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sandalstrapOkay, a little bit of personal history here. (This began as a response I left earlier tonight in this post, and it got me to thinking.) Growing up, I never felt like I was doing it right. I was told directly and indirectly by everyone but my parents that I was too much, that I was not acting like a normal little girl - and I believed it. I went from the little girl who danced on tables and told wild stories and raced the boys and asked the questions to the quiet, shy girl who kept her ideas to herself and waited. Well I, for one, am tired of this. I am tired of trying to "behave," tired of having friends tell me they would never have guessed I was so funny, dorky, fantastic, and relaxed when they first met me. I am allowed to be myself, dammit.
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Title: Women in the Arts
Teyla Emmagan, martial artist, and Lt. Laura Cadman, tap dance extraordinare.
Annnnd the second part of my post: a recs list, of sorts. These are all different media projects by women that I have seen recently, ranging from choreography to comics to animation.
To start with, there is the Ok Go treadmill dance, Here It Goes Again, and while the band is all male, the video itself was completely choreographed by Trish Sie, sister to the lead singer. She also was the creator behind their earlier dance video, A Million Ways.
Next, we have A softer world. Now, this is a little hard to describe. It comes in comic strip format, but is made of fanciful poetry/prose by a boy named Joey combined with surprisingly haunting photography by a girl named Emily. My favorite piece has these words: when we die, we come back different, like with greener eyes, or as some far off star.
Then comes Stuff Sucks, a comic done by Liz Greenfield. I love her use of color and design. The story is about love, or course, but also record stores, thievery, and overbearing mothers.
Another lady whose comic is fantastic is Danielle Corsetto's Girls With Slingshots . Very funny and a little dirty - in the best way.
Okay, next up: Jen wang's artwork here. I love every single line she has ever drawn. Everything is natural, sensual, stylized, and gorgeous, and there is something about this wordless short comic that warms my heart.
Clio Chang is another amazingly talented artist. Check out both her animation shorts and her art, as well as her long - term comic Cascadia and this short one Wildlife Conservation.
Also just as amazing are Hope Larson Ericka Moen, Catia Chien, Dylan Meconis, Vera Brosgol [especially her animation work], whoever made the comic Nowhere Girl, and a comic called Fallen by a girl who goes by Aido.
Keep creating, everyone.
14 Valentines: Women in the Arts.
Description: fanart (work safe) and Artist/Media recs
Title: Women in the Arts
Teyla Emmagan, martial artist, and Lt. Laura Cadman, tap dance extraordinare.
Annnnd the second part of my post: a recs list, of sorts. These are all different media projects by women that I have seen recently, ranging from choreography to comics to animation.
To start with, there is the Ok Go treadmill dance, Here It Goes Again, and while the band is all male, the video itself was completely choreographed by Trish Sie, sister to the lead singer. She also was the creator behind their earlier dance video, A Million Ways.
Next, we have A softer world. Now, this is a little hard to describe. It comes in comic strip format, but is made of fanciful poetry/prose by a boy named Joey combined with surprisingly haunting photography by a girl named Emily. My favorite piece has these words: when we die, we come back different, like with greener eyes, or as some far off star.
Then comes Stuff Sucks, a comic done by Liz Greenfield. I love her use of color and design. The story is about love, or course, but also record stores, thievery, and overbearing mothers.
Another lady whose comic is fantastic is Danielle Corsetto's Girls With Slingshots . Very funny and a little dirty - in the best way.
Okay, next up: Jen wang's artwork here. I love every single line she has ever drawn. Everything is natural, sensual, stylized, and gorgeous, and there is something about this wordless short comic that warms my heart.
Clio Chang is another amazingly talented artist. Check out both her animation shorts and her art, as well as her long - term comic Cascadia and this short one Wildlife Conservation.
Also just as amazing are Hope Larson Ericka Moen, Catia Chien, Dylan Meconis, Vera Brosgol [especially her animation work], whoever made the comic Nowhere Girl, and a comic called Fallen by a girl who goes by Aido.
Keep creating, everyone.
14 Valentines: Women in the Arts.
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Date: 2007-02-04 10:20 am (UTC)Strings of Fate was so interesting, wasn't it? I wish she'd left it up somewhere.
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Date: 2008-02-02 12:32 am (UTC)