I come from a very minimalist family. Our home has always had simplistic and clean decorations with minimal clutter. And with this, we have always kept on to very few sentimental objects and traditions. However, we do have one yearly tradition that requires very little space in storage. My grandma, who is 100% Swedish, passed on a yearly tradition from her mother and her mother's mother. Every Christmas, they would bake traditional Swedish cookies for all of their neighbors and close friends. And, she would keep butcher paper on the wall to write down recipes, make grocery shopping lists, and create to do lists, displaying it to everyone in the kitchen. After she didn't need the list anymore, she would tear off the paper and write down something new. So, in this project, I wanted to do something similar by displaying her recipes on butcher paper as an art piece.
EXPLANATION: For my five day series, I wanted to go on a long walk daily around dusk, and turn around once my adrenaline raised (from the dark or other reasons). Every day, I would set out for a decent length walk around relatively safe areas (Mountain Drive) and see how long it took for me to get "spooked." On the walk back, I would rely on prayer to keep me calm for the remainder of my walk. DAY ONE On day one, I wanted to keep it simple. I set out near campus, and walked for a while. The sun was quickly setting, and it was fully dark about a mile in. by mile 2.2, I got spooked by a moving animal in the bush, and turned around. On the way back, I prayed out loud and made it safely to campus. Praying out loud helped my fears, along with playing worship music DAY TWO On day two, I drove a few blocks down to the base of Gibraltar Road. This time, I started an hour earlier and hiked almost to the summit. While there were many athletes and bikers out in the beginning, by dusk ...
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