#11: My Daily Entry

I woke up feeling horrible, which isn't unusual, but today was a new kind of horrible. I slept through first block, and when I was awake I just mean-mugged and gave grumbly answers. The rest of the day was fine, third block was a bit different, but not too drastic, we went over how to properly construct an essay, finding the claim, commentary, examples etc. in our partner's work. I'm still stressing though, an art project due Friday, an essay that needs to be ready for review Wednesday, FBLA events from now until the end of next week, but, I think I'll be fine.

#10: My Daily Entry

This weekend was a bit eventful, other than cleaning out the fridge from top to bottom and washing clothes, I redesigned some of my characters. I feel like I've actually found my art style now, it's just the right mix of realism and cartoony and I'm finally pleased with it, it could still use some work but I like where it's going. It's like how I usually draw but with less yet more detail all at once, it's hard to explain. But, other than redesigning, I've worked on storylines and backstories, some of my characters still having their original outlines from when I was in middle school, they're horrible.

#9: The Color Purple Reflection / My Daily Entry

Reflection

Celie tells someone about what her father did to her for the first time, that person being Shug. It shows just how strong their bound has to become, and just how much Celie trust Shug, she's kept this to herself for years.

Daily Entry

Friday was pretty typical, we had a pep rally at school and I didn't attend. I stayed in my fourth block, Art 3, and helped Ms.Washburn put together the group mural of one of her classes. I jokingly said I was going to steal one of the aprons that we use while painting, using charcoal or anything messy, and she let me have it. It has little kitchen utensils all over it and has pockets in the front, I really like it.

#8: The Color Purple Reflection / My Daily Entry

Reflection
It's ironic to see Sofia in a situation where she can't speak her mind, where she can't defend herself anymore. We all expected Sofia to act the way she did towards the woman when she asked her to be her maid after poking and prodding at her children like slaves ready for sale, but seeing her bruised and hurt is alien. Sofia admits that while she's in prison, she acts like Celie.

Daily Entry
After school, I started on some concept art for a multitude of things, character designs of my own, character designs pertaining to a friend of mine's work-in-progress book, and for my entry into my art portfolio, hopefully, I finish this one on time, I have a lot of things to get to still.

#7: My Daily Entry

Today was a bit bland overall, but some of the details are interesting. We had a sub in our first block which was great, because, I had not gotten any of my concept art done over the break, I have until Friday to meet my self-made deadline, but still; poor sorcerous Willow Smith is finally completed by the way. In photography we're started to practice how to put the film on the reel without looking at it, similar to the dark room and developing the paper, with film, if any light touches it, it'll mess it up. So, we have to be able to pop open the canister our film is in, take the film, put it onto the reel without messing it up, it sounds really easy but I promise you it's not, well, it depends on the type of reel you use but that's besides the point.

A Letter to God, from the prospective of Shug Avery

Dear God,
Sick can't begin to explain how I feel right na', I suppose that dere bottle of gin didn't quite help 'ither. This ole sissy of a man dun came and got me, his son wit him, just like 'em too, weak. Albert's been talkin' this entire time, I haven't heard much of it, some about a wife, a cow, and how ugly she is. I feel this sickness running all through me, my face hot and my chest heaves, I try to hum something to shift my thoughts, but my mind is too cloudy, I close my eyes.

(Might be off from her actual personality, still early on in the book.)

#6: The Color Purple Reflection / My Daily Entry

Reflection

We see the type of control that Shug has for Albert, she yells at him and refuses to fused over by a man that can't say no to his father. We get an example of this when Albert's father comes over after getting news of Shug's arrival. He verbally steps all over his son. This shows that there is a cycle of men treating their sons poorly thus those sons take to treating their wives and their sons poorly. Shug has also started to open up a bit, but only around Celie.

Daily Entry

Friday wasn't very enthusiastic, but discussion in class that day was exciting. We put our all our desk together to form a circle, that we jokingly call the "Circle of Strife" a play on the "Circle of Life" and a notion to how when we first got into Mr.Rease's class our answers during discussion were always wrong, causing a bit of strife from time to time. We were each given a character and directed to do a S.T.E.A.L chart on them and to write a letter to god from their perspective, we all did really well I think, Brandi and Jason's letter's being my favorite.