Cas Blog

 Today I finally completed a larger art piece for the first time in several months! Along with that it was my first time making a piece by painting on canvas, and I'm very proud of myself. It's inspired by the recent BLM protests, and the brutality that has occurred at the hands of police officers who are supposed to protect people. Because I didn't have any others on hand, I just the paint I used to use for painting my models, which are pretty much watercolors. In the end, I'm very proud of the end result of it, and I'm glad that it also makes a point. This is my first time really making political art, and I'm glad that it turned out well.  This is learning outcome six because I created this painting in response to the recent protests. It is a very important issue for me, and I felt the need to get my voice out and let the world know how I felt about what was going on. 

This week I have been doing a workshop to work on my extended essay for IB, and I'm so glad I did. Before this class I only had a rough draft done, but now I feel confident that I'm on my way to getting a final draft in soon. It was my first time being in school in person since the coronavirus started here. It was a little surreal, but I do think being at school helped me out a lot. There's something psychological about being back here and getting productive work done I think.  Anyway, my EE is about Patrice Lumumba, who was the first PM of the Congo, and his decision to ask the Soviet Union for aid. Every day this week I've worked a lot and put a lot of research into this paper. Today was the last day of the class, and I got to talk to Ms. Harrison about what I have so far. She said that it's very well written, but I still have a little ways to go. Along with that, she suggested that I think about contacting a university professor who was alive and in The Congo at ...