Common threads I have found between my art and writing during studio and seminar include connections to my culture, interests, and home. Without realizing, most of the subjects of my pieces fall under things relating to my experiences, what is honest and what is true. That being said, my writings are blunt reflections of what I believe is true; and since I am a very visual thinker, they also tend to be visual descriptions. I also realized that some of the subjects of my studio pieces focused on reflective surfaces and objects. This relates to my writing style because a reflective surface is often a visual representation of truth and transparency.
My creative processes mostly take place in my head, so I usually don’t physically sketch out my plans. I will only write things down if I need it for reference because I have a bad memory. However, I carry out the picture I have in my head and work on it until I am satisfied with the product. This semester has also made me realize my interest and tendency in creating work related to my cultural background, more specifically Chinese character calligraphy. This connects to my broader interests as an artist because I like to do calligraphy and work with typefaces. In terms of my art, I am interested in learning and practicing Chinese water calligraphy and incorporating it into pieces that will concern my major, Communications Design. In terms of writing, since I know Chinese, English, French, and have self-taught myself Korean, I would like to further research how language shapes thought and cognitive skills for poly-linguals.