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Fic Title: An angry gorilla with the kitchen sink
Fic Author: [personal profile] noxelementalist
Fandom: Teen Beach Movie
Type: diorama/calligraphy
Media: paper, pen/pencil/printer ink, Kitchen Bouquet, MS Publisher, VSCO
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Butchy/Tanner, Giggles
Warnings: NA

Oh wow, so for like the first time possibly ever I finished an art project long before it was due!! I had a blast making this for [community profile] smallfandombang, despite having to restart Butchy's letter like 30 times and fighting with my printer. Because the letters in [personal profile] noxelementalist's fic, which you can find here, are described in such detail, I went ahead and wrote them out. Things I learned way too much about in researching for this project: 20th century handwriting instruction (including Palmer, Zaner-Bloser, and D'Nealian scripts), motor oil, Kodachrome, 60s food fads, ballpoint pens, kawaii culture (specifically the historical emergence of dotting i's with hearts-- it starts later than this period if you were curious). I'm honestly surprised it turned out as well as it did because my regular handwriting's atrocious, also it is REALLY HARD writing like someone else, let alone three people (well, two-and-a-half, Giggles' is just mine but neater and slightly more period). Also this gave me a chance to mess around with VSCO's new Kodachrome filter which is uncannily accurate. ANYWHO, the first pic is the actual submission, the rest are detail shots of the letters; you can find larger versions on my LJ post.






A pile of handwritten letters

A letter in cursive on school letterhead to Mateo Jr. from Valentine dated 4 October 1965

Two sheets of pink paper, one with a brown stain on the edge, a handwritten letter to Valentine from B dated 9 October 1965

A handwritten letter on plain stationery to Butchy from Giggles dated 31 October 1965

A specials menu from The Sugar Fiddler, featuring a black-and-white drawing of a leprechaun on a pile of sugar cubes; the specials are Pasta Salad, Chicken a la King, and Pineapple Sugar Shack Milkshake

A letter in cursive on school letterhead to Butchy from Tanner dated 1 November 1965

A handwritten letter on lined stationery to Tanner from Butchy dated 8 November 1965
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