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Hello Class!

My name is Jessica Sandler and this is my 4th class with Jerry! I have learned so much from his photography & art classes! I am 12 credits away from my Associates Degree. When I started here at Albertus, my son had just turned 1 year old and I was going through the "what do I want to do with the rest of my life" phase. I am a sales manager for a cellular company and though it is financially rewarding, I feel that I can do more in this world than just "sell cell phones". For some time now, I have been "trying to find myself". I am 27 years old and for some reason, I felt as though at this point in life, I should be defined as...something! Until today when I was looking through the artists on the MOCA page. I randomly clicked on the artist Joe C. K. Lee and just by skimming through his website I found this awesome quote from George Bernard Shaw "Life isn't about finding yourself; life is about creating yourself." Quite fitting for this moment in my life.

So here's to another Mod of learning and creation!



Though I like Lee's work a lot, I wanted to look around a bit more. That's when I found Pavel Rehurek. I love how he takes photographs and alters them into beautiful works of art. These are two images that caught my eye. I didn't find any information on what he was using to enhance his photographs. His website states the following: Photo-Based Digital Art on Paper, Lens-based images (born in my camera) Digitally adjusted and giclee printed Fine Art. I got most of that except for "giclee" which I found out is french for "fine spray"*. Giclee is defined as "a print made by the digital process, typically inkjet.*

I like the intensity of Carmel, but I love the beauty and serenity of Pond, making that one my favorite. During my museum appreciation class, I had a wonderful opportunity to discover works of Art that I would have never found otherwise. I also discovered what pieces called out to me more than others. Bright and intense works were generally my picks for the week, but I relate that to where I was at that point in my life, busy days running into each other. Now I am a place where I welcome relaxation and an appreciation for peace. That is why the Pond portrait is my favorite.



*www.terigalleries.com/glossary.shtml
*www.worldprintmakers.com/dapttf/dapttf.htm
*My picture was altered with Adobe CS3 using a couple filters