As an architecture major, sketching is an essential part of the way that I experience life. This may mean sketching something literal that I see or being more creative in sketching the way that a space feels or something that reflects my mood at the moment.

Ever since I was a child, I've always loved to draw. Through my years, I've developed, gaining a different sort of eye for the the way that I see things and learning to convey them by putting them on paper, but until this semester, I've never really had any formal sort of instruction in terms of drawing. I am now taking a drawing class, honing my techniques to become better at conveying my thoughts and visions through drawing.

Through this blog, you are going to see a collection of sketches and drawings from all aspects of my life. Some will be from the class that I am taking. Others will be simply from my daily life or even from past sketches that have a significant meaning to me.

Hope you enjoy learning about the way that I view life through a series of sketches.

Monday, October 4, 2010



Like I said, all of these sketches will not be from Clemson's campus. Sketching is an important tool for me wherever I travel to record the things that I see and the way that they make me feel. This series of sketches comes from my visit to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe by Peter Eisenman in Berlin, Germany. I had the opportunity to visit this space during my study abroad experience last spring. I would say, for me, this was one of the most moving experiences of the entire trip. The way that the blocks come up from the ground of the city and rise around you, each at different heights to represent the diversity of the Jews who lost their lives, is absolutely incredible. I hope that these sketches, particularely the second one, help to convey the feelings of space that is present when you are traveling through these blocks. You get to a point where you can see none of the city around you, only a surrounding of heavy cement blocks. Peter Eisenman's design of this space seems very appropriate to capture the emotions that event brings about.

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