Study Hal: Week 4 – Practice and Patience

In the quest to be more mindful, Hal has started learning about origami! It was supposed to be a way to relieve stress, but, he’s been frustrated that he can’t even make a paper crane… He was up late last night trying to get it to work. It seems like practicing and sticking with something can actually pay off!

Hobbies are a cool way to make time for yourself and feel productive at the same time. Reading, crafting, and making art all let you take a minute to breathe while they provide you with a concrete accomplishment! What hobbies have you been keeping up with?

Hal is a U-Mich student who’s moved home for the summer of 2020. Every week, he’ll be here to share his experiences of this odd time. If you want to see more, search the Study Hal tag!

Study Hal: Week 3 – Correspondence

It’s been an especially stressful week, so Hal’s taking it easy to take care of his mental health. One of his favorite ways to stay grounded is communicating with his loved ones. Hal’s been exchanging letters with his cousin Fil for a long while. Fil has a particular talent for drawing flowers, but, Hal could probably use a little art practice…

If you’re feeling overwhelmed or you haven’t checked in with your friends and family in a while, now is a good time to reach out. Maybe you can send a fun doodle of your own! Or, if you’re like Hal and you’re less artistically inclined, you could send a meme or joke instead.

Hal is a U-Mich student staying home for the summer of 2020. He’ll be around every week to share his experiences moving back home during this weird time.

Study Hal: Week 2 – Work Space

Hal’s back again! After being home for months, Hal finally got to set up his ideal study space… in his childhood bedroom. Perhaps he should use this time inside as an opportunity to redecorate?

In case you missed the first post last week, Hal’s a U-Mich student stuck at home during the summer of 2020. He’ll be here every week to share with you some good, bad, and plain unexpected things that come with moving back home during a pandemic.

Study Hal: Week 1 – Quiet Time

Everyone, this is Hal! He’s a student at the University of Michigan. Through the summer of 2020, he’s stuck at home like the rest of us. He’ll be back every week to share with you some of the good, bad, and plain unexpected things that come with moving back home during a pandemic.

This week, Hal’s been aching for some alone time. He wants to enjoy his book, but it seems like everyone else has other plans for the afternoon… Is there ever a moment when someone isn’t mowing their lawn?

“what is art?” #20 – Noah Caspar Interview

Noah Caspar is a rising senior studying fine arts in the Stamps School of Art & Design. As a freshman, they intended to graduate with a neuroscience major but transferred into Stamps after reigniting their artistic passion through a sculpture course in the residential college. Noah enjoys creating work that forces the viewer to interact with the piece and allows the space to take shape around it. As a queer artist, they also explore what makes a space exclusionary and how they can facilitate comfortable spaces for all. Noah gravitates towards sculpture because of the process and labor for its craft and hopes to branch off from these studies with their background in music to make more performative installation pieces. To learn more about Noah’s process, work, and their definition of art please take a listen to this audio interview and check out their website below.

Website: https://www.noahcaspar.com/ 

Instagram: @noahc100

interlude

Photography by Wing-Chi Poon

Hi!
I just wanted to jump on for a second as non-poetry Aina and extend a quick thank you for a great year of blogging on this website. I’m super grateful to Joe and arts,ink for this opportunity, and I’ve had the best time ever! I’m not graduating anytime soon, but I’m going to miss blogging over the summer so I wrote this piece titled similarly, interlude , as my last post for the semester, since we’ll be back in the fall! I can’t wait to be back and writing more poetry; it’s really reawakened my passion for it. Thank you for reading and sharing our passion for the arts! Have an awesome summer and stay safe 🙂

Aina