LM Preston: The HUNT is ON! YASH SCAVENGER HUNT Spring 2020

Monday, March 30, 2020

The HUNT is ON! YASH SCAVENGER HUNT Spring 2020

Welcome to YASH FALL Scavenger Hunt at LM Preston's House

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PRESENTING PLAIN JANES by Cecil Castellucci

A DC COMIC!!!!
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When artsy misfit Jane Beckles is forced to leave her beloved city life behind for the boring suburb of Kent Waters, she thinks her life is over. But then she finds where she belongs: at the reject table in the cafeteria, along with fellow misfits Brain Jayne, Theater Jane, and sporty Polly Jane. United by only two things-a shared name and frustration with the adults around them–the girls form a secret club dedicated to fighting suburban apathy with guerrilla works of art scattered around their small town. Armed with her sketchbook and a mission of resistance, the PLAIN Janes are out to prove that passion, bravery, and a group of great friends can save anyone from the hell that is high school.

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Hello my fellow art adventurers.

My name is Cecil Castellucci. In my book (with Jim Rugg on art) The Plain Janes, the Janes form a guerrilla art group that do art attacks in their small town of Kent Waters. The Main Jane, Jane Beckles, uses this as a coping mechanism to combat PTSD that she has and to deal with her trauma from a bombing in fictional Metro City. I believe, as she does, that Art Saves. One of the first times that I remember really seeing street art when I was growing up was Keith Haring's Chalk Drawings in the NYC subways. Everyday walking in the subway, there would be new drawings that people would walk by or walk on. That was when I started to really appreciate the beautiful graffiti that used to be on NYC subway cars and big wall murals . I love that art can be stitched into the day to day and be delightful. That’s what the Janes do in my book. They do yarn bombings projects. and little toy dioramas and sound installations. All to make the people of their town stop for a moment and see the world in a new way. That’s what art does. I was going to walk around Los Angeles, where I live and take pictures of little hidden beautiful things, but that’s not really possible now. So here are some links to cool art installations that happened around the world. Maybe you will do something in your front yard, as you social distance? Something that those walking by can see and be delighted by while remaining safe. Because art and books will help us now!

All best, Cecil Castellucci

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