Tower of London

On January 12th, we went to the Tower of London. I was so giddy about the whole experience. The smell of the damp rock walls and the muddy grass made me so happy. I wanted so much longer than 2 hours to be there. I was practically drooling over the craft involved in the Crown Jewels and the armory. It was here that sparked an important thought in my dear brain. Why did I love this stuff so much more than a lot of the galleries we had to see? Why am I so intensely craving to be a blacksmith suddenly? I mean, it did take a while longer to think about it, and with the help of a book about the Arts and Crafts movement on the train home. But I realized it's because I am drawn to art of the everyday, or at least art with a function. Its why I feel out of place in Sculpture, because yes, I can play the post-post-modern concept game, but I always feel that in the long run its irrelevant. I like art objects with a real, and literal present purpose. Even as a decoration. But I don't belong in any other major--theater has no prop-making concentration, ceramics and metals would have me stuck in only one medium. I'm tired of people telling me I'm in the wrong major. Like, I'm probably at the wrong school even. But, knowing where my artistic perspective is extremely helpful. At least if I get critiqued for lack of concept, I can have a strong standing on why. And, it has given me more direction for what kinds of things I want to do to build up my portfolio.