Kristin Osiecki

I recently purchased my first ever fixed lens. Today was the first chance I’ve had to spend a significant amount of time playing around with it. It’s definitely going to take some getting used to. The true test will be the first concert I shoot with it. If anyone has any tips or tricks for shooting with a fixed lens, please send them my way!

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | TEXT AS IMAGE
I’m starting over with two new classes of Digital Photo students and thought I’d share one of my favorite projects from last semester. Drawing Inspiration from Stefan Sagmeister’s “Things I Have Learned,” students generated inspirational phrases. They then constructed each word using a variety of different materials and photographed them individually. The above images are words taken from each student’s series of photographs.

As our first assignment in AP art this year, students created political posters solely using cut paper. Their goal was to  create a poster that compels the viewer to take action.

If you like what you see, give them some love, as they have submitted their work to the Say Something Poster Project.

Click here to give these students credit for their awesome work!

A lot to be thankful for this year… for one, some free time to snap some photos. I’ve been super busy teaching these past few months. Currently I am teaching Digital Photography, Sculpture, Drawing From Life, AP Art and Ceramics. I’ll be updating with some student work within the next few days. 

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Photos from MIT’s Fast Light, a design + technology exhibition. I wish I hadn’t let the rain deter me from participating in the daytime activities, but I’m so glad I stopped by to check out all of the interactive lit sculptures. Wish they were permanent installations!

Been spending my Saturdays in the Letterpress studio at AS220 in Providence. If you are at all interested in learning printing techniques check out their workshops. I’ve really been enjoying the tactile nature of both the printing process and the final product. I’ve also been working on doing some personal branding. Mocked up this logo in a hurry to have negatives printed. While it may not be the final iteration, it’s growing on me!

In addition to learning letterpress I have also been learning some very basic electrical engineering. My hope is to eventually make a large-scale theremin-like instrument and work with musicians and choreographers to compose music for it. At this point I am slowly building the technical skills and revising the design as I go. Chances are the end goal is several years off. 

It’s always humbling to learn a new skill that is completely outside of my area of expertise. At this point in my journey as an artist I am usually building on existing skills. In this case, I am starting with a blank slate. It can definitely be frustrating at times, hitting walls that I can’t overcome on my own. As a designer, struggling to speak through unfamiliar media is where I experience the most growth. As an educator, it’s a helpful reminder of the importance of compassion and well-scaffolded lessons!

Alright, enough with the rambling. I’m off to NYC!
xoxoko