We just finished our "semester break" at the Accademia di Belle Arte and I am so happy to be back in school :) It is probably the only year where I can say I love every class I have taken... I am feeling so blessed to be here.
It isn't like any school at home. It is hard to explain. In Italy, students study for free, so in turn the schooling is very.... relaxed. My first semester, my art teacher just had us staple our paper or canvas up on the wall and paint as much as we could. She would smoke and walk around the classroom with her arms crossed, stop by you and... va bene, va bene, continua... Not much feed back, but I loved the atmosphere and I learned I just work so much better when I have a schedule of when to be in class, even when it isn't really mandatory. Since I have been loving painting, I have no problem getting to school in the morning (as long as I have had my espresso).
But that class is over, and to "find classes" to take at the accademia, you really just walk around to find classes... It is confusing and intimidating, especially since everything is in Italian, but eventually I got enrolled in 2 classes that I am really looking forward to (at least im pretty sure I am enrolled). A few weeks ago, I talked to the foundry teacher. I am so excited for that class, the teacher seems awesome; we create a wax sculpture, make a silicone mold of it and then... create a bronze sculpture! I am anxious to start.
Today, I thought I was going to be able to go back to my painting classroom on Wednesdays like my old professor had told us, but apparently not and now that classroom is for drawing. So, I litterally accidentaly walked into the perfect class for me this semester. A painting class with a great professor, who wants the students to really work how I have been working. I am so fortunate that I have found classes that I enjoy, because not all of the students feel the same way about thier classes. There are 14 CSU students and we are divided into seperate classes, based on our themes and styles of painting. I love that it is organized like this because some students prefer to work on the nude figure and some are completely abstract. I wish this is how the classes were organized back in the states...
Anyways, where as I did not really get much feedback from my last professor, this one is different. He sat down and talked to us about our "project" for the year, and he was really patient with my Italian. My roomate and I will be in the same class also, which is exciting. I am so glad this semester can be as productive as the last.
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