Well, in two weeks I will be graduating college which is scary to think about. I don't currently have a job lined up or anything, but something will work out I'm sure. I just wanted to update and show my current progress on a couple of my projects. I have recently been working on embroidering maps and quilting. Once I have completed my portfolio I will be sure to post it. Enjoy and happy May!
Right now I am in Miami. And it is great weather--overcast and a comfortable temperature. I am here for the Sun Conference Track Meet.. day 3 of 3. Things are going well, we've had a couple of teammates win events (such as 10k and javelin) and a couple second place finishes (1500 and 4x800) as well as a third place finish in the women's 1500. For a distance track team, Id have to say "go us". A few more events and we will be on our 7.5 hour drive back to Savannah.
I have been making progress on my embroidered maps and am almost completely done with one. The Wisconsin map as seen below. In the end I think 40 hours of work will have been put into it. And I still have 2 more maps to embroider. On top of all my other homework. It will be an exciting last 6 weeks of college...
My next update is that I have finished the back of my most recent quilt and am on my way to finishing quilting it. I'm really excited for this one and think it will end up being my favorite. Can't wait to show you!
Lastly, I am a senior this year and boy has it ever been an adventure. I will be graduating in June where my family plans to come and visit me and enjoy a vacation on Tybee Island in celebration. Currently I don't have any immediate future plans, no job lined up and no idea what I am going to do. As scary as that is, I'm kind of excited by me not planning everything and having it all planned out..like usual. Sometimes ya gotta get lost to find your way. Lots of stuff has happened while getting lost and I'm not sure if all of it is good or bad. But I like to stay optimistic and will claim that even if it was "bad" that I can take away from the "bad" things and call them learning experiences. Everyday I learn something new and quite often something new about myself. I will end this by saying that life is good, the world is my limit and there are endless possibilities.
If you are interested in seeing more of my work, check out my online portfolio at behance.net/hriniker
This is my last quarter here at SCAD, so it's kind of GO TIME and I'm definitely feeling it. In a positive way. At 430 today, my first "week" of classes will be finished and I feel as though I have already made a lot of progress.
Last quarter I was working on making "barn quilts", and I accomplished one and am still in the process of finishing another, which I have posted a pic of what it will look like below. Then, at the end of the quarter I came up with and idea that goes back to the seed of my embroidered leaves. I started those by embroidering a map. And I loved that idea but took it somewhere else with the leaves....then I moved onto quilting and I've had a lot of that so I thought I would go into exploring embroidery again. So I am back to exploring embroidering a map. But nothing straightforward. I would like to embroider repeat patterns on top of them. Use the map as the background. So I have done a couple samples of them that I've posted. To add to that, as I was walking back from class one day I realized that I don't always get to appreciate the hidden beauty of Savannah..... such as the iron railings....which I could ABSTRACT BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS FROM!!! It was a revelation. Before I was just thinking of doing geometric patterns to contrast with the very organic map background. But I will see where this ends up. Until then, enjoy my progress and see where I got some inspiration from. :)
Well, its a new quarter. My last quarter of school actually. I can't really tell how its starting off. Spring break was great....yet I feel it was kinda a doozy. I had a lot of fun, which means I wasn't productive. I wanted to share some pictures with you of the Appalachian trail. Though St. Patrick's in Savannah is pretty much where its at, the Appalachian Trail was the highlight of my spring break.
Alright, so I really haven't been good on updating my blog...technology isn't my thing or top priority. BUT I will try my best to update on my current quilt. Here are the starting of the next one, and for the first time I am using all printed fabric.
So my pictures are of my initial sketches and design for the quilt. Since the drawings, the design has changed due to sizes of pieces that I wanted to cut and sew. The good news is that I may continue with this basic pattern and find many ways to change it up. I have also included a picture of the back of the quilt. One day I would like to make a quilt where the back is actually the top. (Meaning seam allowance is on top). I added a picture of my work station, and lastly my current progress. I plan to make the quilt queen size so its going to be a repeat of 4x4 blocks with borders at top and bottom ends. I have no idea how I'm making the back yet, but I'm forming ideas of how I would like to quilt it. Probably similar to my last quilt, keeping it geometric. I will have to post a blog of my previous quilt and other project progress. But for now, enjoy! :)
I know that it has been a while since I updated my blog but I am going to blame the holidays, laziness, and poor internet and cell service.
This blog post is going to be a mix of updates dealing with my current projects, running, and whatever else I feel the need to share.
1. Within two days of being home, we got a Mega blizzard to which I had the enjoyment of snow plowing for 21 hours. Almost all straight thru. It was tiring and I definitely did not get to run.
2. I did, however, run a winter race. It was part of the Survivor winter series and I ran the first race of the series which was a 5k. The race took place at Rock Cut state park in Rockford, IL. I have never before run an ALL TRAIL snowy race. Let me tell you...quite the experience. But a good one. I ran it with my aunt, and it definitely showed me that there is a way to keep winter running mostly fun, but certainly interesting!! Ive posted a couple pictures having to do with it. The part I found the best was that instead of 3 five gallon coolers full of water and Gatorade, they had one with water and two full of hot chocolate. It was too funny to me. The race was tough, definitely lots of slipping (didn't fall though!) And slow. But time wasn't a factor to me. I did alright..I got second in my age group and overall about 82/250 or so. I also didn't have any yak trax that would have significantly helped me with grip.
3. Christmas this year was something very different from any other year. Usually we have Christmas in Iowa, but this year it took place in good ol' Wisconsin. Couple other things that were different was that almost no one came. It was just my family, my aunt and my 3 cousins, and one kidnapped grandma. Usually we have all of previously stated plus 7ish more people. It just seemed small. But because of this Christmas change, we also veered away from the traditional turkey and mashed potato dinner and had tacos and quesadillas. Next year we will have a PJ themed Christmas and the following will be tailgate themed. See? Change can be good. Pictured to go with this bullet point is a picture of my niece and nephew.
4. Lastly, I made it back to savannah to celebrate the new year. I had a great time and it is time for some changes. I am working on some personal changes as well as trying to actually cook more.
My first attempt was a parsnip tappoulah. It went alright, I sure did a couple things different/wrong, but next time will be better.
I am lucky enough to be back working very part tome but I have also been lucky enough to hang out with friends and tomorrow kicks off 7:15 a.m. practice and clases. A schedule I have never has before. Time for change. :)
THE WORLD IS OUR LIMIT AND THERE ARE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
