Tempestt Deschamps, Period 6, 09/27/23

 Today I found myself working on my website project, among other works with the Stained Glass Project. I’ve been working on my About Me page and the aesthetic setup of my website for the past week or so. When it comes to the stained glass project, I have most of my critical theory work done, just need 4 more petals and the general aesthetic to be done.

The website is looking good now. I’ve added several tabs to the home page and am currently working on making internal links go to the same place. I’m also working on my logo and deciding where it should go on the site. I’m currently attempting to think of some funny insertions to make, in order to make the site more entertaining and put a fresh take on the idea of a website to place schoolwork. I really just want the website to properly express myself, while still being able to elegantly display information. The duality of this challenge is quite an entertaining puzzle, in all honesty.

When it comes to the stained glass project, most of it is being completed at home. The main idea and story have been decided and the counterargument is in the making. The Cinderella story I’m viewing in a feminist criticism is The Princess in the Suit of Leather. I feel like many of these Cinderella stories are easy to view in this light, and I find it too difficult for myself to analyze any of these stories in any truly advanced light. Due to my incredibly abhorrent handwriting, the ideas are taking longer to transfer from my brain to the page, but I’ll get there in time. The feminist view and prospective counter argument are very interesting to contrast, especially while still attempting to stay emotionally neutral. The largest difficulty in this project is idea consistency and maintaining an observant lens. The story attempts to evoke powerful emotions, which make it harder to filter through the noise.

In short, the workload I’ve given to myself is likely more than I can handle, however, the vision I have for both projects has a very powerful final image in my mind. We’ll see if this vision comes to fruition.