Well, I've been very busy the past two weeks, and very neglectful of my blog. My apologies!
The senior art exhibition at DePauw University was on April 14. All of us senior art majors spent the day practicing our speeches, which had to be about 3 minutes long. Then, at 5:00, we showed up at the gallery in some decent clothes, where we greeted our friends, families, and professors. My parents and brother came from Indianapolis, and my sister drove down all the way from Chicago! A group of my friends also came up from Bloomington. It was great to have so many people I care about there.
Then, we each gave our talks with microphones in hand. I was insanely nervous about giving the talk, and especially because there were at least 100 people in the gallery! I ended up doing fine, although my hand was shaking a bit. :) For such a small liberal arts college, we usually have really great turn-outs at the senior exhibition each year.

That's me giving my talk -- my work is on the left hand side of this image.

Another series of work I included.
Here's a section of my artist statement, which I included in my artist talk in the gallery:
As an artist, I am interested in beautifying banal moments, spaces, and objects through the transformative quality of light. I photograph banal spaces with interesting light sources, and then submit my film to processes that are normally warned against because of their damaging effects. Putting my film through the laundry machine and exposing the undeveloped film to light create unexpected, spontaneous, and nearly uncontrollable results. The outcome of these processes allows me to redefine the banal by abstracting the imagery with unexpected shapes and colors. 
This picture was taken after we all gave our talks. All done! Afterwards, we went out for a celebratory dinner. There was so much anxiety, tension, and stress built up in this show that it feels really strange to have finished the opening. Although I'm relieved to have successfully completed such an enormous project, I have to keep reminding myself that I still have a lot to do this semester -- even in my art seminar.
Tonight, there's a senior showcase in three of DePauw's academic buildings. I'll be in the gallery for half an hour to talk to visitors about senior seminar and the work that's currently in the gallery. The show will be up until graduation on May 22, so I hope many more people will be able to see the show between now and then.
Currently, I'm working on finishing up the last section of my senior writing seminar project, I'm printing and matting a large photograph (about 5.5 feet tall) for a professor who wants to buy it, I'm printing and matting a photo for a show I'll be in at Christopher West Presents in Indianapolis, I still have a lot of work to do for my art seminar (like a critique with the faculty, a presentation to the faculty, another art project, and an artist's portfolio), I need to apply to some jobs and internships, and I want to try to enjoy my last month at this top private university! There are a lot of great events going on in this last month, like fraternity formals and campus events for seniors, so I need to make sure I can balance my academic and social life to get the most out of my last semester in college.
It feels very surreal to be in my last semester at DePauw University. Although I'm excited to be more independent, travel more, and possibly hold down a job, there are a lot of things I'll miss about being a college student at this top 50 liberal arts college: namely, the awesome professors and my amazing peers. There are so many wonderful resources at this school that I sometimes take for granted -- like the gym, the awesome materials available to us in our art building, the free yoga classes, the campus events, speakers... I could go on and on! Maybe you'll just have to come see this place for yourself. :)