Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Cool Drawings
Hi btw, this is Charlene blogging... I know I need to do this more often. I have to admit, Zac is much better at keeping this up to date than I am.
Anyway, cool story to share. When I was pregnant with Bella, I was working at Disney Feature Animation and had the amazing honor of working with some of the most talented artists in our industry. One such man was Mr. Glen Keane. In case some of you didn't know who he is, he was the lead animator on Ariel, Beast, Aladdin... basically the main character in most Disney movies. Not only is he incredibly talented, he's also INCREDIBLY nice, which makes him even cooler. Long story short, we became friendly and would always say hi to each other in the hallways. He even jumped in on my baby pool that was started at work as to when Bella would be born. I had Bella and was home on maternity leave, when his assistant at the time, who was also my good friend, came by with a drawing for Bella from Glen. It was of Ariel swimming with Baby Bella. Now, just so everyone understands, Glen Keane drawings are a prized possession. Rumor had it that at one point, he had a paper shredder underneath his animation desk for his unused drawings, as per the company, because his drawings were just that valuable. We of course immediately framed it and it had been hanging in the girls room that they shared. Here's Bella below holding it:
So then of course we moved. Each girl got her own room, which was awesome for so many reasons. But one of the few negatives was that Vivi had to part with seeing the beautiful Ariel drawing every day. Glen was so kind to me in the past, and although I hadn't worked with him in almost 4 years, I decided to do something crazy and email him a very special request. If he at all had the time, could he please do a drawing for Vivi too so she could hang it in her room? I didn't hear back from him at all, which was understandable considering what I was asking. But then, out of the blue, I got an email from his assistant saying that she had a drawing from Glen for me and where should she send it. (!) I was totally floored. This just goes to show that you can be an amazingly talented, legendary, iconic man, but still be a very good person. Anyway, thanks Glen for continuing to keep my girls' spaces always surrounded by beauty (and the Beast).
Anyway, cool story to share. When I was pregnant with Bella, I was working at Disney Feature Animation and had the amazing honor of working with some of the most talented artists in our industry. One such man was Mr. Glen Keane. In case some of you didn't know who he is, he was the lead animator on Ariel, Beast, Aladdin... basically the main character in most Disney movies. Not only is he incredibly talented, he's also INCREDIBLY nice, which makes him even cooler. Long story short, we became friendly and would always say hi to each other in the hallways. He even jumped in on my baby pool that was started at work as to when Bella would be born. I had Bella and was home on maternity leave, when his assistant at the time, who was also my good friend, came by with a drawing for Bella from Glen. It was of Ariel swimming with Baby Bella. Now, just so everyone understands, Glen Keane drawings are a prized possession. Rumor had it that at one point, he had a paper shredder underneath his animation desk for his unused drawings, as per the company, because his drawings were just that valuable. We of course immediately framed it and it had been hanging in the girls room that they shared. Here's Bella below holding it:
So then of course we moved. Each girl got her own room, which was awesome for so many reasons. But one of the few negatives was that Vivi had to part with seeing the beautiful Ariel drawing every day. Glen was so kind to me in the past, and although I hadn't worked with him in almost 4 years, I decided to do something crazy and email him a very special request. If he at all had the time, could he please do a drawing for Vivi too so she could hang it in her room? I didn't hear back from him at all, which was understandable considering what I was asking. But then, out of the blue, I got an email from his assistant saying that she had a drawing from Glen for me and where should she send it. (!) I was totally floored. This just goes to show that you can be an amazingly talented, legendary, iconic man, but still be a very good person. Anyway, thanks Glen for continuing to keep my girls' spaces always surrounded by beauty (and the Beast).
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