First Day at the Abbey

Although I am not an American in Germany yet, I am officially an American in Paris...well, Pontlevoy anyway. Though this blog is for my internship in Berlin, I will probably post a few things during my time in France.

From May 16th (yesterday) until June 12th I am taking a U of M sponsored course, titled UARTS250: Creative Process, which will basically consist of "creating" things. I am staying--as I mentioned earlier--in the region of Pontlevoy, which is this incredibly picturesque medieval town in France that is about 2.5 hours south of Paris near the Loire Valley.

The class seems pretty low key, which is exactly what I wanted. There will be two mini projects and a final with little activities along the way. We are also required to keep a journal.

Elona Van Gent is a professor from the School of Art and Design whose specialty is animation and sculpture, and Herb Winful is a professor from the School of Engineering who works with optics. The two of them, along with our regional "guest artist," Jeffrey Blondes, will be teaching the course.

Here is a picture of where I am staying:

These are some examples of Elona's artwork: