2. Describe any work experience which you feel relates to your artistic goals. I have never had a real job, but I have taken commissions and sold pieces since seventh grade. I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an artist and that the job title emphasized entrepreneurship and self employment. These past few years, I have spent my time promoting my art and trying to establish myself with a strong base. My work experience includes making art, website building, talking to potential buyers, and selling art. Because of the different facets of my job, I have initiated a web of important connections and gained the skills necessary for being self employed. I have learned to vary my streams of income as only having a website or only selling at galleries is not feasible or wise as it is important to create a financial safety net and vary clients. Through commissions and freelancing, I have become better at interacting with others, developing different styles that suit each piece, and making sales. One definitive example of success that culminated through all this work was the opening night of the first gallery show I was in. Not only did I meet hundreds of people, I also learned what it meant to be a working artist. The …show more content…
I felt freedom and relief, so I relaxed, worked out, and ate my first PB&J sandwich. Fifteen minutes later I collapsed in the shower and threw up some blood that did not come from the recipe. It was July 1st and for the next month I spent over twenty hours everyday in bed from the migraine pain and the next hundred days crying nonstop for hours on end. I could not eat, stand, or art. My doctor said if the migraine came back after another week of prescriptions, I would have to go to the children’s hospital’s neurology department for brain scans. I lived in a state of constant fear as I felt helpless. My ambitions turned from being an entrepreneurial artist to trying to eat toast without
Receiving my first job was a huge milestone in life, as it is for any teen. The feeling was equivalent to learning how to tie a shoe and being picked first for kickball. It was basically a moment where I truly became aware that I was growing up, that “this was it” I was finally going to cut the ties and become my own provider. To prove myself and others, that I can handle the so called “Real World”. However, upon entering my first job, most teenagers were unaware the of the reasonability that came with it. It was pretty much treated like a last period class, “if you show up you pass” kind of deal. When in actuality, it was much more. Working as a ride operator at a local amusement park, Lake Winnie, many would assume that it would be the easiest
As long as I can remember I’ve been passionate about helping people who are in need. I
Are you headed in the right direction? I’m talking about your career. Are you where you want to be? The truth is, real life has hit us faster than a moving train. We are now pursuing a career that we find enjoyable and profitable. Although we have each chosen our career path, some of us don’t have such a clear view of where we are headed. As students and aspiring designers, we must look at others and study what they have gone through to be successful. I, for example, look up to Shepard Fairey who in my eyes is the Andy Warhol of our generation. This man, ladies and gentlemen, has persevered to be where he is now. He is the flame that ignites my drive to preserve and succeed as well.
Everything was always bleak, I forced people away, doing group projects solo, ignoring the attempts of conversation. I knew that it was destructive, but at the same time didn’t care. Eventually, after months of anxiety induced nausea and vomiting I went to a general family doctor. This was both a good step forward and a bad choice, good in that I was finally seeking help, but bad in that I didn’t seek a proper specialist. After 15 minutes I walked out with a script feeling no better that
I am from the island of Falalop Woleai which is one the outer islands of Yap State. The culture I was born and raised in has slightly changed over the years but our traditions are strongly practiced and respected. Woleaians today still wears traditional attire of loin cloths or “thus” for men and lava lavas for women.
On the 25th of December 2014, in Taupo, I had volunteered to work at a homeless shelter. While I was there I had got told the procedures on what I was going to do on the job. My duties while working there was, cleaning, cooking, and serving. The idea of the homeless shelter is to meet, feed, and welcome other people that are less fortunate than us on Christmas.
My school experience did little, if anything, to prepare me to become a well-rounded citizen. I did not learn a more diverse vocabulary or how to analyze and learn information because my teachers were not motivated to teach these topics properly. Also, while I may have learned the basic politics of America, I do not know nearly enough to make me a strongly reliable citizen. In addition, I feel as if my inadequate education could have been avoided if I was given a solid education rather than simply what I needed to get by. My personal quality as a citizen and future leader of America as been greatly impacted by many failures of my high school education. My school experience with learning how to create a more
I glanced to my right and saw my family was with me, which comforted me. They explained I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Words cannot even begin to describe the amount of pain I was in after I woke up. Instead of the old saying, “finding a needle in a haystack”, it felt like I was trying to find the one piece of hay in a needle stack. I told the nurse to turn the lights off because light made everything worse. My vision was distorted, and everything was starting to turn black. The nurse quickly hooked me up on an IV and a heavy dose of morphine. The morphine helped a little, and made me feel quite ok for the time being. I stayed in the hospital for a couple of days on heavy pain medicine while they ran some tests on me. The first test ran on me was a CT scan to find if I had problems in my head, but couldn’t find any. Following that, I had to get a Lumbar Puncture, which is when you get a needle inserted into the lower spine to extract fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Let me tell you, the pain from this procedure was only second to my migraines as the worst pain in my life. The doctors could not find anything wrong with my brain, which was great to hear, but at the same time scary because I still did not know what was causing these
“Career Information-Artist and Related Workers.” College Grad/ College Grad.com. N.P., n.d Web. 19 May 2014
For the purpose of this paper I will be describing a personal life experience and I will be applying concepts from the texts to best describe the event. I was born here in the United States (US) but, I was raised in the Dominican Republic (DR). I lived in the DR basically my entire life, I would only come to the US for vacation during summer. It was not until I turned 12 that I decided to move back to the US to continue my studies and learn the language. So I did, I moved with my uncle and his wife on the summer of 2009. At the time, they resided in the Mayfair area of Philadelphia, PA. My uncle and his wife arranged everything for school and as of August of that year I was officially enrolled in Abraham Lincoln High School. Everything was
The academic journey from my childhood up to my ongoing college experience was an important role in defining who I am as an individual. Like any other person, I eventually gained the understanding and importance of essential qualities like time management, work ethic, developing strong mental mindset, and many other things throughout my years of education. Fortunately for me, I became aware of these things much earlier than my peers around me. However, being aware of these things was only a fraction towards success. Over time I’ve realized that the most critical part of success was gaining the discipline and willpower to apply these lessons and concepts.
My internship experience this semester was interesting. I interned at ESH/MESH with Bridgeway. My Supervisor was Emilie Banz. I didn’t do much but I did learn a lot from this experience. I met a lot of great people and watch PsyR in action. I met a couple of individuals who were really cool. My experience this semester has prepared me for the next.
September 12, 2016 was the worst morning of my life. Actually, I can honestly say the worst experience. It is worse than when I cut my finger last year. It all started approximately two to three weeks ago. Let me explain, how the situation evolved. I still really can not imagine how it concluded. That day, I learned there are no shortcuts around some things; you just have to do it.
During my thirty-six years in the work force, I have worked for many different businesses, performed a plethora of different job duties, and I have been introduced to a wide variety of different management styles from the management teams that I have worked for. Each management style was varied but the end result was the same at the end of the day, to get the job done. Through these different management styles I have been introduced to, I have developed my sense of a good personal management style. During this paper, I will look at some of the great managers and not so great managers that have helped me to develop my management style.
I could "snooze" as my dad urged himself to go onward towards Arizona as he