Sorry for the cheesy title.. but I just had to! So continuing on with my learning project the next step was to learn noses. I was super nervous for this as I have always struggled with draw noses. I understand why now as they are mostly just shading. I stuck with the same Youtube channel … More Noses are like roses… they all smell differently
Category: ECMP 355
Let the music begin!
Recap: Here is the progress I made from last week’s minor scales. This week: This week I have decided what song I was going to learn how to play. I choose Mercy by Shawn Mendez. I am going to try and learn it by ear as well as following had placements and finger placements on … Continue reading Let the music begin!
I Think I Found Another Cool Website
This week I decided to try out Adobe Spark. I have never even heard of this website until now. When I first got onto this website, I was given three options. To make a video post, social post, or a… Continue Reading →
Granny Squares & The Magic Circle
So far this crochet learning project has been fun. It has been time consuming and not always easy because I have had to start over a few times with different projects to make sure that it looked perfect, but overall,… Continue Reading →
A Little More Personal
So, I’ve been continuing to work away at learning the ukulele. I’m not going to say it’s going great, but it’s not to bad in reality. I won’t be playing at the Grand Ole Opry House any time soon, or for that matter in front of other people at a campfire, but maybe in another … Continue reading A Little More Personal
A Culture of Technology
I recently had a conversation with my mom about how much progression and change that her generation has seen in terms of technology. Her generation went from not having barely any to this. Whatever this is.… More
Culture of Participation
The first thing that came to my mind when thinking about the new culture of participation was when Alec Couros spoke about MOOC’s (Massive Open Online Courses). Alex mentioned how over 12,000 people were in one of his classes in 2013. That’s WILD! The idea that so many people from around the world can be in … Continue reading Culture of Participation
Digging Deeper..
When I began my journey, the first resource I found and continue to use the most is Rochelle Barlow’s ASL in 31 days. Through her program, I joined a facebook challenge group and.. as promised, I completed my first challenge: Introducing myself to the challenge group! In this video, I introduce myself by finger spelling… Continue reading Digging Deeper..
“i” only got EYES for youuuuuu
Next step on my journey to a gorgeous self-portrait is learning how to draw eyes. I LOVE TO DRAW EYES! I always doodle them on any piece of paper I have. I think eyes are just so beautiful and full of mystery! I love the photographs of eyes by Suren Manvelyan! He takes pictures so close … More “i” only got EYES for youuuuuu
Starting Simple
My ukulele is now in tune (or at least pretty close to being in tune) and I’m starting to learn a couple simple chords. The first chords that I’m putting together are C, G, A minor, and F. Progressing through chords is tough. Strumming is tough. That’s alright though. On YouTube I again tuned into … Continue reading Starting Simple