I have begun a cross-disciplinary dialogue with the talented poet David Yockel Jr. We have also started another project with flavor syrup stickers (coming soon!), but this is a poem he wrote on the spot yesterday:
secret Orwellian speech used to guess
The reason man ever imagined faith
Even though winter seems to have taken a vacation here in the Northeast, NYFA still needed a holiday card, and as it has become tradition, I am happy to have made it! Thanks to Mandy Heck for a little background tune, and Marc Banning for lending me a hand with those brownies ;)
I have the honor of making NYFA’s holiday card again this year, and my first idea was to “un-melt” some molded ice cubes to create the logo (stop-mo shown in reverse)…but after making FOUR different molds this weekend and all of them failing, I went with a batch of brownies instead (I’ll post the video when it’s done). Here’s the last mold I had to cut apart before I threw in the towel:
Life handed me lemons, and today I turned them into a really ugly but functional welded coat hook. For an upcoming animation project, I am going to (hopefully) build a Mutoscope, and as this is no longer a collaborative effort, I am taking matters into my own hands…literally. Today was my first welding lesson, and although my welds looked like metal turds I am really excited about the possibility of realizing this piece on my own. Doesn’t matter if it comes out looking like Frankenstein’s Flip Book, at least I’m not giving up.
Our Family Camp Collective is about to start up on a brand new Anijam, and thanks to Matt Cascella and James Downes we’ve got some fantastic audio to work with. BIG THANKS, guys!
Whirlwind of a week and Greg and I are going to lay it to rest by smashing stuff stop-motion style! First victim…my face from Halloween ten years ago. I only have one spare, so we’d better get it right the first time…
We all have our morning rituals, mine just happens to be slightly more labor-intensive. A last-minute addition to this month’s Loop de Loop contest.
All the loops can be seen here: http://www.loopdeloop.org/2015/07/mari-jaye-blanchard-ritual/
Greg and I have officially launched Studio 567 by going on the roof and making this quick light painting test. I believe we are going to tackle a lip-synch for our first challenge…stay tuned to see if I make good on that promise!
A test .gif I made while I wait for the producers’ green light for a different project. This action isn’t in the short, but it never hurts to practice!
…is Loop de Loop! Or at least until March 22nd when this month’s contest ends. Here’s the link to my entry: http://www.loopdeloop.org/2015/02/mari-jaye-blanchard-gravity/
