MY LISTZ: FOODIE EDITION

by MILAGROS CASTRO

Restaurants in NYC:
Mojo NYC
* Amazing fried calamari
* Jumpin’ Lomo (10/10)

Charm NYC
Brunch
* Chicken and Toast (10/10)
* Steak and Eggs (9/10)

GYU-KAKU
Anytime
* Japanese Fried Chicken Karaage (1000/10)
* Napa Kimchi (chef’s kiss)
* Kalbi Chuck Ribs
* Harami Skirt Steak
* Yaki-Shabu Beef
* Bistro Hangar Steak

Agora Taverna
GREEK RESTAURANT/SEAFOOD
* octopus appetizers
* moussaka
* seafood pasta linguini

The Cabin NYC (NEED TO TRY)
* Glazed Bacon Steak
* Apple Pie

AFTER WATCHING ANIMATION

by MILAGROS CASTRO

The first animation I watched was Thaumatrope: bird and cage. What I find interesting is fact that it is so simple and easy to create but yet its unique. Creating a moving animation by just twirling strings and setting it in motion. The only thing I disliked was that it’s limited to only the two pictures that are drawn/printed on the two sides of the disk. The second one I looked at was the flipping book, the reason I really liked this one is because as I mentioned earlier the thaumatrope is only limited to two pictures whereas the flipping book you have all these pages where you could add a lot of drawings to make the animation looks better or have more characters in them. I don’t necessarily dislike anything from the flipping book, but I think that it might be a little time consuming to complete one. The third animation I looked at was the Astro Boy trailer, a very old cartoon which was hand drawn and then set into motion. What sparked my interest is the details that are put into that animation, from the fluid movements, flying, to the water, it looks as if it was done on a computer. It takes real skills and effort to put together a hand drawn animation like that. But again, I think it’s very much time consuming. The last one I looked at made me think of the old renaissance paintings but in motion, Beauty by Rino. The 9-minute-long video really outlined the details put into making this piece, what I really like about it is the putting together of hundreds of pictures together to set it in motion making it into moving pictures. The only thing I disliked was that the movements looked a bit robotic in some scenes.

Reading No 1 (SALTZ)

by MILAGROS CASTRO

The passage I found most interesting was Lesson 8, which talked about redefining skill. I connected to this reading because Saltz talks about how artistic skill has nothing to do with the accuracy of drawing more-so on making it your own. I think that this inspires me to want to create art in a different way because what sets an artist apart I would say is their voice and experiences. I would say this inspires me to want to share my expression with others, in my most weirdest, most unfiltered way and share my edge. I think that art and fashion are my favorites are my favorite industries because with both you have control on what you want to express and how. It is truly powerful how a person who can create a new category. I also really think that I follow Lesson 3, I always have a hard time knowing where to start in a project and seeing where other people start truly helps me get past that and get the creative juices flowing. He made an important point about thinking of it as entering a stadium with ideas and it reminds me of kind of like an entryway into a person’s mind. I really enjoy becoming inspired by others and once I know where I want to start or what kind of direction I want to take I would say that makes all of the difference. I would say the thing I struggle most would be lesson 6, start with a pencil and to me this is the hardest part. I would describe myself as a perfectionist and when I am attempting to start a project I need direction, I need to feel like I am going somewhere or I have to have some sort of inspiration so I can move forward, I would say that this was definitely a lesson where I was doing some eye-rolling because it said if you know how to write, you already know how to draw, I think this lesson made me feel like maybe I need to let loose a little more and just play around, it is something, I’ll have to work on!