deluded thoughts

Ladner, BC

The most valuable thing universe-ities can teach individuals is to think. An observation of my peers and myself is that we often link our own personal emotions to thoughts which results in us unable to be critical with our egotistical selves.

deluded minds

Anchok Rinpoche, a 24 year old lama, spoke about love and compassion at SU's Hendrick's Chapel. The talk began with the idea of happiness from a Buddhist perspective. The source of happiness comes from our inner peace. It is the true source of happiness and the search for the external is the constant well of suffering. When we search for happiness in the material realm, we will only find satisfaction in a temporary form -external or superficial things cannot bring true happiness into our lives. The single challenge to understanding and obtaining happiness is our own minds. Having the new macbook pro, sailor pen or even the latest coach product only provides happiness in a temporary and fake form. However, the Inner Peace cannot be bought but obtained through individual training.

With regards to the sketch, not every composition within a sketchbook is beautiful or considered a "good" sketch. Sometimes I am more content with composing a sketch with numerous inaccuracies. The sketch tells a story where the state of my mood is reflected in the quality of the drawing. But because there are so many errors within the lines, I can understand that I still lack the construction of proportion and scale.

lines of thought

2nd story cafe, Westcott St.

Every single line within a sketch reflects a characteristic about the author and the entirety of the sketch should tell a story from the lines collectively.

Before this sketchbook, I naively viewed art as only a way of bragging or displaying artistic techniques but I've come to realize that anybody could master certain techniques with time. However, forming a particular interpretation or representation of the object being drawn requires thought. It is displaying the thinking process through sketching that I try to improve upon.

a good mate

The Laughing Goat, Boulder CO.

Unsurprisingly, architecture school is an extremely dramatic place. Studios packed with 70 students spending at least 16 hours a day together leads to some ridiculous hearsay.

The thought of friendship came into my mind and I think it is unrealistic to have an abundance of close friends. A person cannot genuinely care for and maintain intimate relationships with everybody and, not to judge, but there are people who appear to be able to do so. But realistically, they're just as honest as the grip of the soles of Uggs.

Friendship comes in at least 2 categories, real friends and friends. The former category is most likely the ones who will consistently champion and criticize. I believe in being honest and loyal to the real ones.