Something wonderful is about to happen

"Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen."

Whether it's big or small, you can find wonderful things anywhere.

and if it's not wonderful, you have the power to make it be.

You have the power to react how you want.

To make your experiences be what you want them to be.

Here are some pictures from my adventurous week!

We went up another day with Devin and Trisha!

The beautiful canyon we drove up.

There was this really sweet icicle at the bottom of the cliff. 

There's the cliff we drove next to. It was just a teeny drop...

Zack driving his Bronco.

I went up another time with Devin and Zack and it was a blast!

And here is the fire that they guys made so we could stay warm. :)

....And then we ended up with a flat tire...

The practice film I ordered for my Viking Readyset film camera.

I'll post the pictures once I develop them!

Here's me working on my handle for my 3d design project.

I had to wear safety glasses while using the hand tools for my handle. :)

Before I painted the floor/wall...

Snow College was lucky enough to have photographer Andy Bloxham come give a lecture and do a workshop with us. Here we are all waiting for him to tell us instructions on what to do. :)

Andy Bloxham shooting us from the top floor of my apartment building.

Take Me Back

                                                                    Take Me Back - 2012

DIY: Teacup Lamp

Hey there! This week's been so stressful but overall it's going well! I finished a couple projects that were looming over my head, I need to finish a couple more and then I'm done. One of those projects was my lamp for 3d design and it's finally finished! I posted pictures below so go ahead and read on and look at how I made it. :)

Exciting things from this week:

- I finished all my big art projects!

- I shot my very first nude photoshoot! I think it turned out great, and no, it's not pornographic.

- My 19th birthday is tomorrow!

- I'm going home to celebrate said birthday, soo excited.

- I have a big photoshoot planned for Saturday with 2 other photographers and 2 models. It's gonna rock.

- Photographer Andy Bloxham is doing a workshop at my school tomorrow, super excited to go to that.

Class: 3d Design

Assignment: Design and construct a lamp. 

Requirements: Has to turn on. Has to be linear

Time limit: About 2 weeks.

Inspiration: My obsession with teapots/teacups and vintage things.

My wiring worked on the first try!

I kept my cups together by sandblasting through the center, putting a hollow rod up through them, and used silicone to glue them together. (There's probably better glue you could use, that was all I had).

I put my practice, smaller plate on the bottom for a stand, then sandblasted another hole through the back for the cord.

Thank you residents of Richfield for bringing your beautiful plates to the D.I.

Next time: Buy my own wire and make it black!

I got this lampshade at the D.I., took off the ugly fabric on it and put on my own. I tried ironing out the wrinkles on it (It had been sitting in my basement forever), but they wouldn't come out... But that's ok since I covered it with lace.

Covering the shade with lace.

Another mistake: Not investing in good glue. But... It worked.

Yet again another mistake.. Not cutting my rod to the right size. It was a bit long so I wrapped lace around it.

My lamp is all complete!

And there's the pull switch to turn it on. :)

I should have taken pictures because I wanted to do a step by step tutorial, but I kept forgetting my camera, so if you want to know how to make one then ask me (lisha_loo3@hotmail.com) or look at these tutorials:

http://www.dreambookdesign.com/2010/10/teacup-lamp-tutorial.html

http://vintagerevivals.blogspot.com/2010/10/crafting-with-starswinning-tutorial.html

http://retropolitanhip.blogspot.com/2010/10/anthro-knock-off-lamp-tutorial.html