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so many things. the reflections contest ceremony is November 19th and I am scared. we don't know who wins what until the names are called and the deal is done. I feel like my idea and theme was really strong. I hear they judge a lot on that. there's one that is technically strong but the idea isn't as strong or passionate as mine. they did painting and I did collage - I hope that doesn't affect my success, that I did a collage. who knows?

I just have had this vision of wearing my red dress that I got from the thrift store with a denim jacket, my black stockings and my black doc martens. do you ever get a vision/dream that is so excruciatingly real that you can almost taste it? I can just picture coming out of the auditorium with first place and the amazing feeling of knowing that you have made it to the next level of the competition. I can even see my excited mannerisms as I walk. coming back to earth, I don't even know why I am putting a lot of thought into this contest. maybe because it's one of the first. I'm lame.

so many opportunities but SO LITTLE TIIIMMMMMMEEEEE.
I really wanted to work on something good for the national scholastic art and writing contest, but I don't know if I will be able to do finish more than one big piece . . . if even that.



oh hey its bae

trying to practice the drawing of figures . . .

pastel self-portrait



 

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the big news at Zine Club these days is that we have NATALIE NEAL on board for an interview AND to premier her new short film "Seashells" at ou launch party that will take place in January! Natalie has done music videos for numerous bands and places like Urban Outfitters, Nylon Mag, Oyster Mag, and many others. She also has another short film, "Rose and Sophia", that is a great fourteen-minute escape from life (warning: may cause your bedroom décor and/or wardrobe and/or suburb to feel inferior)

also participating in the first issue of the zine, out in dec/jan time, is MAGGIE THRASH, staff writer for Rookie Mag and overall just a great fiction writer and comic artist! She has agreed to contribute a piece of fiction to the first issue, which has my eyes watering and my heart thumping.

BUT WAIT THERE IS MOOORRRREEEE!!!!!!!!
zinester and artist ANKE WECKMANN has ALLLSSSOO agreed to an interview! plus, etsy star ELECTRASHEART SHOP has happily abided to send over some items that we will be giving away as prizes in contests/raffles at the launch party!!!

I can hear the round of applause somewhere in the distance.

;)
Alyson