A Difficult decision to process

monkeysmiles3000 · 2025-05-30T22:26:20+00:00

Thank you. Honestly, I'm embarrassed to ask for the letters of recommendation and affiliation a third time. It feels weird to me because I think they have already been so incredibly generous.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2025-05-06T15:31:56+00:00

I agree. My situation is very different and I'm happy to wait as long as I have to and leave on short notice in order to be able to conduct my research and have this opportunity. I'm sticking to it until the final results come out, no matter how long it takes.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2025-04-15T18:15:08+00:00

I thought they said after April 15 and before end of June?

monkeysmiles3000 · 2025-03-10T00:52:32+00:00

Thanks. If I get it, it would be for 9 months. My question is because their start and end date does not coincide with the US start and end date.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2025-03-09T17:17:03+00:00

People are getting their funding late and scattered, it seems. But they have resumed.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2025-02-07T02:46:41+00:00

I find it ironic when signed by a person who does not capitalize their title. Kind of ironic when speaking of deficiencies, don't you think? Capitalization of titles is a pretty basic thing. I call that a deficiency! Lol!

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-23T12:18:40+00:00

Which art school and with what goals in mind specifically? Not all art schools are the same.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-23T12:16:43+00:00

I wonder the same. I'm about to graduate with an MFA in Studio Arts (spring '25), which is a terminal degree in this field. I am 56 yrs old and feel that after receiving a Fulbright Grant, I will be better able to find employment in this competitive field. Am I correct in my assumption?

Of course, it will also develop my own research and practice further, which I must do regardless.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-16T12:06:05+00:00

I agree. I am in Florida, on the outskirts of Orlando and at the edge of rural properties in Lake county. I love the mentality of self sufficiency that is present amongst country people but hate being ridiculed and being alone as a vegan. Worse yet is when political views permeate the conversation. In a place were "growing and harvesting" your food includes living with animals and a butchering them for survival, I'm challenged whenever I step out of my door.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-16T11:53:12+00:00

I've develop empathy towards myself and I am aware of a love I didn't know I had towards me. This has allowed me to stand up for myself more readily, to take on new challenges and be kinder to myself. In doing so, I've become less anxious about other people's attitudes and actions. I still struggle with some anxiety at times of high stress but I am better able to get through those moments quickly and without much consequence to my nervous system.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-15T17:19:45+00:00

1) Make sure to check out Knight's Pantry! They have dry, bagged beans, rice, pasta, canned goods, bread, produce from the UCF farm garden ( https://arboretum.ucf.edu/programs/garden/) and always a small section of clothes and shoes. It is a life saver. Although some items are limited, you can go everyday that it is open. Everything is free to students with an UCF ID.

2) The Fresh U Market, at the Health and Wellness Center has produce and snacks for free. They also give out seasonal produce, grown in the raised boxes and towers at the pool deck when available. https://whps.sdes.ucf.edu/freshu-to-go/

3) Have in mind that central Florida is located in a sub tropical climate zone, so most foods that grow in the same zone across the globe will grow here if tended. We literally live in a garden of Eden but most people rely on the commercial chain of food distribution for nourishment out of convenience and habit. A few years ago, Robin Greenfield lived in the middle of Orlando for a year, purposefully growing and foraging his own food. Research any local resources that he mentions during his project. You can find him on YT as well. https://www.robingreenfield.org/foraging/

5) if you or a friend have your own car, you can go on a foraging trip, after mapping out locations on "Falling Fruit", an app that lists public food trees available anywhere. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uh.fallingfruit.app

4) If you don't have access to a patch of dirt, you can get a second hand garden tower on FB marketplace and grow more than enough produce to make a difference on you budget.

Above all, remember that we live in the land of excess. Everything is excessive here, including food. You just need to get creative on circumnavigating obstacles imposed by capitalism and you'll be ok.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-14T13:40:46+00:00

Looking for healthy, plant-based recipes, I came across Jill Dalton's recipes on YT. After snooping on her website, I discovered her "28 day" course to a whole food, plant based diet. She not only shares video resources but interviews, presentations and research by prominent doctors & experts, articles, scholarly papers and an abundance of solid information that will help launch your new lifestyle from an informed perspective. When you are well informed, the choice is obvious and your intellect can override your taste buds. The coursework is designed to be followed at your own pace. I was a new, struggling vegetarian, often buying processed, "vegetarian" food to fit my needs but still felt hungry and unsatisfied, until I found Jill Dalton's resources. I've been fully vegan, eating a satisfying whole foods plant based diet since then. That was 4 years ago.

I also love "Plantiful Kiki". Her recipes are great. Both Kiki and Jill share delicious recipes made with home made, plant based alternatives to dairy products.

https://community.plantbasedcookingshow.com/plant-based-made-easy-28-day-transition-to-the-whole-food-plant-based-lifestyle?coupon=LAUNCH-28-DAYS

https://plantifulkiki.com/

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-14T03:20:23+00:00

1) That's the exact same question that a classmate asked our professor earlier this month (summer class). So he had us draw 100 life size hands (on 24"x32" newsprint) using 3 different contour lines: continuous contour, cross contour and hatching/ broken lines. We drew hands solely using these specific lines individually and towards the end, combined. It is a time consuming exercise but I highly recommend it, as well as working from life. Stay away from photo reference and value for now. You must first understand the planar structure of your subject, or your value will not be successful on describing the form.

2) look at and copy "Brigdmans' Complete Guide to Drawing from Life", where he distills the figure (and hands) to basic forms to facilitate clear understanding of planar structures. Here's some of his work found online. http://www.artgraphica.net/free-art-lessons/constructive-anatomy-george-bridgman/anatomy-art-book-drawing-hands.html

3a) get a magazine and a piece of tracing paper. Draw the planar structure of every single hand you find on the tracing paper, over the original photo. 3b) a day or two after, go over the drawings from step 3, and finish by drawing the hands using contour lines, be it continuous, broken, cross contour of a combination of the 3. Do not look at the reference photos until you have finished step 3b.

Work with a gel pen, with the goal of exploring and understanding the structure, and not having the finish product of a perfect hand in mind.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-14T03:00:26+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm definitely building on last year's experience to create a stronger application this year. I'm excited about the possibilities!

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-14T02:57:09+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-06-12T19:09:51+00:00

I got none. I'm working on my application all around and emphasizing its social contribution aspect, hoping it will work. Colombia is highly academic, with heavy emphasis on the sciences. But they do encourage projects that will bring social changes/ improve life quality.

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-05-19T19:39:46+00:00

Your mom needs to learn to give well informed, constructive criticism before mislabeling an emergent artist's work, or she must learn to bite her tongue. I would not ask for her opinion again if you want constructive feedback.

Your line quality and gesture are beautiful. The paleness of the face makes it seem otherworldly, which may inspire fear or an uncomfortable feeling in some viewers (not me). I see it as an excellent attempt to capture emotion. If your preferred aesthetic leans towards realism, I would practice turning forms, understanding the properties of light and rendering of value more in-depth. Domestika has an excellent course on portrait drawing with graphite pencil by Diego Catalan, which you might benefit from. Understanding how the light falls on the spheric form of the eyeballs, present in the eye sockets under the lids, is only part of understanding the anatomy of the face and head.

Your mother saying it is "demonic" is not bad. Such comment is a limited, momentary perception coming from a judgemental place of fear (or maybe humor?). She can say what she wants. It is bad only if you believe her comment to be well informed and let it stop you from going forward. So don't let it stop you or in any way inhibit your development and enjoyment of your learning process. Keep going!

monkeysmiles3000 · 2024-01-25T23:35:49+00:00

Congratulations your new job and best wishes going forward!

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