Today we started of the morning
bright and early with a wake up call at 6:45, which allowed us to have enough
time to get a good hardy breakfast before we took on San Antonio Savanna style.
Once everyone had had enough biscuits, gravy, and scrambled eggs and enough
coffee to wake them up, we got into the vans and stormed the old Spanish
Missions. Our first visit was an acequia, the only remaining, or aqueduct in
the United States. There we were given the quick task of doing a 10-minute
sketch of the aqueduct. We proceeded to the Espada Mission. The task was the
same but we were given an extra 5 minutes to complete the sketch.
Upon completion the weather had
taken a turn and it began to rain. Gar-Bear was kind enough to allow us to break
for an early lunch. Following our glorious lunch the skies opened up and the
sun peaked out from behind the clouds and we were off to our next assignment;
the San José Mission. Time was not as limited as it had been before and we were
given our final charge to complete a two-page spread of the joint.
After we
finished our drawings, we loaded back into the vans and headed for the famous
San Antonio River Walk. Once we were there, we walked as a class to the outdoor
amphitheater where our fearless professors, Michael and Julie, tried to explain
what a flat plan view was and how to draw one for our next assignment. After
many questions had been answered and all confusion was put aside, we headed out
in groups of six to take on this new and challenging concept. We are all in
hopes that such a new thing will turn out to be a wonderful work of creative
genius instead of a terrible failure but only time will tell.
--Sarah
Jensen and Garrett Swanson
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