Hi I’m Melly. This is my personal blog to hold myself accountable in becoming a stronger visual artist + to prove to my friends back home that I haven’t died yet. FAQs Whats in my bag? Book I Recommend TAGS //personal updates //how to’s //quotes var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-12172909-3']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @notastarvinartist)http://notastarvingartist.com/Me: <points at billboard>I'm going to shoot one of those one day<br /> Friend: one day you're going to own the building that some guy will rent space to put his billboard on<br /> <br /> http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23976221246http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23976221246Mon, 28 May 2012 20:14:56 -0700dream bigconversations“Don’t be ashamed of failure. Be ashamed of not giving it a shot in the first place.”<br/><br/> - <em>Ben Parr</em>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23812839813http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23812839813Sat, 26 May 2012 12:28:25 -0700quotesinspirationfailureben parr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zr7q8u1g1rw5ww2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23746598312http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23746598312Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:17 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz40yoSkIp1qhc998o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Current reads</p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23684077521http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23684077521Thu, 24 May 2012 12:29:47 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7hWRva_sPeE?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><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="long-title" id="eow-title" title="TEDxXAVIERUNIVERSITY - Todd Henry - Creativity Under Pressure">Todd Henry - Creativity Under Pressure</span></h1></p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23621190339http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23621190339Wed, 23 May 2012 12:31:04 -0700tedted talkcreativity“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”<br/><br/> - <em>Samuel Beckett</em>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23556940694http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23556940694Tue, 22 May 2012 12:31:04 -0700quotesinspirationsamuel beckett<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41753090?color=00f07c" width="400" height="366" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23375600045http://notastarvingartist.com/post/23375600045Sat, 19 May 2012 15:31:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o8lpbkRf1r1frbho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newmediarockstars.tumblr.com/post/22606833260/words-of-wisdom-from-our-interview-with-magic" target="_blank">newmediarockstars</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Words of Wisdom from our <a href="http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/04/magic-hugs/" target="_blank">interview with Magic Hugs</a>!</p> </blockquote>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22728153529http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22728153529Wed, 09 May 2012 12:31:00 -0700magic hugsyoutubequotesinspiration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3l1i4ekib1qhc998o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. - Dr. Seuss </p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22665239411http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22665239411Tue, 08 May 2012 12:28:57 -0700quotesinspirationDr Seuss<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c0n7zJr71qhc998o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not all those who wander are lost. - JRR Tolkien</p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22599885074http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22599885074Mon, 07 May 2012 12:31:01 -0700JRR Tolkienquotesinspiration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c0n3fqit1qhc998o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not all those who wander are lost. - JRR Tolkien</p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22534947310http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22534947310Sun, 06 May 2012 12:32:03 -0700JRR Tolkienquotesinspiration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c0jgFFfc1qhc998o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22464256163http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22464256163Sat, 05 May 2012 12:31:05 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c0isWkBc1qhc998o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22394795095http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22394795095Fri, 04 May 2012 12:31:41 -0700quotes<br/><br/><p><object height="374" width="526"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2009/Blank/ElizabethGilbert_2009-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=453&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius;year=2009;theme=women_reshaping_the_world;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2009;tag=TED2009;tag=arts;tag=creativity;tag=culture;tag=entertainment;tag=poetry;tag=work;tag=writing;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></object></p> <p>“Genius”</p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22338717993http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22338717993Thu, 03 May 2012 14:08:24 -0700ted talkcreativitygeniuseat pray loveElizabeth Gilbert<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c0i6UTir1qhc998o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>No Regrets</p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22332781989http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22332781989Thu, 03 May 2012 12:10:05 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c0a1sYho1qhc998o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22268109266http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22268109266Wed, 02 May 2012 12:30:46 -0700quotesinspirationabraham lincoln“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”<br/><br/> - <em>Eleanor Roosevelt</em>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22206963902http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22206963902Tue, 01 May 2012 12:31:24 -0700Eleanor Rooseveltquotesinspiration<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LT_jTIl__QM?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>sweet animation!</p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22180661030http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22180661030Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:22:56 -0700animationyoutubestar warslight saber<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21143197" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>If you got an hour, Brian Smith’s chat about not waiting for your big break with photography is still one of my favorites. </p>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22136690155http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22136690155Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:31:28 -0700photographyvideobrian smith<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2q4vatkHm1qdf9bpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22068095663http://notastarvingartist.com/post/22068095663Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:31:49 -0700quotestupac