Rhea Daniel's Blog: Rakshasi's Ramblings

Mean Girls: Unfair Portrayal or Anthropological Classic?

Should you come across a female narcissist, your safest option is to get away quickly; that is, if you even have the discernment to spot her. Not all of them are perched comfortably at the top and can’t always be identified by rank.

The Bear and a Hard Place

Why Choose the Bear?   The ‘Choose the Bear’ social experiment on social media, where specifically women were asked whether they would...

Rakshasi’s Ramblings Is a Bimonthly Podcast Now!

I mean what's the point of all these posts if people don't hear my voice? Is it a wise move or a last ditch effort to get my voice out...

The Appeal of Ephemera and the Risk of Kitsch

For me, the ephemeral and the under-appreciated---more especially, the realm of vintage matchbox designs, Indian kitsch, hand-painted signage, and firework art—are sources of creative inspiration and come from unexpected places.

Did Video Kill the Artist In You?

Making art is an odd experience. It's thrilling, annoying, messy, and occasionally it seems like you're simply fumbling aimlessly in the hopes that something amazing would finally come together.

Picnic at Hanging Rock: Fan Art and Analysis

The monsoon decided to surprise us with an early entrance, and as much as I hate the weather for various reasons, especially for the poor...

New Video!

This one took a month and a half to complete because there were so many steps. Narration from my blog post "Somnophilia: More a Crime...

Tom Cruise: Hollywood's Ageless Vampire

(Photo Creative Commons License, FMT) When the time came to put together our class magazine, I was sure to turn up with a few good...

New Fan Art Video Just Dropped!

You can watch my fan art process video of You and Baby Reindeer here . You the series has been one of my favs, but I delayed watching...

How to Get That Sketchbook Started

In art school lore there’s a story that commonly turns up about an art teacher who made all his students pile up their sketchbooks on a table and then, to their horror, poured a cup of coffee all over the pile.

He was trying to make a point to his students about detachment, practice and the misguided urge to create the perfect drawing while learning.

That is a great lesson in itself, but I’m not going to ask you to do that. I believe sketchbooks should be cherished because they serve more ...