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| Tom Schirmacher |
Name, year, major?
Arion Doerr. I’m a fourth year Advertising Photo
major.
How do you like RIT so far?
Well, I feel like I’m finally getting into my groove,
just in time to graduate this spring.
Finally?
Yeah, I mean, I have always loved photography
in high school and now college, but always felt
like I was missing something. I’m not sure what
it was, but I feel like I am finally really happy
with my work nowadays. It was more than
just within school, it was kind of like feeling
comfortable in my own skin. Now it shows
in my work.
What are your other interests?
I really like bookmaking, and I have recently
started oil painting. Bob Ross has been my
mentor for little over a year, and I finally
gave it a shot. I’m pretty happy with
what I’ve been painting so far.
Ross takes all the stress out of
trying to make a masterpiece;
he lets me get up there and create at
my own pace. It’s good stuff.
Nice hat. Is there a good story behind it?
Well, it all started two years ago. I was going to be a redneck for Halloween and I had most of the
outfit, mullet wig included, but I needed something to top it off—the icing on the cake—and I found
the Bills hat in Wal-Mart. It was love at first sight. After Halloween, I never wore it much, but over
the past few months I’ve started breaking it out. I feel like I fit in Western New York a little better,
and I’m pretty sure it got me out of a speeding ticket on the Thruway once.
Do you travel a lot?
I have family in Ireland, so I’ve been there a lot, and this past spring I went to Croatia for the Photography
in Dubrovnik program. I was able to finagle my way into being a vagabond in Europe for
two months after that.
How did that go?
It was the best thing I have ever done. The experience of seeing
so many different places, not only as a tourist seeing
landmarks, but meeting individuals and really experiencing
other cultures was amazing. I owe my family a lot for helping
me out when money was getting tight over there and letting
me say longer.
It must have been tough living as a vagabond. How did you manage?
Well, I pretty much couch surfed for two months, staying with people
I either knew from the States studying abroad or people I met. I
met a German girl named Sinje in Croatia and I ended up sleeping
on a futon in her kitchen and living with her for about five weeks.
It was kind of my home base, and I would take trips to visit different
friends here and there. I have no idea how it actually
worked out, but somehow it all seemed to flow.
Are you planning any future travels?
Yeah, I would really like to. I have no plans yet, but
after just recently watching The Darjeeling Limited,
I really want to visit India.
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