Ten of Thirty

An original intaglio print of an oil refinery in Roxana Ill. - etching and marbleization. This one will be sent as a postcard to a good friend studying in Budapest, Hungary.

The Meaning Multiplies

The Meanings Multiply from Tom Nagel on Vimeo.

The 2011 Undergraduate Juried Art Excellence Exhibition, or undergrad art show, is the collective effort of students creating, framing, and presenting their original work, as well as the faculty who assist them. Professor Jim Van Dyke, of MU's art history department, juried this year's show. Five finalist were recognized for their work and received cash prizes. Sidney Pursel won this year's best in show for her two video pieces titled "Hair" and "Indian Dance",which discuss Native American identity. 106 pieces are featured at MU's Caleb Bingham Gallery. The show runs from February 14 to February 24.

Nine of Thirty

It was good to be back on campus after the blizzard. I spent some time browsing the McDougall collection in the journalism library. After I took home Arnold Newman's great book of portraits, I found this surprise on the inside cover.

A study of neighbor Sally Geniec's eye. This time with a little flash added

Eight of Thirty

Chartrand eyes the deep blanket of snow covering the neighborhood, while being eyed himself by the photographer. This time with a macro lens.

Seven of Thirty

Cabin fever in the bunker — the photographer imagines warmer climates in this obligatory mustache photo shoot. Though his beard would have been a warm appendage in the midst of a blizzard, the photographer longingly missed the site of his own jaw line.

Six of Thirty

Midnight snacks are prepared by a late night visitor, Erik Haugsby, in the comfort of the blizzard bunker.