I am a tech-savvy mixed media artist and video producer living in the desert. Find here daily minutiae, things I love, discussions, photos, sketches, & random GIFs. i usually live on my blog journal girl.Tumblr (3.0; @journalgirl)http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f584dcbe13b37925e2b4fb86e225aff4/tumblr_mmtwqvhicH1qb61u2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lily-cats.tumblr.com/post/50483700524/via-one-bunting-away-brooklyn-amsterdam">lily-cats</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://onebuntingaway.blogspot.com/">One Bunting Away ::: Brooklyn > < Amsterdam</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50716301442http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50716301442Sat, 18 May 2013 01:44:48 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiou4gi0R1qcrfp8o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiou4gi0R1qcrfp8o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiou4gi0R1qcrfp8o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiou4gi0R1qcrfp8o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tardisandfeathered.tumblr.com/post/45606208527/dream-yourself-free-i-reblog-this-every-time-it">tardisandfeathered</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dream-yourself-free.tumblr.com/post/44127492732/i-reblog-this-every-time-it-comes-up-on-my">dream-yourself-free</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I reblog this every time it comes up on my dashboard, not because it is a “rule” but because every time I see it the love and sincerity on her face hit me all over again and I think everyone deserves to see that.</p> </blockquote> <p>And THIS is why I adore Catherine Tate. She’s loud and brash but in quieter moments… her soul comes shining through and it makes everything about her so much more beautiful. </p> </blockquote>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50716102963http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50716102963Sat, 18 May 2013 01:38:12 -0700one reason why catherine tate is a favorite person of mineplease show the world your radiance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/54bfde680f32a519ce10569f20078bae/tumblr_mmsq9lOZAC1r4dsjko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50548913991http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50548913991Wed, 15 May 2013 19:41:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a977a54b67b1a453effa7b748ccb852/tumblr_mmtwqylbnt1qbfch4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I made my own print of this piece and framed her. Just in love with how it came out. Good to know when I next list prints. #painting #tiara #artprint #girl #purplehair #positivity #empowerment</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50483702045http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/50483702045Wed, 15 May 2013 00:28:10 -0700artprintempowermentpaintingpositivitypurplehairgirltiara<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/49882962958/q-i-just-read-an-article-on-buzzfeed-in-it">fishingboatproceeds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_49881806349"> <div class="post_text_wrapper"> <div class="post_question medium"><em>Q: I just read an article on Buzzfeed; in it, Shira Lazar suggests that Vlogbrothers could logically become a paid subscription channel because of the devotion of Nerdfighters. What are your thoughts on this?</em></div> <div class="post_question medium"><em>asked by <a class="post_question_asker" href="http://bramtic.tumblr.com/">bramtic</a></em></div> <div> <p>(Rebloggable by request.)</p> <p>A. That’s nice of Shira to say, but why would we do that?</p> <p>Let’s say that you’re a nerdfighter and you’re living in poverty. (Lots of nerdfighters are.) Why would I <em>exclude you from the community</em> just because you don’t have access to the same resources as someone who is wealthy? That would go against the inclusionism that’s the core of nerdfighteria.</p> <p>(I’m not just saying this in a feel-good, altruistic way: It would also be <strong>a terrible business decision</strong>, because at some point in the future you will probably not be poor, and you will be able to support our work by contributing directly or buying a poster or a book or an album or whatever. But you will never know that you like the stuff I make if you were denied the opportunity to watch it in the first place.) </p> <p>What makes a lot more sense to me is going to the community and saying: Hey, some of you can pay for this and some of you can’t. That’s cool. If you can pay for it, please do, and in exchange we’ll be able to turn off ads for everyone, which is nice, because ads are gross and annoying and I hate them. If you can’t pay, that’s okay, too.</p> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/05/05/youtube-paid-subscriptions-video-channels/">YouTube’s apparent forthcoming paid subscription model</a> isn’t built like that at all: It’s built to be exclusive and paywalled, which I don’t think works for creators who want to build the awesomest possible audience.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </blockquote> <p>This is a much better explanation of what I&#8217;m trying to do in our own arts community. If you can give a few dollars, please do! Then everything can be available for everyone, and I can still get groceries. <br/><br/>Something to remember is <strong>it only works if you participate</strong>. Be honest&#8230;.we can all go without a cup of coffee, or a Kind bar, once a month. I will, if you&#8217;re ready to crowd source this way. I&#8217;m totally willing to pay for content (or barter, when funds are low). </p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/49984243212http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/49984243212Wed, 08 May 2013 19:40:31 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa8fa621f63d00b1688166e1d547bfe6/tumblr_mmi8noRX6I1qbfch4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come help me shape the new economy. What of we changed the way ecourses/offerings were presented? What if we all gave a little so everyone could benefit? It only works if you get involved. <a href="http://www.journalgirl.com">www.journalgirl.com</a> #artjournal #artist #crowdsource #creativewarrior #mixedmedia #illustration #journalgirl</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/49972039657http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/49972039657Wed, 08 May 2013 17:14:11 -0700artistcreativewarriorillustrationartjournalcrowdsourcemixedmediajournalgirl<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c8d55e5fb1f26476092b0c59d4ad4cf6/tumblr_mlhyupuW661rtq436o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/989a64660d8968d5022f294ff644dd24/tumblr_mlhyupuW661rtq436o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://miss-love.tumblr.com/post/48371023975">miss-love</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://parad0xchild.tumblr.com/post/48370770667/theangelstakemysanity-silence-will">parad0xchild</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theangelstakemysanity.tumblr.com/post/48348016557">theangelstakemysanity</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://theangelstakemysanity.tumblr.com/tagged/armors"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/493b7094c4842b79c41a3016ccfdc676/tumblr_inline_mlhzbxsnai1qz4rgp.gif"/></a></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/e59c51080e14cee56ce93416cf8055c8/tumblr_inline_mlhzc4J5q51qz4rgp.gif"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/8607add30663367340e58592c505a859/tumblr_inline_mlhzcfizSH1qz4rgp.gif"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/75ffb9d1ddd8cd1d1dc70ba6ae68a173/tumblr_inline_mlhzclKgMc1qz4rgp.gif"/></p> </blockquote> <p>Silence will fall.</p> </blockquote> <p>Why do I have a feeling that like as they say his name a loud semi will drive by</p> </blockquote>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/48588878714http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/48588878714Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:55:16 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uI3FN5nSZkw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I haven’t done one of these in a long time….so hi! I really love how this page came out! </p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/47922447501http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/47922447501Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:34:42 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7dfbc95f18e964a5b3737ce38f2e97b/tumblr_mk24wa4yN71qd82q3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77a24f9032e3fbba0aace1150cb5fd28/tumblr_mk24wa4yN71qd82q3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b261e1e7488d24b0d1d5e54c1630727/tumblr_mk24wa4yN71qd82q3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Pages in Progress…</p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks for the journal page love! I get so tickled pink when someone posts my art here on Tumblr!</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/46042946818http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/46042946818Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:09:37 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dUPuvHhKl5g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/post/45822013060/in-case-you-missed-it-johns-appearance-on-the" class="tumblr_blog">effyeahnerdfighters</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>In case you missed it! John’s appearance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is up on youtube! Skip to 27:45 in to see his interview (and make sure to watch through until the end of the show)! YAY!</p></blockquote> <p>This feels like watching a friend go on TV and we all get to go with. That’s the nature of vlogging, I think, that intimacy because we see them every week, at least, and can be ourselves. This gives me more courage to keep fighting the good fight, and makes me so proud to be a Nerdfighter.</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/45850844154http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/45850844154Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:24:42 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8933ce92f38b538792a750f1a2a29a41/tumblr_mjd0psNruK1qggwnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/44880838545/today-i-had-the-honor-of-speaking-at-the-unis" class="tumblr_blog">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Today I had the honor of speaking at the UNIS conference at the UN. After I was finished, three students recited original poems from the stage. One of them really blew me away:</p> <p><strong>Fluorescent Adolescence</strong></p> <p>Overqualified yet underachieving<br/>It’s singing delightfully off key to the radio<br/>Yet pitch perfect in the shower<br/>It’s spending a half hour in the morning<br/>Perfecting your messy bun<br/>It’s gelling bedhead<br/>It’s lifting weights yet covering yourself up in turtlenecks<br/>It’s being a closet philosopher but blaming lackluster grades on “not trying?”<br/>It’s tumbling, sharing, instagramming<br/>The perpetual pursuit of cool but aloof,<br/>hard to get,<br/>wit,<br/>sarcasm,<br/>invincibility.</p> <p>It’s the cycle of hurting<br/>Fixing<br/>loving<br/>hating<br/>wanting<br/>lying… and then telling the truth.<br/>It sucks.<br/>But perhaps when we’re older<br/>a new set of problems will cause us to miss those of adolescence.<br/>So I guess we should learn to love the pain,<br/>Since it’s pain that allows us to live and love radically,<br/>feel monumentally,<br/>and smell the coffee or watch the stars, or hear the music<br/>that we might later pass by in the rush of the real world.</p> <p>For now we are poets<br/>And activists<br/>Astronauts<br/>Bloggers<br/>Writers<br/>Photographers<br/>Teachers<br/>Engineers and Inventors<br/>For now, we are what we want to be.<br/>Some say the grass is greener on the other side but I’d disagree:<br/>I say our grass fluorescent. </p></blockquote>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/45178593399http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/45178593399Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:06:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4f64d695cd9781e2c6c96361e5fd2b1/tumblr_mizvor5Rt51r0lc86o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b2d9b92107d1cf8bc45f493f0787297/tumblr_mizvor5Rt51r0lc86o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44999172895http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44999172895Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:43:38 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5uvrgYwM1r6zvwco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://justfunnylikethat.tumblr.com/post/16236387229/idle-play-at-the-desk-today">justfunnylikethat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Idle play at the desk today.</p> </blockquote>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44482503367http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44482503367Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:47:08 -0700“If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.theawl.com/2013/02/an-interview-with-avant-garde-poet-kenneth-goldsmith">Kenneth Goldsmith</a> (via <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/" class="tumblr_blog">austinkleon</a>)</em>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44482290980http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44482290980Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:44:38 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/40778bd25b7c62685a6e9ea6b97a3569/tumblr_miy5fsNv1P1qd82q3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pampong.tumblr.com/post/44235124113/yum-bright-neon-oil-pastels-grabbed-a-set-for" class="tumblr_blog">pampong</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bubblewrap/8513210457/" title="Yum! Bright neon oil pastels. (Grabbed a set for @carissapaige & @christeno, too!) I can't wait to play! #oilpastel #neonisawesome #journalgirl">Yum! Bright neon oil pastels. (Grabbed a set for @carissapaige & @christeno, too!) I can’t wait to play! #oilpastel #neonisawesome #journalgirl</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bubblewrap/">kira.belle</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote> <p>My yummy new favorite colors…</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44333660665http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44333660665Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:25:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a53996f8be2682525a02261d48475662/tumblr_miq88bhwKf1r951pyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3dac86a9a0a2525ecda1abfbf4439f61/tumblr_miq88bhwKf1r951pyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://caast.tumblr.com/post/43889140572/my-art-journal-took-me-3-hours-8-glue-sticks">caast</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>my art journal! </p> <p>took me 3 hours, 8 glue sticks for my glue gun, cdon boxes, gesso and paint. :) </p> </blockquote> <p>This is the best thing I have ever seen. </p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44040803575http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/44040803575Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:22:20 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54423559" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://furrylittlepeach.tumblr.com/post/36732104601" class="tumblr_blog">furrylittlepeach</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em>Lion and Seal</em> - a progress video. </p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">by <a href="http://furrylittlepeach.com.au/">Sha’an d’Anthes</a> | <a href="http://furrylittlepeach.tumblr.com/">on Tumblr<br/></a>on <a href="http://facebook.com/shaandanthes.artdesign">Facebook</a> | on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/furrylittlpeach">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://furrylittlepeach.bigcartel.com/">Online Store</a></span></p> <p>Camera work by <a href="http://rocketk.co">Rocket K</a> | <a href="http://rocketk.tumblr.com">on Tumblr</a></p></blockquote> LOVE this artist and the video made of her working. Check out her tumblr for more awesomeness!http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/43934931788http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/43934931788Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:34:40 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7effb1575f600c0e69b437a95c5889b/tumblr_midcubTkX61qd82q3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3dac4768dcb0849cfd0672b3e0e866b4/tumblr_midcubTkX61qd82q3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae0ff521a47e22b57c9a91f16a9a220c/tumblr_midcubTkX61qd82q3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6541785f0ad704faceb324392f02db4/tumblr_midcubTkX61qd82q3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df623e6de0fe59b4a02478d24843df22/tumblr_midcubTkX61qd82q3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>A lesson in self-love</p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks again, sweetie! I do love this spread, and am glad others do, too!</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/43425425974http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/43425425974Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:47:36 -0700moleskineartjournalart journaljournal girl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8957230e3b84377fac194b0e5e7ae4b6/tumblr_mi0tv4II1H1qd82q3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pampong.tumblr.com/post/42778093757/my-journal-page-from-todays-play-date-i-havent" class="tumblr_blog">pampong</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bubblewrap/8456713467/" title="My journal page from today's play date. I haven't sat down like that in far too long! I couldn't get facial features to work, so Sandie told me she was beautiful without them. Aniexty & comfort levels are big when you have a #chronicillness! #artjournal #">My journal page from today’s play date. I haven’t sat down like that in far too long! I couldn’t get facial features to work, so Sandie told me she was beautiful without them. Aniexty & comfort levels are big when you have a #chronicillness! #artjournal #</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bubblewrap/">kira.belle</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote> <p>Thanks for posting & liking!</p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/42820843625http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/42820843625Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:07:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a79b019cd8acc0b3f34299e527010f4/tumblr_mgul25JhUH1qbfch4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite new digital art journal pages. </p>http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/40882267887http://journalgirl.tumblr.com/post/40882267887Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:51:41 -0700art journaldigital artipad artgirldrawingpaintingportrait