5-YEAR PLAN

In 5 years:
1. To have my MFA
2. Travel
3. To have Gallery shows on my resume
4. To have my first Solo Show
5. Sky Dive
6. Explore a Cave
7. To be strong in the Lord
8. Have a teaching job

In 2 years:
1. To be in Graduate School
2. Travel to Europe again
3. Keeping my eyes peeled for opportunities over seas
4. Working a good career oriented job
5. Decide where want to go next
6. Get studio visits
7. Network
8. Get others interested in my work
-Galleries
-Collectors
-Artists
-Companies
9. Have a nice Big GRANT or ART PRIZE!!
10. To be financially independent from my mother, COMPLETELY!!!!!

In 1 year:
1. Be accepted into a Grad School program that I feel good about
-Have teaching assistantship, while in Graduate School
2. Working a good career oriented job
3. Free lance/ Self advertise
4. Have some teaching experience
5. Feel good about where I have chosen to live for a while, where there is a decent job market
6. Join a new church
7. Move far away from Titusville and Sarasota, away from Florida (most likely, depends)
8. Learn German
9. Apply for Grants

In 6 months (September):
1. Have a new body of work done that I feel good about showing
-Make a short film with actors (inspired from Thomas’s dream)
-Find actors
2. Take time off to morn and spend more time with Family
3. Volunteer
4. Go out on a Missionary trip
-Chose a child overseas to sponsor and send money to every month
5. Take more time to be alone with God
6. Road trip to see America
7. Visit Europe
8. Research More Artists and the Kind of work I’m doing
9. Read 5 books
10. Apply to Graduate Schools
11. Applications to Gallery shows, Juried Shows, Jobs, Residencies, Grants
-Decide where to move to, depends on the applications
-Set up for job interviews
-Work with Career Services
- Identify good opportunities (college art association, art deadlines list, art calendar, etc.)
12. Start paying off some loans
-Make money
13. Build up my Resume
-Getting more teaching experience/ assistantship for Precollege
14. Help my mother sell the house
-Garage sales
15. Decide What to do with all Dad’s stuff
-Make a quilt of from all of his blue jeans
-Fix/ take care of truck
16. Organize my life!
-Journals
-Emailing system/ address book
-Make sure I own a Mac Laptop
-My contacts/ networks
17. Have my Website up
18. Update my blog regularly
19. Make new business cards
20. Make Separate Portfolio packets for different Applications
-Illustration/ Design Job Portfolio Packet
-Graduate School Packet/ Fine Arts/ Gallery Packet
-Film/ Digital Media Packet for Gallery or job
21. Watch a ton of movies/ research and learn about the history of film
22. Set up a good system for Self Advertisement
23. Gather recommendations for applications
-Email those who will recommend you, (make sure you give them enough time)
24. Start to learn how to speak German

By graduation:
1.) Finalize 2 new pieces for April 30th the, Fine Art Senior Thesis Show
-Hook up micro servo to the Mikaela Puppet
-Make light fixture for the print/ painting, “Metaphysical Closure, Where is God?”
-Fine details on the installation, “The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Parallel Awes”
2.) Set up my new Sallie Mae Account
3.) Send out Invitations
4.) Graduation Packets
5.) Drop off artwork at the Made-By Gallery, Sarasota
6.) Pack/ Organize studio and house
7.) Financial Aid
8.) Volunteer
9.) Finish writings for Strengths and Differences
10.) Try to set up any possible interviews and turn in portfolio