十一月 21 2010
Fall Festival Week and Georgia National Fair
This week was very exciting because it was 『Fall Festival』 week. Every church has their fall festival on this week. On Wednesday, Ms.Mary brought me to Southside Baptist Church’s Fall Festival. There was alot of people and children dressed up in their costumes. Thursday was our home church’s Fall Festival. Mary and Eddie volunteered in a booth to help host a game for the children. I helped them and also helped out in 『Face Painting』 for two hours. It is not easy to grab a small brush and try to draw on squirming children!It turned out to be alot of fun and a good experience to hang out with church friends and chat and paint faces. Saturday I went to National Central Baptist Church’s Festival. It was $8 to get in but you can play and eat all you want. I had 4 cups of lemonade, 2 hotdogs, 1 bag of popcorn, and 2 funnel cakes, which is a southern special where they fry some batter until it is crisp and put powdered sugar on it. By the way, I have gained 8 pounds since I came to the U.S. I wonder where all the pounds come from! And I am trying to convince myself that these are all weight from the lean-muscle I gained from cross-country.
Speaking of festivals, I turned in 3 artworks for Georgia National Fair, and actually got to see them at the fair! The best thing is, recently I learnt that one of them won third place! It was the one I did for fun when school haven’t started. Ms.Mary was very excited about this because it was the view of her back yard, I simply sat down at the kitchen table and painted the view from her window.
I really like it how I have 1 period of drawing class everyday. I love to draw and paint and I actually got many pieces done since I came here. Back home, I only did major arts, such as pencil and watercolor. But here, Ms.Peavy (our art teacher) makes us try out all different kinds of materials, such as pastel. And now, I am even working on a self-portrait from ripped out newspaper! Breaking through new materials can be stressful, but I learnt that, once I give it a shot, I discover that I can do more than I expect!
Pictures:1.third place at Georgia National Fair
2. my pastel, (copying Monet’s 『Water Lilies』)
3.wrapping up the festival with some 『self portraiting』!
4.last one to go!
