Off to the Mountains…Again :)

Hello guys! I leave for the trail in 8 days! I am SO excited. Last year, my mom and I walked 40 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail (western trail that goes from Mexico to Canada- about 2650 miles!!). This year we are picking up where we left off and backpacking another 115 miles. It…

Artist Profile: Cai Guo-Qiang

Hey guys! For this weeks Art Corner post I've decided to take a look at a specific artist instead of a piece of work. This week we are headed to China to meet artist Cai Guo-Qiang. I recently did an essay on him for my Art History final, and was so amazed and awed by…

The Tomb Seen Around the World

Hi guys! Welcome back to The Art Corner. Today I am talking about a beautiful architectural wonder that everyone probably knows or at least has heard about—the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal was completed in 1653. It was built under the command of Shah Jahan, who built it as a mausoleum in honor to his…

Renaissance Art ∝ The Pastoral Concert

Hey everybody! As described in my bio, I am currently and art history major. As such, I wanted to dedicate a corner of my blog to talk all things art! So each week I will write at least one blog post on various aspects of art and architecture—both what is happening in the contemporary while…

Book Review: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Hey guys! So today I'm going to do my book review on Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us. I picked up this book from Copperfield's one day because I read the back and it sounded interesting but let me tell ya: I did not expect it to turn out the way it did from the back.…