There has been so much going on in my kooky little world. Not in a bad way though, I've been doing a lot of soul searching and it's time for a new direction in my life. So I have decided to go back to school for my Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design.
I have always wanted to be a graphic designer; I got my two-year degree from what I thought was a good school at the time back in 2001 but their help with me trying to find and keep work in the graphic design field was slim to nil. I went out on my own and looked for jobs and it was then that I realized that the education that was supposed to "prepare me" for the entry-level positions didn't prepare me at all. I had to make money so I just took the 9-5 jobs and now I've come to the realization that if I don't make a change I'm going to be stuck doing a job that I don't like instead of the career that I love. I did more research this time and the school I will be going to is The Art Institutes Minnesota. Kind of ironic because I've always wanted to go to The Art Institutes Chicago but I guess life doesn't happen the way you plan it.[^]
So with the new changes that are coming and refreshing my skills with Photoshop, Illustrator, etc, I will probably not have too much time to work on my coasters or be online unless it's for school. I think this time will be better because I will have a larger portfolio and the school has an internship program of which the school I graduated from did not. Not to mention I got my Associate's Degree from a business school that offered the program and this new school is all about the creativity. I am really looking forward to it. I will try though to work on my coasters when I do have free time and post them as I can.[:)]