to Grad school, which is to spend time honing skills that can become applicable to lucrative fields like design (specifically toy and game design). I am interested in becoming involved with the things that have inspired my work. I don't look at this as selling out. As long as I love what I do and am allowed to spend time and get paid doing it, it is a successful career to me. I am not in art for fame or fortune.