#archivistlife

Dug up old concept art from an 8-9yo animation collab: a porcelain ballerina in a haunted toy workshop, Disney Feast vibes, lost digital files (paper hoarder win!), and fresh Commedia dell'arte-inspired ideas like Harlequin, Pierrot, and a mystery angry chicken. Reviving it as Moonlight Melodies. Read the full nostalgic dive + more on my Substack!

*sigh* Tomorrow's task: appraise everything in these boxes. All from one family, covering multiple generations and some branches. And none of them threw anything away. Including junk mail, receipts and photocopies of articles they read. Which pisses me off. Because I have to do it. People!!! Appraise your lives. Get rid of your crap!! #appraisal #archivistlife #getridofyourcrap (at Montreat, North Carolina)

The first 5 boxes (earlier accessions) were over-processed, so of course this is what the first box of the new addition looks like. #archivist #archivistlife #behindthescenes #archivalprocessing #archivistsofinstagram #archivesofinstagram (at Smithsonian's Archives of American Art)

Taking a break to get some sun. #vaultlife #archivistlife

I slept a lot last night but omg I feel exhausted. #archivistlife

Yesterday ................ Today #archives #archivistlife #appraisal #gladthatsover (at Montreat, North Carolina)

On wall duty. #dontfeedthearchivists #librarylife #archivistlife #laas2017 #louishock @lacma @ucla_csrc @laartshow (at LA Art Show)

I went from zero documentation to all the documentation. Of course 90% of this is in Lithuanian, so...yeah. #archivistlife #archivistproblems #illtakeitthough (at University of Pennsylvania)