Jessie

Must Watch: Your Lie In April

I am obsessed with ‘Your Lie in April.’ It is based on the manga of the same name. It is about Kousei, a piano prodigy, who loses his ability to hear his own playing after his mom dies. His mother was his piano teacher and super abusive, so his trauma is hella linked to theContinue reading “Must Watch: Your Lie In April”

Geometrical Drawings

In last week’s post I shared some cards I’d made. For one of them, I needed to draw a perfect triangle. Well, this girl has carefully avoided anything remotely resembling math as much as possible, so I had to do some research and then pull out my hardly-used compass. The triangle indeed came out perfect,Continue reading “Geometrical Drawings”

Ballet!!!!!!

So, for the past few weeks I have been taking a ballet workshop at Ballet Austin. I originally started taking their ballet workshops during 1L. I was inspired by the Australian teen dance show Dance Academy. This show is amazing, life-changing, and awe-inspiring. You can find all three seasons on Hulu. It starts off aContinue reading “Ballet!!!!!!”

Handmade Birthday Cards

Since I swore to only give out cards I make myself this year, I’ve had two birthday card projects this month: One for Claire (my co-blogger here on CC for those not in the know) and one for Zack, a friend here in Boulder. Throughout this process, I’ve discovered I LOVE making cards for myContinue reading “Handmade Birthday Cards”

A Bit of an Update

Over the past little while the following three things have developed increased importance in my life. I. The metronome function on my keyboard A metronome is a device or app that clicks/ticks/dings/talks at a regular interval so that a musician can maintain a consistent tempo. It sounds like this. I have started practicing with aContinue reading “A Bit of an Update”

The In-Between Paintings

In addition to my projects that make it on this blog there are many little in-between paintings that are more experimental. Often, I end up dissatisfied with the end result, but these paintings are the explorations that allow me to improve and create the pieces that I’m most proud of. They’re the necessary test studies,Continue reading “The In-Between Paintings”

HOUSE CONCERT!

As y’all may know, I have been working on this piece for the past little while. I was originally planning on playing it for my music school’s June recital, but now I’m kind of over it. My prediction is that I will be completely over it by June. It is hard for me to keepContinue reading “HOUSE CONCERT!”

Ignite the Jetpack!

I had a vision around this time last year (not in like a super spiritual sense, just ya know a picture in my head), of a girl with glowing hair jet-packing her way out of watery depths with golden bubbles shimmering beneath her. I immediately did a brief sketch in the journal I keep forContinue reading “Ignite the Jetpack!”

#RANT

I was talking to some friends and someone asked me why, at the age of 30, I started taking theory lessons. And my first thought was “Bitch, because I want to!” BUT since this is a person who I like a lot and she didn’t meant anything by it, I toned down the hostility andContinue reading “#RANT”

Faux Calligraphy

Since I’ve committed this year to only sending out cards that I hand-make, I felt that it was time to tackle some calligraphy. While my handwriting isn’t lamentable, it also isn’t anything to write home about, so developing a fancy version of writing for fancy occasions has always been a creative goal. This development ofContinue reading “Faux Calligraphy”