Update on Things

Hello, All.

I want to take a moment to apologize for my absence Saturday night at the art auction. Please know that if it hadn't been for a 14-year-old, money-sucking clunker who ran a fever, I would have been there. I missed you all, and I missed seeing Doug and my colleagues. In any event...

We will be visiting Sun Studios next! In keeping with our modification to the schedule, we will tour Sun Studios on Saturday, March 26th, which is why no actual class meeting was scheduled for this Tuesday. In lieu of that, I am asking all of you to please comment to this post with an update on your projects. Let us know how things are going, what discoveries you've made, what roadblocks you've hit, and so on. I know this has been a hectic semester and we all have so many things going on, but I hope you will keep the faith and don't despair if and when you have difficulty. I am always here for you (even when I'm not physically around). If you need to talk with me about your project, just text or call and I am at your service.

I look forward to hearing of your progress, and to seeing you next Saturday.

DL

Trek Three: Elmwood Cemetery

Hello, All. I hope that all of you are enjoying a relaxing (if rainy and wet) break from classes this week.

I thought I would take a moment to thank you for making this Honors Symposium such a fun and successful one! I am really thrilled with the way the course is going, and so delighted to have the chance to meet and get to know each one of you. Teaching this course this semester has truly been a treat!

I also know that the last thing you want right now is to be hassled about classwork, so I will be gentle. I would really, really love to know what you thought of Elmwood last Saturday. The weather was certainly on our side, as it was a cool, sunny, gorgeous day. I hope you found the trek insightful and interesting--and the grounds at Elmwood as beautiful as I do.

 

We'll mark the deadline March 15th for you to say something about your experience there. What did you learn? How did you find the place? Was it a bit creepy? A bit beautiful? A bit beauti-creepy? You tell me what your thoughts are!

In the interim, please be reminded that our next venture is the smART auction on the 19th of this month. Doug Branch puts a lot of heart, soul, and energy into this event, and it is our duty to support him. I do expect our class to be there early and help with the set-up--this means unpacking the artwork and setting it on display, and perhaps some readying of the snacks and drinks to be served. The event begins properly at seven p.m., so if I could ask all of you to arrive at six, that would be wonderful. I will be there as well.

And again, if you are an artist who would like to donate some artwork, please let me know ASAP, and I will get those donations to Doug; or, if you know someone artistic with a willingness to share his or her work, please let me know right away. I will see you soon!