Walking the halls…

My Mother’s Day was just that – 

a day when I could create my very own "day"!

 

And what fun I had visiting my daughter in Cincinnati.

What else was on my agenda, you ask?

 

Something was pulling me to return to my "Design Roots"!

This is the place where I spent my college years and MANY LONG HOURS,

my alma mater, the University of Cincinnati School of Design

or DAAP as it’s called (Design, Architecture, Art and Planning)

 

I have a love/hate relationship with this place, 

as I’m sure many of you can relate to with your own college adventure!  

It’s the place that challenged everything I knew (or thought I knew)

and pushed me to the limit,  both creatively and intellectually.

The teaching style was based on critiques,

a grueling process of design development that usually lasted a full 3 months 

and culminated in critical assessment of your project by all of the department professors.

 

I was beaten down, encouraged, beaten down some more

until the final project was something I was truly proud of.

This was my life for five years.

 

And this is where I spent it – Studio class.

Sitting on one of those very uncomfortable metal stools  brought back so many emotions…

tears, sleep deprivation, laughs and elation all wrapped together.

 

But in the end, I must have been smiling in this shot for a reason.

I was pulled here on Mother’s Day for a reason – 

 

It was a sweet reminder of how my life has unfolded, from design student 

to mother of two beautiful, bright children.

 

It truly was a " Mother’s" day for me

 

Thanks to my wonderful family.

 

 

I certainly have.