User:KMileson

Bio
Hello, my name is Kristine Mileson and I am attending the Art Institute to obtain a BS in Fashion Marketing. If you want to shorten my name up, you can call me Kristi or Kris...or hell, you can even call me Mileson; I've heard them all before. I am a Pisces, have a love for sushi and wine, and have a list of animals I want as pets someday(and they already have detailed names). Last year I was in the Publishing Arts program at Seattle Central and although I learned a lot of insightful information, I also learned that it wasn't the right avenue for me. Fashion has always been a passion of mine so after some research, I chose to come here and live out my dream. I have lived in Seattle since September 2008 so I am still a newbie and I have more to learn about this fabulous Emerald City. Right now in my life, I like to consider myself a sponge because I am soaking as much as I can in!!

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic Learn how to cook around the globe; each week, I will prepare a meal that is from some part of the world. I will get feedback from the friends I feed as well as myself. I will keep a diary of my meals, and whether they are a hit or flop.


 * Research Component- I will research each country to get a feel of their background so I can tackle the cuisine.


 * week 1 -start off with American cuisine; research different areas around the U.S. pick the most inspiring. Southern cuisine sparks my interest..at the moment.


 * week 2 -research different Italian cuisines and areas around Italy; pick an Italian dish to prepare.


 * week 3 -research areas around Mexico and find an authentic Mexican dish to cook.


 * week 4 -research China and the cuisine they savor over; test out a Chinese dish.


 * week 5 -research Greece and the culture that brought us Greek cuisine and cook!


 * week 6 -research the fabulous Thailand and find a great dish that represents the country.


 * week 7 -research Germany and or Luxembourg and find a dish that best represents Luxembourg (because my Mom's side has Luxembourgian decent).


 * week 8 -Finally...the toughest (I think) will be to conquer Japanese cuisine!! I will research and see what I can come up with (I have ALWAYS wanted to make my own sushi but have been a little afraid!!).

KMileson 03:08, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
The work that I chose at the sculpture park was Roy McMakin, untitled. It was the art piece that had a concrete bench, a filing folder (or printer paper) box and plastic chair all sitting around one another, kind of like anyone could sit on them and have a conversation with each other. The reason I chose this art to hate was because I didn't understand why ordinary things could be called pieces of "art" just because they were set in cast iron and set in a park where other people could look and think "wow". I thought that this scenario was pretty stupid and thought that anyone could do what Roy McMakin did. Not only that, but I thought that the whole idea of putting ordinary objects in a park was a poor job of expressing one's artistic self. The whole piece made no sense. What was the artist thinking? Why did he think this was art? So, after I kept thinking about how stupid this art was, I wanted to research.

After researching Roy McMakin and his works of art, a lot of sense came to his piece in the sculpture park. A lot of his artworks were of ordinary things; simple objects that are seen in everyday life. The way that he portrayed art was to put common pieces together but alter the point of view through visualization. He put the everyday items in a different view that made me think, maybe there is something to this guy. He makes a playful, yet subtle twist on how things are perceived with the human eye, and mind. Also, he is very humorous with his designs because a lot of his pieces look like just plain items but yet he turns them into art and creates different stories behind them. He takes the simple things that objects can do and transitions them into artwork, and that's art in itself. After looking at Roy McMakin more in depth, I can appreciate his ironic sense of style. I especially like the piece that he did that was a small table with a vase with huge black tulips on it. First of all, who sees over sized black tulips on a coffee table? Roy McMakin's art makes me chuckle now and I can appreciate it.