Projects – Compulsive Creation

Father’s Day Card

I hadn’t planned on doing another post on handmade cards so soon, but then Father’s Day was incoming and I spent days working on the card for my Pa. So, since this is what my week mainly creatively consisted of, here’s ANOTHER HANDMADE CARD! I knew I wanted to do a knight theme for myContinue reading “Father’s Day Card”

So I had a recital . . .

My recital was last Thursday. I was very prepared and feeling good about it, BUT as I sat and waited for my turn, I got more and more nervous. Basically, my brain hijacked my confidence. I need to work on getting my mind right, y’all. Anyway, my performance ended up being fine-adjacent. PLUS one ofContinue reading “So I had a recital . . .”

The Art of the Envelope

Last week I played around with a new watercolor technique, and as always I ended up with some small paintings and nothing in particular to do with them. I realized they would make the perfect little summer cards to send out to a few people, and that means DECORATING ENVELOPES!!! I’ve had a long traditionContinue reading “The Art of the Envelope”

Lob der Thränen

As I informed y’all last week, I began working on a new piece called Lob der Thränen (Translation: [In] Praise of Tears) by Franz Schubert. According to my teacher (and the internet), Schubert was a composer during the late Classical/early Romantic periods. This is my first piano piece by Schubert. Prior to this, my experienceContinue reading “Lob der Thränen”

This One Goes Out to the Mothers!

My yearlong homemade card series continues with a card made for my marvelous, magical Mama Maloy! I felt drawn to springtime colors and inspired by the apple blossoms covering the world when making this card. Mother’s always make me think of trees and roots, the nourishing of new life from one’s own body, the continuanceContinue reading “This One Goes Out to the Mothers!”

Progress Report II: Sonatine

I am still working on this Sonatina by Kuhlau. At this point, I can play the whole thing from memory. YAY! I can also recover after making mistakes. YAY again! HOWEVER, my tempo is still hella inconsistent, sometimes my sixteenth notes sound like soup, sometimes my sixteenth notes don’t sound like soup but I missContinue reading “Progress Report II: Sonatine”

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”

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!”