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.
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
No comments:
Post a Comment