Manera, estudia, trata de probar...

A new animation! Enjoy! (also, loop it)

Food from a farm share, a book out of fish and a baby sandwich?!

'Oh Nothing Much, Just Hanging Around In A Bear Suit' - Susan Sontag

I'll Go Find A Prom to Take You To OR The Slant of the Wild Wind...Oh Hey Look, I Made A Puppet

Oh hey! I made a Puppet! Its a kisune, or a nine-tailed magic fox courtesy of strange Japanese folklore. I'm thinking of making a small series of paper puppets of Japanese folk monsters. Wish me Luck!

Before I get real art stuff started, I will show you THE GREATEST USE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE EVER...this:



Ok. Now for real things.

Remember when I said that I'd post all of the puppets I made last semester for my series based on chracters from the Tain? Well, here they are! Better late than never, right?

Queen Medb!

Morrígan!

 Donn Cuailnge

Teen Ulster Hero, Cú Chulainn

and here is a picture of the lovely lady who's floor I've been sleeping on for a month. 

Oh....what else? Doug and I applied for a grant a few weeks back to do a puppet show in for the Seattle Center's 50th anniversary of the Seattle World's fair thing, which I'm really excited about. Wish us lots of luck! Working on the script for that one now. 

The thrift stores here in L.A are incredible. Here are just a few of the amazing vintage book cover designs I've encountered since being out here:

Alsoooo, Lauren (lovely lady pictured at the beginning of this post) and I made tostones the other day, mmmmmmmmm...As far as making delicious tostones goes, I like slice up the plantains and soak them in sea salt water with a little lime juice for about 30 to 45 minutes before I fry them. After they come out of the salt-lime bath, I toss them in some paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cumin, and (if you want to give them a little more crunch) some cornmeal. Then you cover the bottom of a skillet in oil (I prefer peanut oil, but veggie oil is good too...about enough to go halfway up the sides of the plantain slices) and fry 'em up! delicious. 

I'm brainstorming a cake that I want to make when I'm up in Maine with Doug and his family. I think its going to be a Lavender Almond cake with honey lavender mascarpone frosting, fresh fig filling and a fresh fig, golden raspberry salad on top. I'll post the recipe when I write it up. For now...it lives in my head. 

I'll leave you with some musics, yes?:

Oh Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Eartha Kitt, Slithering Around on Couches and Talk-Singing. Nothing To See Here.

Well Wouldn't You?

CARMAGEDDON!

CARMAGEDDON STARTS TODAY

Also, I am puppeteering in my first show tonight. Buy tickets here.

Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It makes me want to set myself on fire.

Sooo, the roadtrip has come to an end and I am out here in L.A. Doug has flown back out to the east coast and I am getting ready to start puppet-making this week. BUT there are still a ton of pictures and stories from the last leg of our trip that I'd like to share. Also, I made an art this weekend. whaddya know!

At Taqueria Cancún with Caroline! 

PRIDE PARADE!

Why do elephant seals toss sand on themselves? For scientists, there is no clear answer....

art.

Also, you should check this slideshow out because it's amazing: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/07/03/theater/20110703-RSC-ss.html

And this.

s...h...AKESPEARE!! Shakespeare!! Also: Go Beavs and the romance of hats

Soooo...we liked Seattle and Portland a lot. Big surprise. Saw X-men 1st class on bainbridge island. It was awesome and James Macavoy was super cute. Nothin new here except that............PORTLAND MOVIE THEATRES SERVE YOU BEER. we saw 'the trip' at cinema 21 after dinner at my new favorite restaurant ever, portland's screen door
Doug had the beef brisket and a Rhett butler and there were hush puppies, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, cornbread, sweet tea, summer squash and fried chicken abound.

The Portland art museum was amazing!

This is augie. He is from Bainbridge island. He can't breathe. We miss him a lot.

Seattle public library!!!

(secret sequel to war horse)

WHY DO I EXIST PLEASE KILL MEEEEEEEEEE..,,,,,,

We are currently 30 miles from Ashland and Shakespeare! Love's Labors Lost!! Go Beavs!!!!!'n

Wild scenes from a hunters life OR 100 miles to breakfast

Currently driving from Lolo national forest about an hour outside of missoula to Seattle! We'll be staying on bainbridge island with my friend wes and trying to catch some theatre while we're there. Here is a peek at the view from our campsite last night in the national forest!

we stayed in yellowstone the night before. So many bison!

GRAND PRISMATIC SPRING

Missoula and Bozeman were great although Missoula us probably more exciting during the school year. Found some amazing antique books at a bookstore in bozeman. Across the street from yesterday's "lunch-pilgrimage" (burger bob's).

I think Montana is the most beautiful place I've ever been in my life it's a perfect combination of what calls a "twin peaks-y" northwestern feel with the western rugged-ness that I loved in Wyoming.

We're making our way to a delicious-sounding breakfast place in Coeur d'Alene Idaho called Java on Sherman. 100 miles to breakfast!

We love you Montana. H.A.G.S...DON'T EVAH CHANGE, Rock and/or Roll 4 Ever.