Category: Misc.

1. Memorable
2. Traumatic
3. Shenandoah
4. Hiking
5. Fall
6. Exhausting
7. Family
8. Backpack
9. Wildlife
10. Camping

In November of 2023, my Dad, brother, dog, and I went on a one-night camping trip in the Shenandoah. We started off the day very early to maximize light while hiking to find the best campsite. I remember the weather being nice, and chilly in the morning, but I warmed up fast with my heavy pack. We each carried packs weighing about 35 pounds that included food, water, and supplies. Even my dog carried his own food and water. After a nice long hike through the woods, we finally settled on a campsite. We cleared leaves to set up our tent and a fire pit to be able to cook our dinner. My dog and I explored around the site looking at cool plant species and enjoying the scenery. What seemed to be a normal, nice camping trip soon would turn into a scary event I would not forget. After hanging out and making dinner we called it a night after our long day. I had just drifted off to sleep until I was jolted awake by a screeching sound and then leaves crunching. My heart was beating very quickly and I was unsure what this creature may be. Is it a person, a bear, another animal? I listened closely, not able to move, trembling in the small tent I shared with my family. We were unsure if whatever was making this noise was dangerous or what would happen. The sound continued fading in and out as the animal got closer and farther. I lay still and awake most of the night. When the sun finally rose there was nothing I wanted to do more than wake up and hike out and that is exactly what we did. Looking back this is a cool story to tell and I seem a little silly because, after some research and listening to sounds on YouTube, we believe it was just a deer that had been irritated by something. However, I truly can never describe the exact sense of fear I felt in that exact moment out in the woods by ourselves.  

Julia Bruno

Markets, Innovation & Design

Interests:

• Sports – I play club lacrosse and volleyball
• Art + Design – I love to draw and paint and am especially interested in interior design
• Being active, outdoors, the beach, travel

I am taking this class because I am very interested in interior design and am familiar with the physical/visual aspects of it, but not the more technical side, like CAD and other computer design software, so I would like to become more familiar with that. I am also excited to use the 3D printer to make models.

Name: Sophia Martinez

Majors: Environmental Studies and Art and Design

Interests:

-I do GIS work and volunteer at the Merrill Linn Conservancy

-I volunteer at the Bucknell Farm and Lewisburg Community

-I am involved in greek life

-I am passionate about sustainability and plan to go to grad school for sustainability next year

I am taking this class to expand my artistic ability as I focus more on painting and drawing

Name: Clea Ramos
Major: Computer Engineering
Interests: gardening, collecting house plants, reading, crafting, skateboarding
Activities/Involvement: Graphic Designer for Bucknell Theater and Dance, IEEE, APIDA, PSA, Garman Guides
Why are you taking this class? What are you most excited to learn about? I love exploring the intersection between technology and the arts, so I enjoy the digital arts, graphic design, and 3D modeling. This is my first sculpture class, but I have worked with 3D printers and laser cutters in an engineering context, so I am excited to use these technologies to learn new techniques within an artistic context.

Major: Biology & Studio art

Interests/hobbies: Hiking/camping, running, reading, writing, guitar, working on my collections… and (obviously) creating art (mostly sculpture and painting)

Intention in taking this class: I love physical sculpture but I’m quite unfamiliar with digital art in general – I simply want to learn more and broaden my sculpture portfolio!

Name: Lauren Nee

Major: Civil engineering major

Interests: Traveling, listening to music, running

I’m taking this class because I love design and art. Within civil engineering, I’m interested in structural engineering, so I would love to incorporate some aspects of digital sculpture into designing infrastructure. I’m excited to learn more about 3D printing as well!

Name: Case Sylvester

Major: MIDE

I like to play squash, I like to fish and ski, and I also am interested in sculpture. I also like to hang out with friends on the water and boat.

I am taking this class because I took sculpture 1 last semester and loved it and want to learn how to create sculptures digitally.

Major: Film / Media Studies

I am on the executive board for Japan society. I like to attend campus theater screenings when I can. In my free time, I like to hang out with my friends (hiking, going to random stores around the area, go out to dinner, etc.) and play video games.

I am taking this class as a major requirement and as a way to figure out what exactly I want to do with film. Prop making / sculpting has always been something on my mind and I have been wanting to try it out.

My name is Rahel Gebre.

My majors are Studio Art and Philosophy.

I like to exercise, listen to music, watch movies, read, etc. A sport I enjoy is soccer.

I am taking this class as a requirement for my studio art major. I am excited to learn about everything in this class because I love art.

Hello, my name is Kendall Zinn. I am a Psychology major with a minor in Design. Around campus I am involved in Delta Gamma and have just moved into a house off-campus. I am taking this class to fulfill a requirement for my Design minor, however, I am excited to learn what Digital sculpture entails.

MIDE + Art & Design major

Hobbies: digital illlustration, cooking, printmaking, dance, hair & makeup for the theatre department, sasa

I’m taking this class for the Art & Design major. My interest in sculpture started after taking Sculpture 1, which I enjoyed a lot, and one of my goals as an artist was to learn more about 3D modeling software, so this class worked out perfectly with my interest in the medium.

First Day Questionnaire

Your name: Farhaj Shahid

Your major: Computer Science

Please list a few of your interests, sports you play, or other activities you’re involved in (on or off campus).

I like to play soccer, pool, and chess.

Why are you taking this class? What are you most excited to learn about?

I would like to build a 3d website and learning how to sculpt and rig things will be very useful. I also have a history with film-making and editing so I can also utilize what I learn from class there as well. One day I would like to make an animated film as well.

Name: Kaitlyn Segreti

Your major: Art History and Studio Art double major

Please list a few of your interests, sports you play, or other activities you’re involved in (on or off campus).: Women’s XC, drawing, reading, baking

Why are you taking this class? What are you most excited to learn about?: course required for major, but also interested in learning digital platforms to create 3D forms. I am excited to learn about 3D printing if we get to use it.

tommy mandrus

mide

fashion, tennis, stand-up comedy, violin, art

i would love to learn how to 3d print as well as make 3d renders in a program like blendr.