the lost princess

One of the first pieces I made for Rapunzel’s murals for the movie Tangled. I had been struggling mightily to find a style that felt authentic to an astutely observant, curious girl locked in a tower. I procrastinated a lot, circling the literal blank page, unable to arrive at anything that felt true.

What finally shifted things was going inward. I started using my own daily life as inspiration and connected with Rapunzel as a living, breathing friend—someone I knew well and had just spent a weekend with. (I’ll share those sketches on my Substack soon, I promise.) It was only then that the block dissolved. Rapunzel felt less like a character and more like a guide, leading me to medieval illuminated manuscripts and to Charley Harper’s bright, coherent illustrated biology books from the 1960s. Somehow, those two seemingly disparate influences came together and shaped the visual language of the murals.

Why did you choose your muse?

If you were to choose another muse from the same fandom, who would you choose?

If you were to choose a muse from a different fandom, who would you choose?

What's the easiest part of writing your muse?

What's the hardest part of writing your muse?

How much research do/did you have to do to write your muse?

Is there a character you've tried writing but just couldn't get no matter how you tried?

If you have multiple muses, who's your favorite? (If you don't have multiple muses, who's your favorite character from your muse's fandom?)

How long have you been writing your muse?

How long have you been RPing?

If this is not your first muse, who was?

Why did you start RPing?

If your muse was a real person in the real world, do you think you'd get along with them?

If your muse was a real person in the real world, how much trouble do you think they'd cause?

1. Favourite scene in a Princess movie?

2. Favourite scene in a non Princess movie?

3. Last Disney movie you watched?

4. Is your family Disney obsessed?

5. How many times have you visited the parks?

6. Which park is your favourite?

7. Cinderella’s castle or Sleeping Beauty’s castle?

8. Favourite animal themed movie?

9. Favourite Disney movie from the 1950’s?

10. Favourite Disney movie from the 1960’s?

11. Favourite Disney movie from the 1970’s?

12. Favourite Disney movie from the 1980’s?

13. Favourite Disney movie from the 1990’s?

14. Favourite Disney movie from the 2000’s?

15. Favourite Disney movie from the 2010’s?

16. Favourite non-human character?

17. If you could trade lives with one character which one and why?

18. First Disney orientated memory?

19. Would you get married/have your honeymoon at one of the parks?

20. If you could date one of the characters, who would it be and why?

21. Would you name your child after one of the characters?

22. Favourite villain?

23. If you could have two characters from different movies meet, who would they be and why?

24. Are there any characters who didn’t have a romance but you wish had?

25. Favourite sequel?

26. Least favourite sequel?

27. Have you ever met any of the characters at the parks?

28. Favourite live action Disney movie?

29. Favourite soundtrack?

30. What are your top three favourite Disney songs?

31. Mickey or Minnie?

32. Which Disney movie do you think is overrated?

33. Which Disney movie do you think is underrated?

34. If you could be a face character at one of the parks, who would you be and why?

35. If you could be in any scene from any Disney movie, which would it be and why?

36. Which movie do you find the most nostalgic?

37. Favourite Pixar movie?

38. Least favourite Pixar movie?

39. Are there any Disney movies that you haven’t seen?

40. Is there a scene or movie that makes you cry?

41. Is there a song that makes you cry?

42. Favourite Disney prince?

43. Which character do you relate to the most?

44. Do you own any clothing that’s Disney themed?

45. Favourite villain song?

46. Most iconic kiss?

47. Favourite sidekick?

48. Favourite Princess and why?

49. Funniest Disney scene?

Rapunzel in a green dress inspired by her Concept Art 🌿✨🔆