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02 June 2011 @ 12:23 pm
How To Sharpie a Guitar (In Just Under Four Minutes)  
This video is the camcorder disaster of which I spoke on Twitter last night. Technical problems too long and boring to relay plagued the making of this video, but finally, it is done.

This summer, as I have mentioned before, I am going on tour in July for FOREVER, in my car, (blue)Loki. It is a 3,700 mile trip of splendor (no, really, it is, check out the map)(all of the appearances are listed here).

In an effort to thank my readers for coming sometimes considerable distances to see me, I'm applying my Sharpie markers to two guitars and raffling them away at two of the locations. One of them will definitely be at the launch in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. The other will almost certainly be at one of the Canada appearances.

Anyway, the wonders of technology means that as I sat down yesterday to Sharpie one of the guitars, I set up a video camera. And now I shall make it look like you, too, can do it in four minutes.
 





That's a lyric from FOREVER on it, by the way.

Now, I am getting away from my blog because I have blogged 24 times in the last 3 days, or at least that's what it feels like. Away, away, away!


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balletbookwormballetbookworm on June 2nd, 2011 04:29 pm (UTC)
a) that guitar is frickin' awesome
b) YOU are awesome :p
c) do you know your route through Iowa?? I'm in the Iowa City area and can recc decent (i.e. not scary) place to stay, good coffee, good eats, etc :)
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:00 pm (UTC)
I DO know that I am coming through Iowa. If you know of any restaurants without preservatives in Iowa (I'm allergic), that would be awesome!
Laura DealLaura Deal on June 2nd, 2011 04:31 pm (UTC)
That is so cool! If only art could be completed that quickly!!
Patriciapatricialynne07 on June 2nd, 2011 04:34 pm (UTC)
That is really cool! The guitar looks awesome.
calliope_jonescalliope_jones on June 2nd, 2011 04:39 pm (UTC)
Questions. Did you sketch that out before you started or is it straight from your head?
And
How many sharpies did you go through? lol
sgchris on June 2nd, 2011 07:27 pm (UTC)
calliope_jones
Thanks for asking that - I was wondering the exact same things!!
(no subject) - m_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:00 pm (UTC) (Expand)
Nicole Settlen_settle on June 2nd, 2011 04:39 pm (UTC)
That is so neat! Can't wait to see you at Tyson's Corner!
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:01 pm (UTC)
Yay! see you there!
Adriana Kirilovaadikirilova on June 2nd, 2011 04:42 pm (UTC)
Wow. Just wow. That is truly gorgeous! Madam, you are incredible! You're going to make some fan incredibly happy. Wish Virginia wasn't so far! :)
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:01 pm (UTC)
Thank you. :)
sitara_rosesitara_rose on June 2nd, 2011 04:43 pm (UTC)

Wow that guitar is amazing! I so wish that I could come over to the US so I could have a chance of getting one of them, unfortunately it is not possible though! =[
Whoever gets those guitars is Extremely lucky!!!!!!
Xxxx

Ronni/Skyechinchuu on June 2nd, 2011 04:45 pm (UTC)
That guitar looks amazing, Maggie!!!
nj4961nj4961 on June 2nd, 2011 05:03 pm (UTC)
Is the blue route line on that map accurate? Because if it is...

OMG. Are you flipping kidding me?! You're driving across Michigan, practically through my HOMETOWN, and you don't have a stop there?!! GAHH! :(

Sorry about that. I know authors usually don't really have a say in where they stop on tour so I won't blame you. :) But I mean, you DO have to stop SOME time while you're driving, right? To get gas or food or whatever? Because, I mean, I could always recommend a nice place for you to stop and my little sister and I may or may not be there waiting for you with sweet tea and preservative-free cookies... Just saying. ;)

p.s. The guitar's BEAUTIFUL! I'm always amazed by your artsy-ness. :D
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:01 pm (UTC)
LOL, that map is indeed true. And we have that Novi, Michigan stop!

P.S. thanks. :)
(no subject) - nj4961 on June 3rd, 2011 03:14 pm (UTC) (Expand)
elegantsnobberyelegantsnobbery on June 2nd, 2011 05:09 pm (UTC)
So rad. <3!
Delorfinde Telcontardelorfinde on June 2nd, 2011 05:11 pm (UTC)
Ahhhhhh .... wish I could draw like that! I can tell you something, GCSE Art would never be a nightmare again ... so beautiful! If I could do that I would. I've a crappy half-size guitar just begging to be decorated. But, I'd just ruin it...
authorwithinauthorwithin on June 2nd, 2011 05:15 pm (UTC)
How to Sharpie a guitar (in any amount of time):

1. Be Maggie Stiefvater
2. See #1
=D

That's got to be the coolest thing I've seen in a long time . . . well, at least since your FOREVER trailer. ;-)

If only I could win it. I think you should give one away on your blog for all us poor folk who can't travel to stalk . . .er . . . see you on tour. Cause we're travelling in our hearts and minds even though we can't physically make the trip. =)
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:02 pm (UTC)
Ahahahah!
soldierlysoldierly on June 2nd, 2011 05:30 pm (UTC)
Oh wow! That design's really neat. I wish I was an artist as well as a writer, ahaha. I've always been jealous of people that can do both.
AnnieBookanniebook on June 2nd, 2011 05:32 pm (UTC)
Holy crap! That's friggin' awesome! I'm going to be at the Tysons signing so I'm excited to see one up-close. I don't know how to play, but I'd learn if I won one!!!
Kilie AndersonKilie Anderson on June 2nd, 2011 05:55 pm (UTC)
Beautiful!
I would give ANYTHING to have a guitar like that! It's beautiful! <3
Kilie AndersonKilie Anderson on June 2nd, 2011 05:57 pm (UTC)
Re: Beautiful!
I wish I lived somewhere you visited!! Have you ever come to poor little Iowa??
Love! Bang! Crash! Wakka, Wakka! Bam Thwok!aquagirl2988 on June 2nd, 2011 06:02 pm (UTC)
I am wracked with second-hand hand-shaking just watching that! Super in awe. Seriously. How were those fumes?
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 2nd, 2011 06:10 pm (UTC)
Delicious, thank you.


;p
Ellen HerrickEllen Herrick on June 2nd, 2011 06:37 pm (UTC)
What a thing o' beauty! And, I downloaded two (2) songs from Suliman (sp? can't scroll up to check).
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:02 pm (UTC)
Ooooh, wonderful! I'm so glad.
goadingthepengoadingthepen on June 2nd, 2011 06:55 pm (UTC)
Wow Maggie- Impressive on the guitar. Gonna have to show this to Kurtis.
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:02 pm (UTC)
Thanks, Sheri. :)
And out of the red, out of her head she sang...pandorasblog on June 2nd, 2011 07:09 pm (UTC)
That guitar is so beautiful. I especially love the wolf; the linework reminds me of illuminated letters in medieval manuscripts... :)
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:03 pm (UTC)
My first love!

(and thanks)
imstillwakingupimstillwakingup on June 2nd, 2011 08:00 pm (UTC)
yet again, i remain amazed at your creativity =) that guitar looks awesome! haha my guitar is looking pretty plain after looking at that picture. xP
sreinckesreincke on June 2nd, 2011 08:53 pm (UTC)
Beautiful!!!
PGreen: Read Insteadbayernpam on June 2nd, 2011 11:18 pm (UTC)
Canada location!!????!!! Make it the Oshawa one! Please please please!!! I'm driving down from Ottawa (about 4.5 hours) to come see you! And btw, it's going to be the most exciting part of my summer. It's definitely the thing I'm most looking forward to. So make it awesome ;) :P
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:03 pm (UTC)
Ooooooh! See you there!!
Chelsealive_write on June 3rd, 2011 12:11 am (UTC)
That is awesome...and a wonderful thing of beauty. O.O <-me
Wish I could see it in person....
theladymaggietheladymaggie on June 3rd, 2011 01:01 am (UTC)
you know thats only making me want to draw with one right? Awesome design btw, do you really do that at complete random, I know some people that could have, with me I have to take my time with it.
theladymaggietheladymaggie on June 3rd, 2011 01:03 am (UTC)
when is the Tysons Corner date? I never know when or if I can go anywhere, not been a very good year money wise./ event wise.
(no subject) - m_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:03 pm (UTC) (Expand)
(no subject) - theladymaggie on June 3rd, 2011 02:14 pm (UTC) (Expand)
Jynn Morganjynnmorgan on June 3rd, 2011 02:14 am (UTC)
How much planning do you do before setting to work on one of these?
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:04 pm (UTC)
None! We just do it from scratch. Um, and by "we", I mean "I."
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