I'm Moving

I'm moving this blog to a new URL. Why, you ask? Mostly, I'm moving because I no longer feel the need to be anonymous. Quite the opposite: If I am willing to post an opinion, thought, or idea on the internet, I should also be willing to support that idea with my name. A great deal of cruelty comes from the anonymity allowed by the internet.

Also, if I am going to post my own writing and artwork, I damn well want people to know that it's my intellectual property! I am American, after all, and raised to hold ridiculous pride over works of my creation and to abhor the crime of copyright infringement above almost all else.

Finally, I also want to associate my blog with the small but growing world of Crowlivia. Olivia Johnson is a pretty common name. Crowlivia is not. Google "crowlivia" and just about everything links back to me. I'm a power hungry despot. Obviously.

So, if you wish, you can now visit Cawing and Clawing, formerly Let's Pretend I'm Ruth Little.

Mostly, I'm impressed with Fallon's Young impression

My friend is about to turn 21. I made this image to go on the invite to her birthday gathering, and I think I'm justified in giggling every time I see it:

Paper Doll

So, I like paper dolls. I mean, studying costume design, I suppose it's natural. However, I'm tried of all the thin, idealized bodies the dolls have, so I made this one:

I realize it's still idealized, but at least it's not the idealized form we see all the time, right? ...Right? Herm.

And if she looks familiar, it's because I referenced one of my favorite paintings (and by referenced, I mean blatantly copied):

I love my town

The Portland Mercury recently blogged about some youth journalism made in part by a friend of mine. The videos remind me of how much I love Portland, and also make me want to own chickens. Because I'll take any excuse I can get to have another pet. I also want to volunteer at CHAP, an organization that brings kids to art, and when that's not possible, brings the art to the kids.

I live in an impressive city.

You can watch all the videos here. (My friend worked on the first video. In case you were wondering. And of course you were.)