Halloween and a Time of Discontent

Well Happy Halloween everybody!

I know my art isn't exactly DaVinci bet it's a white board on my door don't get your expectations to high now. I am pretty proud of my Fantasticks font though (if you happen to be familiar with the play). Last year back home since I was so busy with working a play (and utterly exhausted from it) I didn't really do anything except help my cousin with some zombie make-up, but this year I have yet to run out of occasions to attend. 

It started with the night of the theater party. 

This chick was freaking awesome going all out as Matt Smith from Doctor Who

and she was kind enough to let me be stupid with her sonic screwdriver 

Here's a group shot of all the lovely people 

myself being the americanized british punk rocker

 (I don't have a shirt sporting the ol' jack)

Of course that was a week ago. Then I started my first week working on electrics for the upcoming production of Out Town and the whole week I was so looking forward to a weekend when I didn't have to do anything. Well I'm just a fool now aren't I?

That Friday morning at breakfast my friend Katie starts pleading with me to help with the haunted house she was working and since I am a good person I couldn't say no. So I had the pleasure to go to a side splitting improv performance at 7 running to the farthest building on campus immediately afterwards. I then had the honor of getting my face painted up and being a guide for the scary tour from 10 to 12:30 at night. Outside. In the cold. 

Reminder. I'm from Texas where it starts dropping to 60 degrees on halloween. Here for the past week and a half it's lucky to top to high 40's during the day so all night it's closer to 34 degrees usually. 

I then got to be a guide the following night as well. Yay me. This time I dressed warmer, but my phalanges and part of my face still went numb. Overall thought it was really fun (seeing friends run for their lives from guys named steve and billy is rather hilarious) and I met some cool people so I would probably easily agree to do it again. 

Mostly recently (today in fact) I was able to give out candy to trick-or-treaters for this thing my university sets up. It was fun and the kids were all really cute. I tell you what though, it is terrifying running out of candy when kids are lining up in front of your door. 

Anyways a lot of us got all dressed up which made it rather interesting. 

Here's everyone that got dressed up in my hall

We're definitely the coolest people in the building

Katie: Awk. Dora, Allie: Princess, Skylar: Dude, Karina: flash from the past 80's style, Moi: Katniss duh

Allie, Sky, and Katie decided to do a family photo

Karina likes cats of all kinds

(except maybe the musical)

We like the kitty too

I'M BATMAN

(enough said)

Karina tried to teach katie spanish

Katie's a hopeless cause

(why is she always on the floor?)

Tonight was a lot of fun. One of the things I like about Halloween is the ability to create something new with every costume. I also recently decided to get back into photography and even try to enter some art competitions (though I doubt if I'll win) to try and get my stuff out there in the public. It has incurred in me a large desire to create which is not something I have done in a long time. Grant I do a lot of work in the theater and I do small jobs like the haunted house but that does not have the same cathartic release as creating something purely of my own design. To see in my mind's eye and make it a reality. Luckily I have been able to express some of that drive on my door.

this is the white board along with a pumpkin 

my room mate's dad sent in a package

This a wonderful skeleton I drew out and colored myself

Who doesn't like scooby-doo?

So I hand drew the tree and leaves and colored them

and my mom sent me that felt leaf in a package

Our RA made us owls and Monsters 

but I spiced ours up with some fancy wings I made

My room mate made this lovely boo

Her Owl and Monster

I cut that off an empty tissue box

because I can.

Anyway that gave me some release but not too much some I'm kind of in discontent as an artist but I'll have to make do since I need to prioritize with school and my work in the theater. In the meantime I did design a dress though that is inspired from the picture of Smaug on the cover of The Hobbit. While I am not going to post a picture of that (don't need people stealing my work) I will say it is fantastical. 

And now for some words of creativity and wisdom.

 (In response to my best friend on why we are so amazing)
Jesus decided this generation would need some help so he gathered all the best parts of history threw them in a pressure cooker that runs on a rollercoaster. Then one day in an explosion of fireworks spouting from the horn of a unicorn we came to be.
True Story Bro.

(being questioned on why I look in some places for inspiration)
The inspiration doesn't guide me. It's more of a platform to jump off of. Where I end up is a different matter entirely.

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

- Teddy Roosevelt/West African Proverb

My first Job! A mix of cultures

I've been slow in getting this posted up, but here it is! I was able to work my first job in technical theater a few weeks ago and to say the least it was really exciting. A few weeks ago some Tibetan Monks came through for a week and demonstrated some traditional practices and discussed the situation in Tibet. It was a remarkable experience and I was fortunate enough to assist in the light design and run the lights for two of their performances. 

These were during the rehearsal

These were taken at the first performance

I apologize for poor photo quality I could only take photos in between cues using my phone from up in the booth.

As I stated before this was quite an exciting experience for me. Before this my lighting experience was rather limited and now I have taken part in designing and running a show which all happened within one week. The nights following this I was also able to take a small part in the Senior directed One Act Plays where I was asked to run the sound. Both experiences are what I expect to be the start of a very successful career for myself and I am glad to be in a place that gives me such amazing opportunities.