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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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anitasaxena on June 3rd, 2011 02:26 am (UTC)
Maggie, that's AMAZING! You are so talented. First off, I have never heard of taking a sharpie to a guitar, but what you did is so beautiful. Planning to see you in Nashville in July. Best of luck preparing for your massive trip.
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:04 pm (UTC)
Oooh, see you then!
Jackie <3: veronica mars 80sspiffiechickie on June 3rd, 2011 05:47 am (UTC)
SINCE WHEN IS LOKI BLUE?!?

Why is no one else concerned with this?
Heather: Wuh?!edgyauthor on June 3rd, 2011 08:49 am (UTC)
I was wondering the same thing. I've been away from LJ for a few weeks, though, so I figured it was something that was explained in an older post I hadn't seen.
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:04 pm (UTC)
Heather: Wax Lionsedgyauthor on June 3rd, 2011 03:32 pm (UTC)
Ooh, Loki has an evil twin! *hee*

Wait. Things named Loki probably shouldn't have evil twins...
Heather: Fandomedgyauthor on June 3rd, 2011 08:46 am (UTC)
Um...WHOA. As a fellow artist, I am utterly flabbergasted by that vid. So amazing how you drew all that from freehand like that! (And HECK YES about Sharpies being the new vampires! *hee*)
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:05 pm (UTC)
*gin* I mean, *grin* This was almost a very different kind of blog comment . . .
joan: heartdrawingrabbithigh on June 3rd, 2011 09:29 am (UTC)
Oh my, what I see here is endless patience and great skill :)
Did you have the design wrong beforehand?? And what happens if - God forbid, of course - you make a mistake?

Wish I was at least on the same continent as you!! Gah, to get my hands on one of those Sharpie guitars! *sigh*
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:05 pm (UTC)
There are several mistakes on there, but you just have to disguise them or cover them! I never plan them out beforehand, but it's a style that I've been tooling around with for quite a few years.
stopanddrawtheroses.blogspot.com on June 3rd, 2011 01:29 pm (UTC)
Gotta say even though this is a blog about writing, I love the art posts best. :)
From your map it looks like on your way from Philly to Canada you'll be driving right through my neck of the woods. Are you planning a rest stop in your old bagpiping stomping grounds?
Have a great trip! I hope the new Loki behaves better than the old Loki! If not you might need to get a third one and name it something else!!
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on June 3rd, 2011 02:07 pm (UTC)
Ah, thanks! And we're still working out the stops. NewLoki might work them out for us . . .
Tristan BruceLarissaHarvard on June 3rd, 2011 03:14 pm (UTC)
That was the coolest thing I have ever seen, It's beautiful!
Are you coming to either Toronto or Ottawa?? I live right in the middle of them so I could make a trip to either.
Corey PaxtonCorey Paxton on June 3rd, 2011 06:22 pm (UTC)
Your guitar
You're truly an amazing artist.
tiffany_u2tiffany_u2 on June 3rd, 2011 08:28 pm (UTC)
Maggie please, please, PLEASE will you EVER do a worldwide contest for one of these???? I beg youuuuuuuuuuuu *.*
Andrea Blytheblythe025 on June 4th, 2011 12:42 am (UTC)
Oh my god, that is gorgeous!
Erin Heitzman LevineErin Heitzman Levine on June 4th, 2011 12:53 am (UTC)
St. Louis & Tattoos
I think you should be the new face of Sharpie!! :) There are several things I took away from that video but oddly, I was left wanting you to design my next tattoo! Ohhh & see you in St. Louis!!
Anne Marie: Glitter jarannemariewrites on June 4th, 2011 04:26 am (UTC)
That's gorgeous. I wish the photo was a "click to embiggen" so I could see more of the detail. My guitar feels naked in comparison.
Andraonlymistress on July 18th, 2011 09:01 pm (UTC)
May I ask, what pen you use here? :)
Maggie Stiefvaterm_stiefvater on July 19th, 2011 02:28 am (UTC)
Just a plain old Sharpie marker!
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