Yeah, I'll visit Art Museum more often...as long as it's free.

"I went to the Polk Museum of Art for this assignment, and I stayed there for at least 40 minutes."
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This trip was a lot better than I thought it would be. I was excited about this little outgoing, don't get me wrong. But, I did not think it was going to be as fun as it thought it was. Once we (Louis, Jenn, our friend Ashley, and I) got there, I got pretty excited because we walked in and I could see the Japanese Exhibit. My parents are from Japan, so I had seen most of the things in the exhibit before. I actually grew up with most of that Japanese looking stuff. I actually couldn't understand why there were so many of the same looking photographs.
Yes, it's art, I know.
But come on. That was a bit much. There were like 35 different paintings of basically the same thing.
Once we got to the part of the museum where there was artwork from high schoolers, I think I fell in love. They were so creative! There was one that was even created on cardboard! I was amazed at the creativity that was floating around in the room. I could never imagine doing that sort of stuff myself...which kind of made me sad. But, it was great.
There were a few though, where I thought
"Really? This is in here? This really didn't take that much work."
For example, there was one where it looked like the a guy just took a picture of himself, then copied and pasted it all over the photo. Not that great. Sorry to say.
I don't even think I went into the pottery or anything....it just wasn't really my thing.
Right before you walked up the stairs, there was a section on landscapes, I think it was. There were nature-esque pictues and outdoors-y things that I was really drawn to. One in particular was called "Juniper Springs" by Margaret Tolbert.
This is what sprung from that-->

The deeper down, the deeper blue.
Wanting to submerge into the deep blue darkness.
The cold rushing all around me.
The sun slowly fading away as I plung and push myself
Deeper, deeper.
Deeper into the unknown.
Should I open my eyes?
I fear what I might see.
I've never known this feeling,
This pressure in my ears,
my heart pounding like a war drum in my head.
The coldness, the fear is becoming almost comforting now.
Almost to the point where I never want to break the surface again.
I continue to push
Deeper, deeper.
"Where is the end?" I ask myself.
It is never-ending,
This deep blue darkness.
Yet, it is always changing,
For I can feel a new sensation every moment.
A slight nibble on my toe.
A change in temperature.
A flow of water passing, almost right through me.
A give my last kick as I plunge deeper.
Pressure in my ears.
Cold water filling my lungs,
And alas,
there's peace.


Continuing to learn and learn more from this class,
Anna Marie