May 07, 2008

I'm relieved to be coming back to the world of solid blacks after two pages in a row like those were. Every girl my age grew up with Barbie coloring books and Barbie storybooks. I had this book where you had to buy sticker packs in order to complete the story. Books like that were really popular briefly in the 80s. As you filled it up, you followed Barbie in her utterly fabulous lifestyle. She did everything from babysit for friends to visit a dude ranch to jetsetting to Europe, and she did it all in a flawless wardrobe. You know she never had to worry about bulges or not finding her size, everything always fit. She was always smiling, always accompanied by her Ken, always admired by Skipper, and never had a care in the world. In other words, rainbows and unicorns flew out of her hair. That's the feeling I was trying to get across and I don't know if I nailed it or not but I hope I did.

-georgia