People I Wish I Could Talk To On a Daily Basis

        Okay, so as not most of you know, I have a tumblr. And yes, that is where I am most active, and where I post my art. Although my existence in Tumblr is comparable to a speck of dust on the floors, I still remain active, in hopes that my art will get out there. (Which will take a long amount of patience for me.)
         So, meanwhile, I'm here, trying to improve my style in art. Who, you may ask, are the people who I admire and look up to the most when trying to improve? Well, here's a list to answer your questions: (in no particular order)


1) Soleil Ignacio
     - Soleil is so pretty. No only her art, but herself, too. I would describe her and her works as    "mermaid-like". It is because of their wavy long hair. Soleil describes herself as a fanatic over hair and she has reason to feel like so. If I drew hair like hers, I would love all kind of hair. It is because of her, I am not ashamed to know that I AM BAD AT DRAWING MEN.

2) Agnes Cecile
     - Whenever I scroll through Agnes' art, this is what I think, "WOW look at that art! So AH-MAH-ZING! *I look at my watercolor pad* And here I am, painting pigs." I'm serious, it's like whenever you look at it, it's like POOF there goes my self confidence, or like, talent? What talent? Ugh, it's just so beautiful.

3) Tokwa Penaflorida
     -Hey, I'll tell you a surprising fact. Soleil Ignacio and Tokwa Penaflorida are in the same group! (Group, alliance, league? I don't know what to call it) They both belong to, what they call the "Thursday Room"! Anyway, I think Tokwa's art is so fantastical. It's like, the things he draws are so creative! And the way he uses both watercolor and colored pencil is amazing. If I were to say anything to him I'd me like "Hello. I would like to pay a certain amount of money to have your hands.". Seriously.

4)Fifi Lapin
   -OOH-kay, so this person is not on tumblr, but she IS on blogspot. Sorry, but I have the need to add her in this list, because her art is SO CUTE. I never, (or anyone, in fact) would have imagined that putting little outfits on bunnies would be high fashion in anyway, but she pulled it off! It's really cute, quirky and, as what my family would say, really FASHYOWN.

5) Hajin Bae
   - This artist is one of the biggest people who, I think, influenced my art the most. I know I tried to copy how she draws her eyes, because that's what I really like about her drawings. Sometimes, she collaborates with a photographer called Bryan and make lovely, lovely art. Not only is her art inspiring, but her story, too. It's deep and very touching.


AAAAND that is all. I really hope these people would inspire all of my readers as much as they inspired me. I also hope that these people know that they are already, without even getting to know me, are already a big part of my like.

Thank You for reading!

Fran

Rants of a Knoller

Now, for those of you who don't know, I study at the premiere all-girls, christian,  private school, Miriam College High School. I have studied there for almost five years. (I transferred in MC in grade 4. Before that, I studied in STC) Miriam is more of my Alma Mater than any other school. I love it there. I love my firends, teachers, the buildings, the facilities and such. But there are some things I'd do like to change.

It's not much of a big deal, but I'd wish that Miriam would improve on giving students a more creative outlet. I mean, sure, in 4th year, we get to study drafting, but what about us first years to third years? I know there aren't much artists in the youth today, but what about the remaining artistic souls?

Imagine, we have a whole week dedicated to playing sports, but not a week dedicated to art? In the grade school, we did have such a week. All the good projects will be posted in the gallery near the end of the year. (I made sure I'd get there every year. Unfortunately, Grade four and five weren't my greatest years.) But what about in High School? Would you believe that the Art Club had to ask for approval to hold a gallery? Sure, they agreed, but shouldn't this be, like, a tradition for the Art Club? Sometimes, I feel like I'm in a prison, and creativity is just not welcome in a christian school.

Maybe I'm being too melodramatic, or maybe not. Either way, this is how I feel, and I think that something has to be done. Art may not be such an important thing to some people, but for students like me, it is my life, and I don't think things like this should continually be ignored.