(Kaleido)Scope out what I made! Here’s a little spin on a toy that sparked my childhood creativity and brought excitement to the ordinary. I was listening to the lyrics of this Willy Wonka song and got inspired to make something that visually brings you into the world of my creation. I hope this animation sparks your creativity & brings back that moment of childhood wonder! A little note from behind the scenes: while filming inside a kaleidoscope isn’t my typical style of artwork, it was equally as challenging to get right! I knew I needed a bright and colorful surrounding to capture. So imagine me, in a candy store with an actual kaleidoscope balancing on my phone, spinning in circles while filming that clip through my small camera lens. Yeah, that happened. It took me 17 attempts & 30 minutes to film. Meanwhile kids were running around me, and the shop workers were staring at me - the weirdo spinning in circles in the back corner of the store. I finished filming & bought a bag of salt water taffy to reward myself…and to pay the candy store “rent” for my time spent creating. I’ll have to go today to show them the final piece of what I was busy making. Truthfully….I just want an excuse to go back to the candy store! ;)

In honor of ‪#‎FashionWeek‬ kicking off in New York I couldn’t resist animating a throwback to fashion! Here’s to our childhood creations & to the days when we bravely dreamt that we could be anything….even fashion designers! PS it’s never too late to follow your childhood dreams!‪#‎ThrowbackThursday‬ ‪#‎tbt‬

Well friends, I’m back from Europe! Thanks to all of you who were watching along the way. I wanted to creatively share some of my photos from my trip with you. Leave it to my old school View-Master to help me out, #ThrowbackThursday style. Here are some of my favorite shots, you can see the rest at http://facebook.com/dontstopmotion!