#Kathy Clay

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

[khawlat]

Making The Bikeriders with paper thin plot and characters when we had Sons of Anarchy and all its glory is very, very bold. I get it’s based on a book and true events, but come on. They didn’t even try.

It only made me miss my SAMCRO babies even more.

[sapphicsukeve]

Elaine Peacock, Callum Highway + Kathy Cotton (20/09)

[jonathanferraragallery]

Dog Walkers, 2022 - Kathy Halper

[kenpiercemedia]

Big Apple Comic Con Is "Back To Spring" @ New Yorker Hotel

Big Apple Comic Con Is "Back To Spring" @ New Yorker Hotel

The Press Release: After our sold out December 17th 2022, “Christmas Con,” BACC, NYC’s original comic con is rolling out our 3RD Annual “Back To Spring” event. Now into our 26th year, BACC is an essential NYC comic book and pop culture collectible event, and a national hub for comic book collectors and traders. Many of the biggest dealers in the country attend and some of the greatest collectible…

[fafnir19]

Naughty or nice

Kathy and Ben lived in the same apartment building. They often bumped into each other in the lobby or elevator, exchanging casual small talks. Kathy, with her charming smile and endearing laughter, always managed to brighten Ben's day, but he was never quite sure how to respond to her presence. Since Kathy had broken up with her boyfriend, she had been turning to Ben for help quite often, seeking his company and assistance even for the smallest matters. Ben had treated Kathy had never sat well with Ben. So, when Kathy constantly asked for his help, Ben couldn't help but feel a growing annoyance. Perhaps she had been never been a fan of Kathy's ex-boyfriend. He considered him to be an arrogant snob, and the way he treating her ex-boyfriend like a servant because she came from a wealthy family, Ben assumed with a tinge of bitterness. "Hey, Kathy, I can't keep doing this," Ben said one day, his frustration bubbling over. "I'm not your personal assistant, you know. And just because your parents have money, doesn't mean you can make others do whatever you want."

It was St. Nicholas Day, and Kathy pleaded with Ben for help again. "Please, Ben, it's important! I promise I won't ask for anything again," she implored. "You always say that," Ben shouted, his patience wearing thin. "I'm not your servant, Kathy!" Storming out of the apartment building in a huff, Ben collided with St. Nicholas and his helper, Knecht Ruprecht, who were spreading joy and cheer in the neighborhood.

"You've been good this year, young man?" St. Nicholas asked with a twinkle in his eye. "Save that question for the kids," Ben replied, irked by the joviality around him. Without warning, Knecht Ruprecht swiftly stuffed Ben into his sack, ignoring Ben's shouts and struggles. Before Ben could even comprehend what was happening, he found himself in the workshop of St. Nicholas with no way of escape. St. Nicholas's voice filled the workshop as he explained Ben's predicament. "You have refused to help Kathy too many times, young man. As a consequence, you will now work in my workshop until you understand the true spirit of Christmas."

In the following weeks leading up to Christmas, Ben toiled alongside the cheerful Christmas elves in the workshop. The air was thick with the scent of fresh pine and the sound of little hammers and chisels transforming old, forgotten toys into new ones with magical craftsmanship. However, instead of feeling the joy of the season, Ben's heart grew colder as he was forced to immerse himself in the work. Furthermore, the elves had also forced Ben to wear a green tuxedo, a symbol of his servanthood that he couldn't shed. As Christmas drew nearer, St. Nicholas took Ben aside and revealed to him the truth about Kathy. "She is lonely, and she has turned to you because she cares for you. Her constant requests for help were her way of trying to connect with you." Before Ben could process this revelation, the Christmas elves lined up, thanking Ben for his hard work. "Only one thing remains to be done," they declared. Ben was puzzled, for all the old toys had been transformed into new ones. The elves surrounded him, molding him as if he were clay, their nimble fingers shaping his features with delicate precision. As if guided by magic, his once unremarkable visage transformed into that of a dashing, handsome young man with captivating charm. A radiant smile graced his chiseled features; his eyes sparkled with newfound allure, and he stood in stunned silence as he admired his own reflection.

On Christmas Eve, St. Nicholas took Ben on his sleigh to deliver gifts.

But instead of taking him to his own home, St. Nicholas placed him under Kathy's Christmas tree. "Wait, I can't be here!" Ben's panic rose in his throat, but he couldn't move a muscle. St. Nicholas's words echoed in his mind: "You are nothing more than a gift now, a toy for the big girls.". He was a gift now, and a gift couldn't simply walk away from the Christmas tree.

Kathy's gasp filled the room as she laid eyes on the extraordinary Christmas surprise. "Oh, my goodness! This is amazing!" She lifted Ben, who could only watch in shock as she reveled in her new companion, oblivious to the turmoil within him. As their days together unfolded, Kathy found herself ecstatic with the new Ben, soon realizing that he was not only the perfect boyfriend on the outside but was also unexpectedly better in every way, especially in bed. Despite his protests and struggles, he was perceived by everyone as an ideal boyfriend, a mirror image of Kathy's previous beau.

However, Kathy was enamored with her new companion, and Ben couldn't help but notice her joyful laughter and contented smiles. And in the privacy of their moments together, Ben noticed another change – she moaned with delight and found solace in his embrace, making him question the depth of his own feelings.

[jtl-fics]

"Math Nerd Neil AU" for wip wednesday!

Math Nerd AU

“What are you studying then Neil?” Kathy asks.

“Oh before I say it I do hope the audience knows that I, like everyone else in my program, am very sensitive to being boo-ed.” Neil says pointing at the crowd.

“A so a theater major?” Riko asks with a raised brow.

“Oh no, I’m in accounting and finance.” He says and there’s laughter throughout the audience, “Now now, at least I’m not in pre-law. I have some humanity left in me. What is your major Riko? You seem like a pottery kind of guy.” He says making a vague hand motion to imply molding clay.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Questions because I'm curious! What is your 'holy grail' doll to collect? Have you ever tried making a whole doll from scratch? What's your favourite part of doll restoration? What are your favourite haunts for doll hunting? What doll collectors/restorers do you admire most? And lastly, if you could go back to any period(s?) to get a doll when it was new, what time period(s?) would you go to

Ooooh doll questions! let's go!

Holy grail doll to collect. I already have at least one of them- a late 1860s French fashion doll with an articulated wooden body. She survived the fire and I love her even more for it; her name is Leonore. A few "wouldn't be nice" dolls I don't have yet include:

Antique 18th-century English wooden doll (I have a lovely repro at the moment, Amy)

Simon and Halbig 1159 lady doll

A wax fashion doll. I lost all of mine in the fire, unfortunately

Lenci boudoir doll

Miniature china-headed doll with an articulated wooden body

A Black French fashion doll (SUPER rare, but they did exist)

2. Have I ever made a doll from scratch? Yes, out of polymer clay with jewelry headpins baked in to string her together. She was floppy and had anime eyes drawn on with Sharpie. Not the most successful experiment.

3. Favorite part of doll restoration? Cleaning. They just look so much happier after a bath!

4. Favorite doll-hunting haunts? EBay. Sadly, one doesn't come across the sort of doll I collect in the wild much anymore, though I've had some luck with French fashion doll clothes at the Brimfield Antiques Fair.

5. Admired doll collectors/restoration artists? My friend and Amy's maker, Paul Robinson. Michael Canadas and David Robinson. Kathy Libraty (also a friend- a dealer who does restoration). Illiandra Alvey (another friend). Samy Odin. Kat Davies. Bradley Justice Yarborough (a LOT of these are people I'm friends with). Linda Wall.

6. Time travelling to get a doll when new? 18th-century English wooden. Unless you get VERY lucky, they retail for like $20K right now- the pretty ones in decent condition, that is.

Or an Albert Marque doll, to sell and make like $300K off of.

[paintingafterpainting]

KATHY BUTTERLY

Bold Green, 2019 Clay, glaze

10 x 8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. 25.4 x 22.2 x 23.5 cm

[mariacallous]

In the spring of 2022, reports showed that only 67 percent of third graders were reading at grade level in the aftermath of the pandemic. Following on the heels of the recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report, the U.S. now witnesses the largest decline in reading outcomes since 1980. Children from underserved communities have lost as much as half a year of traditional normal reading progress. Learning loss has become a well-worn term for an international crisis prompting governments to seek ways to accelerate learning.

This context has ignited a major reckoning with educational policy and methods. As it turns out, reading scores were not impressive even before the pandemic. According to the 2019 NAEP scores, just 34 percent of students were proficient at reading. By “proficient,” these scores suggest that students can only not just sound out a word, but also gain meaning from text. This low starting point pre-pandemic is the real problem. Someone, something, must be to blame.  According to a recent New York Times article and a widely heard podcast, “Sold a Story,” Professor Lucy Calkins of Columbia University seems to be descending to that mantle.

Professor Calkin’s balance reading curriculum was used in more than a quarter of U.S. schools. It focused on three cues that students needed to follow to become readers: semantics (is the word meaningful?), syntax (does the word fit grammatically?), and grapho-phonic (can you guess the sound from its first letter?). The bottom line is that this curriculum falls short. As “Sold a Story” reveals, balanced reading was an offspring of Marie Clay’s Reading Recovery program developed in New Zealand and used around the world. A report issued in April of 2022 noted that third and fourth graders who used reading recovery methods were behind those who did not use the program. Culprit revealed.

The science of reading has progressed a great deal in the 50 years since Reading Recovery and the balanced curriculum were introduced. Indeed, this period of scientific discovery can be seen as the end of the so-called reading wars between whole word instruction and phonics—or mastering the letter-to-sound correspondence that enables readers in an alphabetic system to translate print into language (i.e., that “b” translates into “buh”). Brain research helps to adjudicate that the winner of the reading wars was phonics. Professor Bruce McCandless of Stanford University found that children learning phonics activated the brain circuitry used in reading. Those who learned in whole-word methods did not.

Today, the brain circuitry underlying reading is well understood. Professor Stanislas DeHaene of the University of Paris is one of the leaders in this science. Reading, unlike speech, is a cultural phenomenon that must be learned. Professor Steven Pinker once said, “Children learn language in the way that spiders spin webs.” Reading does not work this way. Children need to visually recognize letters, combine the letters, and relate the sounds to the language and meaning systems in the brain. In fact, DeHaene argues that humans co-opted an area of the brain—the visual word form area—that matures as we get more experience in reading. That is, if children can sound out the words, they can tap into the vast resources of their language to glean meaning from print.

The bottom line is that children need to learn phonics and letters to sound out correspondence. Methods like Clay’s and Calkins, based on prior theories of whole-language reading, will not solve the problem. Calkin’s methods, as the podcast “Sold a Story” suggest, can generate readers who pretend to read rather than those who can actually read new words when encountered in print.

On the other hand, phonics alone, while necessary, will also not generate strong readers. A superbly written overview by Anne Castles and colleagues notes that children need to do more than translate letters into sounds: They need to make contact with a rich knowledge base and with a growing language system. In fact, educational methods that focused only on phonics had many children who sat in rows, barking out words for extended periods of time. Many of these children experienced the fourth-grade slump when their phonics knowledge did not translate into meaningful information. Jeanne Chall’s classic 2003 study suggested that the fourth grade slump results from the fact that students who have learned how to decode might not have the rich language base that they need to make meaning from the words that they sound out. Children need to learn in active and engaging ways that are meaningful and joyful.

The reading wars, it turns out, created a false dichotomy between meaning versus phonics as primary drivers of beginning—and later proficient—reading. The scientific answer is more nuanced. It takes both phonics and meaning to create strong readers. Phonics is the tool that allows children to break into the alphabetic system–to understand that the squiggles on the page relate to the words in their vocabularies. Meaning making is the key to finding richness in the narratives and the motivation for wanting to read.

U.S. student reading levels are low and have been low for decades. The pandemic exacerbated this serious educational problem. And this has prompted much reflection in education and in the public square. This is, however, an area in which the science is well developed.

We tend to oversimplify science when and if it moves from the laboratory to policy and classroom practice. Simplification comes at a cost. Even today, policymakers are pressed to understand that language and literacy are intertwined in all reading curricula moving forward. Let’s end the great disconnect between science, policy, and practice. Let’s teach reading in ways that supports a foundation in phonics while making the experience enjoyable, motivating, and meaningful by connecting to children’s lived experiences. Let’s not confuse pedagogy with content. Phonics instruction need not be drilled into children but can be learned at the same time children are learning meaning and are actively involved.

[2000sfm]

any suggestions for roles or reboots that would fit 30+ muses well? either existing or new ones!

we  would  love  more  older  muses  around  here.  some  ideas  for  older  muses  in  existing  reboots  are  listed  under  the  cut  since  it's  quite  a  long  list.  however  some  other  reboots  that  could  definitely  fit  30+  muses  are  :  13  going  on  30,  legally  blonde,  american  psycho,  mamma  mia,  how  i  met  your  mother,  the  office  &  desperate  housewives  !!

the  vampire  diaries:  alaric  saltzman,  jenna  sommers,  john  gilbert,  meredith  fell,  sybil,  liz  forbes,  lillian  salvatore,  josette  laughlin,  isobel  flemming,  carol  lockwood,  abby  bennett,  pearl,  mikael  mikaelson,  zach  salvatore  &  esther  mikaelson.

the  oc:  alex  kelly,  sandy  cohen,  kirsten  cohen,  julie  cooper,  jimmy  cooper

one  tree  hill:  dan  scott,  keith  scott,  deb  scott,  karen  roe,  quinn  james.

sons  of  anarchy:  jax  teller,  opie  winston,  donna  winston,  gemma  teller-morrow,  clay  morrow,  tara  knowles,  juice  ortiz,  tig  trager,  chibs  telford,  happy,  wendy  case,  half-sack  epps.

gilmore  girls:  sookie  st.  james,  christopher  hayden,  emily  gilmore,  richard  gilmore,  max  medina,  michel  gerard,  mrs.  kim.

pretty  little  liars:  ezra  fitz,  melissa  hastings,  wren  kingston,  ashley  marin,  meredith  sorenson,  veronica  hastings,  ella  montgomery,  byron  montgomery,  ian  thomas,  tom  marin.

sex  and  the  city:  samantha  jones,  charlotte  york,  miranda  hobbes,  mr.  bing,  aiden  shaw.

supernatural:  dean  winchester,  sam  winchester,  jo  harvelle,  bobby  singer,  john  winchester,  mary  winchester,  ruby,  lilith,  castiel,  ellen  harvelle,  jessica  moore.

friends:  phoebe  buffay,  ross  geller  (ross  gang),  janice  hosenstein,  gunther,  mike  hannigan,  carol  willick,  emily  waltham,  susan  bunch,  kathy,  jill  green,  amy  green.

criminal  minds:  spencer  reid,  derek  morgan,  penelope  garcia,  emily  prentiss,  hotch  hotchner,  jason  gideon,  david  rossi,  elle  greenaway.

grey's  anatomy:  lexie  grey,  mark  sloan,  derek  shepherd,  amelia  shepherd,  izzie  stevens,  george  o'malley,  cristina  yang,  alex  karev,  miranda  bailey,  callie  torres,  arizona  robbins,  april  kepner,  jackson  avery,  owen  hunt,  addison  montgomery.

true  blood:  bill  compton,  eric  northman,  lafayette  reynolds,  sam  merlotte,  tara  thorton,  pam,  alcide  heveraux.

jennifers  body:  nikolai  wolff

resident  evil:  chris  redfield,  albert  walker,  jill  valentine,  ada  wong,  barry  burton,  rebecca  chambers,  ashley  graham.

scream:  gale  weathers,  dewey  riley.

[adultswim2021]

Space Ghost Coast to Coast #70: “Snatch” | October 15, 1999 | S06E02 Alternate ending version aired January 28, 2000

Snatch is a very memorable one, because it’s pretty singular and story-driven and has a specific atmosphere AND! It had a GIMMICK that yielded variations of the episode. In fact, if you are the type of person who likes to pay attention to italicized text under headlines, you will note that I made mention of the “alternate ending” version airing a few months after this. I assume that was the first rerun of this episode. But before I talk about that, I should say other stuff. 

This one features Steven Wright, deadpan comedian who I remember loving around this time. He’s one of those very specific guys that is easy to glom onto and think is a genius. I never formally stopped loving him, per se, I haven’t seen him on my TV screen in a very long time. I don’t know why I made it sound like I was going to denounce him or something. He is a great Space Ghost guest, and plus I think he’s cute. 

A bunch of Invasion of the Body Snatchers style pods show up and threaten Space Ghost and co, including the guest monitor. Long has been the custom to treat the monitor itself like a sentient being and not just a communication tool, hence Wright being in mortal danger. They can’t flee Ghost Planet because the blob has covered the building. Also the pods are feeding off the rays!!

The interesting thing about this is that it’s a single guest episode, but they dispense with the guest roughly halfway through the episode when he is consumed by the pod, and screams for way too long about it. The rest of the episode is just Space Ghost and co. being menaced. No second guest needed, baby except for the city of New York (where Space Ghost takes place).

This one originally ended with Dave Willis as Colonial man, who, as we all know, is a the owner of Burger Trench (as well as a fascinating Colonial book). Space Ghost and company succumb to a decaf-induced slumber (not shitting on the episode but “decaf” rivals “paycheck” as one of those adult-sounding words meant to make children laugh that just hits my ear poorly), and we cut to Colonial Man announcing that the show is auctioning off the ending on eBay. This was in script form. According to the lost media wiki, the script has yet to resurface, and I don’t think anyone officially knows who won it.

The “alternate ending” version is simply a slightly animated title card reading “The End” after Space Ghost et al fall asleep and the pods begin to descend on them, clearly about to do them in. There might be variations on this, or maybe not. (Colonial Man voice) I don’t know! 

EPHEMERA CORNER: 

Dinner with Steven (Unaired episode)

Found on the Volume 4 Space Ghost DVD (or on archive.org) is this recorded, but not animated episode of Space Ghost featuring the same Steven Wright interview. In this one, it seems to be a stage production of a My Dinner With Andre style play (note: My Dinner With Andre was not based on a play). Clay and George recorded for it, but the soundtrack is unfinished. There’s a scene where it seems like somebody is walking out while Space Ghost holds everything up to glare at him. 

The problem with this one was likely that it involved too much new animation/backgrounds. Moltar plays the waiter. Zorak, as announced in the beginning, is being portrayed by understudy Kathy Kinney (aka Mimi "big bitch" Bobeck from Drew Carrey). This only comes up in one scene, when Steven demands Space Ghost fly around with Zorak on his back, and this is expressed by showing Space Ghost with a TV monitor on his back, which presumably was going to include a clip of Kinney saying something kooky (they did not include a clip in the animatic). 

This one has a really great moment: Space Ghost starts stuffing his face and asks Steven what the worst thing he ever did was. Wright claims to have “axed” somebody to death. George Lowe gasps as if Space Ghost is genuinely shook to his core. It’s really fucking funny. Then it’s followed up with Steven Wright laughing at his own ad-lib, and how it’s inappropriate for a children’s show, which I guess this sort-of is.

MAIL BAG 

I have to let the record stand on this: I'm pretty sure the DVD version of chambraigne uses all different stock footage during the chambraigne commercial, and the footage the aired version uses is funnier imo. So it's still a mixed bag of an edit.

Thank you! This was on my mind but I failed to mention it because for some reason I tricked myself into doubting myself and I just didn’t have a handy way of checking it.

[rileychester]

I can see the show having a "have to pick a side" when it comes to Bobby and Cindy for Ian and Peter.

Ian, I see him going with Cindy even though she will let him down. However, I would be shocked if Ian finally realized that Cindy will never be what he wants her to be and Bobby is his son. I mean I was shocked when Ian went right to Bobby and gave him a giant hug. So who knows what kind of dad, that Ian is going to be to Bobby now.

Peter on the other hand, I'm not sure which side he will go with? Yes, it must be good to have his mom back, but I think Peter has finally forgiven Bobby. I mean it would be pretty shitty to forgive Cindy for trying to kill Ian and not Bobby for what happened to Lucy. Also, the show has painted Bobby since Clay has played him as really remorseful and clearly distraught over what he did to his sister. And I think Peter sees that he sees that Bobby has been punished, he's remorseful, and he's changed. Plus Peter always was the protective big brother from what I remember. With Lucy and with Bobby. Also, Peter didn't seem to look that happy with either of his parents, especially how Ian was with Kathy.

I do hope they both finally realize that Kathy was right, Cindy won't change.

[jonathanferraragallery]

Weigh In, 2022 - Kathy Halper

[kwebtv]

Joanna Venetia Invicta Stevenson (March 10, 1938 – September 26, 2022)  Film and television actress.   The daughter of film director Robert Stevenson and actress Anna Lee.

On 13 March 1957, Stevenson was cast in CBS's Playhouse 90 adaptation of Charley's Aunt, with Tom Tryon, Jackie Coogan, and Jeanette MacDonald.

On 12 November 1957, Stevenson appeared as Kathy Larsen in the episode "Trail's End" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Sugarfoot. In the story, Kathy is a former childhood sweetheart of Tom Brewster's, played by series star Will Hutchins, though Stevenson is eight years younger than Hutchins. She is managing a dance hall to his consternation. Chris Alcaide plays the corrupt Clay Horton, who forces Kathy to marry him so she cannot testify in court regarding Horton's numerous crimes. Barbara Stuart is cast as Muriel, Kathy's business partner. Gordon Jones plays Sugarfoot's lively friend, Wasco Wolters, who has a romantic interest in Muriel. This episode reveals that Tom Brewster spent his childhood in Vermont before coming to the Oklahoma Territory. Stevenson subsequently appeared in two other Sugarfoot episodes, including "Brink of Fear" (1958) with fellow co-stars Jerry Paris, Harry Antrim, Allen Case, and Don Gordon.

Stevenson also appeared in episodes of Cheyenne (1957), Colt .45 (1958), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1958), Lawman (1958), The Millionaire (1959), The Third Man (1959), and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) alongside Burt Reynolds and Harry Dean Stanton.  (Wikipedia)

[k00280550]

Movement- Project statement

For the movement project I focused on movement around the world through travelling. My electives are print, painting and ceramics. I spent week one and two in ceramics, week three and four in painting and the last two weeks in print.

Over the summer I spent five weeks camping in a tent and travelling around Europe with my family in a van. I made many pieces depicting this journey. Maps, shells as souvenirs, tire marks, footprints, the Alps, van life and camping are the main themes seen in my work throughout the three electives.

I combined the maps, tire prints, ceramic van and other paths I made in each discipline to create a abstract map of my movement through travelling.

I found the easiest elective to make a interdisciplinary link was ceramics as many aspects of working with clay involves either printing and/or painting. For example:

Printing patterns I designed on to clay-

Painting ceramic pieces-

Printing shapes in to clay -

I combined my three disciplines to create a post stamp. I screen printed circular patterns on to a slab of clay, then printed shells, wheel like circles and other mark making tools into the clay. I used a nail art tool to draw on roads to show the journey taken whilst travelling. I used a plastic tool to print in to the edges of this piece to give it a stamp like shape.Once this piece was out of the kiln I painted it.

I also combined print, painting and ceramics by printing a recycled tire wheel into clay and then painting it once it was fired. The tire print shows the movement of the vans wheels whilst travelling around.

Artist’s researched :

Ellie Pratt

Kristy keeney

Rose Frankel

Margret O’Rorke

Lauren hurst

David Lilburn

Kathy Prendergast

Akihito Horigome

Danny Hawk

Alice Kellet

Hannah Guthrie

Paula Scher

I really enjoyed this project as I learned many new things about working with clay, painting life drawings, making stamps and screen printing. In the workshops we explored different ways of mark making. I used shells and a piece of a recycled tire to make prints in to clay and as a mark making tools in a painting workshop.