This is just a tribute.

It's been about a month now since one of the most creative/eccentric/badass minds ever to grace Manhattan, Kansas packed up her things and moved to the land of opportunity.

Upon going through my desk to transfer its contents to my new home-away-from-home on campus (senior studio [a whole 'nother story]), I came across a few little creations by the one and only Kasie. Here's a little sample.

My Christmas card.

Not only was this written on a regifted piece of stationary (the black mark at the top left is covering up "Tommy"), she kindly marked all rivers, added a killer seal and used three different kinds of ink.

This was the envelope.

Beautifully illustrated, featuring another sea mammal, as well an expert thief slash eskimo.

Valentine's Day Poem.

That is a dead/rotting mouse. The back reads: "Now write something special & romantic to yourself from me to you here."

Birthday present: clown statue.*

*This is not the actual statue she gave me for my birthday. However, she definitely did give me a hollow plastic clown...I'm just too afraid to remove it from its paper bag stuffed in the back of my closet. This does earn an A for creativity, though. And an A+ in keeping me from sleeping at night.

I couldn't find the modge-podged card that went along with that gift, but naturally it was filled with hints of sheer brilliance.

Long story short, Kasie is a total baller. She helped me survive the wrath of Terri in drawing classes and exchanged many verbal jousts with me along the way. She is missed like whoa. I hope she becomes a creative director some day...Or a Pam for me when I'm rich and famous and running my own office with the rest of the art kids.