Houston!

Houston was incredibly fun! I loved the art that we saw, and I definitely want to go back to the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) next Saturday to get a free clay flower. The Hand + Made exhibit was like nothing I have ever seen before.

Here's one that we saw!

There were amazing pieces. I was so excited to see Nick Cave soundsuits in person! They were incredibly vibrant, playful and many expected them to come to life at any moment. I loved seeing all of their details and imagining what they would sound like if worn. There were other innovative pieces, like an entire band set made out of wood and gold pieces for random parts of the face accompanied by large pictures. I loved the exhibit, and it showed me that there are so many amazing things I can make with my own hands. Art can be so much more than a statue or a painting, and this exhibit showed that art has a much wider range. For me, creative pieces like these were much more enjoyable and innovative than a lot of other artworks. They were inspiring in that way.



I also liked the Cruz Ortiz exhibit, featuring works like the one above, because it combined Spanish and English to reflect his personality. I loved that, and I thought it was much more fun to see the meaning behind words in different languages with the combined cultures. He also had interesting work, taking broken down garbage and turning it into pieces with painting on them. I liked his prints, painting, and tents with strobe lights, even if I may not have understood it all.

The student artwork on exhibit was also good. They put a lot of work into it, and there were many different styles there. I liked the layout of the building and seeing that average people who love art and put a lot of effort into it can create beautiful pieces.


The play was phenomenal. Intelligence Slave was about a prisoner of war held captive by Nazis, forced to invent a calculator in order to survive. It was a personal and captivating look at a different side of the Holocaust. I loved how it was performed in a theater in the round. I felt so close to the actors, and it was more interactive with the audience that way. It was a great play that definitely got me thinking.

Dinner at the Hardrock Cafe was the perfect way to end they day. The food was delicious, and sitting in a cozy booth with some of the great friends I've made here was an amazingly good time. It felt like we all were older and having dinner together somewhere. I laughed so much, and felt at home so much that it felt like a trick.

The field trip was fantastic, and I greatly enjoyed it!