{"id":5064,"date":"2020-03-22T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T06:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5064"},"modified":"2020-03-21T17:30:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T23:30:36","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-683-featuring-susanna-chapman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5064","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #683: Featuring Susanna Chapman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2020\/03\/deferred_huglarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2020\/03\/deferred_hugsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click image to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nToday&#8217;s art is from illustrator <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.susannachapman.com\/\">Susanna Chapman<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 who, lucky me, is local to me. (She lives in Nashville.) She recently shared this drawing on Instagram \u2014 I love the idea of deferred hugs \u2014 and I secured her permission to share it here. She also has a time-lapse video of the drawing to heighten, as she puts it, the time-based hug experience. Susanna says the time-lapse video is more meaningful to her, since she misses the time element of hugging people. So, here it is, the drawing in action:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoJz3MSd_T4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nSusanna, who is also a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.susannachapman.com\/Book-Design\">book designer<\/a><\/strong>, has also illustrated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/news-and-features\/articles\/lauren-thompson-look-not-war-or-peace-forgiveness\/\">Laurie Thompson&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781534475809\">Elizabeth Warren&#8217;s Big, Bold Plans<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, coming to shelves in May from Atheneum Books for Young Readers.<br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2020\/03\/ewcoversmall.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nThanks to Susanna for sharing today!<\/p>\n<p>Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p><center><font size=3><strong>* * * Jules&#8217; Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font><br \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>1)<\/strong><\/font> I hope you all are staying well during these uncertain times. My family and I are healthy thus far (and staying in to help flatten the curve, as they say). <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>2)<\/strong><\/font> Typing &#8220;uncertain times&#8221; makes me think of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryLauraPh\/status\/1241058934800240640?s=20\">this tweet<\/a><\/strong> I saw this week from author Mary Laura Philpott. <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>3)<\/strong><\/font> Lots of musicians (who can&#8217;t tour now) are taking to social media, and my favorite videos thus far have been from Alynda Segarra of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hurrayfortheriffraff.com\/\">Hurray for the Riff Raff<\/a><\/strong>. 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Almost started to cry at the end because dreaming really IS FREE and nothing and no one can take it away from us. @blondieofficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hurrayfortheriffraff\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> alynda\ud83d\udc41mariposa\ud83d\udc41segarra<\/a> (@hurrayfortheriffraff) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-03-19T00:10:24+00:00\">Mar 18, 2020 at 5:10pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<font size=4><strong>4)<\/strong><\/font> Having two big work projects this past week, which is good (because I think work is about to slow way down). <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>5)<\/strong><\/font> Checking in on friends. <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>6)<\/strong><\/font> Good reading. <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>7)<\/strong><\/font> This is, hands down, my favorite kick of the week. It&#8217;s from artist Edel Rodriguez:<br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear America, I\u2019ve asked my 81 year old dad to make a new video for your entertainment and exercising pleasure. He sent this from isolation in Miami and asks y\u2019all to STAY HOME so he can keep on dancing for another decade or two, thanks! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/No5FdQhkS5\">pic.twitter.com\/No5FdQhkS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edel Rodriguez (@edelstudio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edelstudio\/status\/1240757902253740037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nWhat are <strong><font size=4>YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click image to enlarge) &nbsp; Today&#8217;s art is from illustrator Susanna Chapman \u2014 who, lucky me, is local to me. (She lives in Nashville.) She recently shared this drawing on Instagram \u2014 I love the idea of deferred hugs \u2014 and I secured her permission to share it here. 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