persist

11.30.11

Sometimes in the theatre world, there isn’t enough of artists encouraging other artists.  Maybe that’s why I find the Animator Letters Project so inspiring.  Go read a few of the letters that established animators from Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and the like have written in encouragement to aspiring animators.  It’s lovely.  Here’s one of them.  xoxo

{Letter from Pixar animator Austin Madison, via Animator Letters Project.}

diy stenciled stag painting

11.29.11

There’s a spot in our building, down in the basement, where tenants leave things that they don’t need any more.  It’s kind of like a free, in-house thrift store.  It’s great.  The other day, Mr. Lovely was passing by and spotted this old brown frame with a blank canvas in it.  Being the super-awesome Mister that he is, he immediately saw DIY potential and snagged it.  He brought it home and we made this.

It’s a super-simple project, and while we chose a stag for our shape, you can do it with any shape you like.  Here’s your list of materials.

  • an old frame
  • muslin fabric
  • black spray paint
  • black acrylic paint
  • sponge brush
  • spray adhesive
  • freezer paper
  • scissors
  • iron

Then just put it all together and hang it up!  Depending on the type of your frame, you could also staple your fabric in — or just get a blank artist canvas from a craft store and stencil right onto that.  We were just using what we found.  Hooray for upcycled art!  xoxo

braided

11.28.11

Good Monday morning, ya’ll!  I hope that by now you’ve successfully come out of your turkey coma and are happily going on about your holiday business.  We had a great weekend of relaxing with good food and good buddies, and now we’re back in the game!  So naturally, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss hair.

I don’t hate my hair.  But I don’t love my hair.  I’m guessing this is probably how most girls feel.  Most of the time I’m cool with what I’ve got, but some days I wish I could trade my fine hair for a thick, extra-long mane so I could braid it every which way.  I’m pretty sure that if I had some more hair, you couldn’t get met to not braid it.  Don’t you just love these?  xoxo

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