I swear, I'm really good at focusing.

I'm really good at focusing on things. I just need to learn to focus on the right things, at the right time. I need to let my subconscious mind know what's important. 

"What you focus on, you get more of." 

I also need to work on not giving up. the moment I say, “I can't do this," my mind stops looking for a solution. But if I don't give up and keep looking for a way out, even when I'm in a disastrous situation, I start to notice the opportunities appear. And there are a lot more opportunities out there than you think. I just need to know how to look, how to focus on the right things.

Emotionally Handicapped

This past week, I was recently reminded how important yet how hard it is to express your thoughts and feelings. Feelings and thoughts are different, but also are one at the same time. Feelings are emotions, opinions, and sensations, while thoughts are beliefs, reflections, and convictions. We react to different events with both thoughts and feelings. But you can't tell anyone what is in your purse if we don't know what is in there yourself. In the same way, you have to figure our what feelings and thoughts you have before you can share them with anyone. I was having such difficult times sharing my own thoughts. I do have strong beliefs, convictions but when it comes to explaining why I believe in those ideas, I fall apart. If I'm not expressing the real 'me,' and others aren't expressing the real 'them,' then who are we? Who are we talking to? Fake reflections, the cause of all the confusion. Then I started to relate this idea to my art work, and thought about how I express my feelings through brushes and charcoals. It was then I realized that I don't let myself go when I paint or draw. I get too hung up on the small details, get frustrated and give up. I needed to let my ideas flow naturally, give myself permission to make mistakes, and speak my feelings. Speaking your feelings is not a simple thing. The reality is that due to this society, we're mostly emotionally handicapped. We're scared to be judged. This issue is something I personally need to work on on daily basis. I hope this inspires people to connect and share in a deeper way with those we love by really thinking about how they really feel.

 
      letting myself go...

Big Me :)

Self Portrait: Passion for Piano

Drawing II
pastels
33x44in

My name is Hana Jang and I am an Industrial design major student at University of Wisconsin - Stout. I am an outgoing, friendly person who loves to talk to new people and get to know them. I try to have a positive attitude and be optimistic. I like trying new things and taking risks because I know that the key to success is taking a big step and not being afraid to take a risk with the possibility of failure. I became addicted to art as soon as I saw the world of the Hyper Realists. The way they were able to take mediums that were stagnant and sculpt them into works or life and movement, took my breath away. However, I always knew that under the aesthetics of these works of arts were the structures that held the pieces together. This notion of structure and construction soon reared its head in a completely new direction, a direction that made me change the way I view art and it built my interests. I now view the space as a cohesive unit that makes up the integrity of the piece. This is where my heart lies. So to be an innovator in the world, I have to learn to design the world. I want to start that by learning about figures, myself first, learn how everything lies and connects together. I know I will be making a lot of mistakes but as a beginner, I want to learn from those mistakes and I also desire to learn from the other classmates by sharing constructive thoughts. I don't want to be afraid of taking risks to make the best out of this class. As Malcolm Forbes, a publisher of Forbes Magazine, says, “The people who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.” I feel that education has no set limits and I want to continue on this expedition towards my career starting from this Life Drawing Class.