Introductions

My name is Nate, as you probably figured. I am a senior graphic design major at a Christian university. I suppose I ought to give the few (if any) readers that I may one day have a little information about myself. I have always been interested in art, and when it came time to go to college (I didn’t think there were any other real options), I thought I might as well study art! I checked out a couple schools, including an art school that is fairly well known in the state, and probably in the art community overall. I decided, ultimately that in this time of spiritual development and growth, I wanted to be in an atmosphere that fostered that growth. So I ended up at a Christian University. I shortly after found out that aparently in order to make money in art, you need to be either a teacher or a graphic designer, so I chose the second. I wasn’t a real “I want to be rich” kind of person, but I didn’t want to be selling paintings on the streets. I thought over this decision for the next few years, and as a junior realized that I didn’t even really like graphic design, at least in the corporate world. So, I switched to ministry, which lasted a single depressing semester before I switched back. I decided that God can use me for ministry even if I don’t get the major. All this to say, I still don’t want to be a corporate graphic designer, I want to work for a Christian organization of some kind, probably a church. So, I’m starting this blog to write about my developement and growth as well as my frustrations in the coming years as I try this out. I’ll be bloging a lot about churches, and how art and design are (or aren’t) incorporated, so if you’re interested, let me know! Maybe we can learn from each other.