Alice Shippee 4/19/25 Alice Shippee 4/19/25

Graffiti Love: TAIPEI

In the 1980’s, Taipei was the Wild East—messy and chaotic, but I never saw any graffiti. Thirty years later, Taipei is an example of city cleanliness, no trash to be found anywhere on the streets. The MRT subway system is cleaner than my own kitchen—no food or drink are allowed on the subway cars. There are no open gutters, no piles of rubbish on roadsides. Public parks are neatly manicured with trash cans every few feet.

But, to my utter delight, there is graffitti everywhere…

Alice Shippee 4/1/25 Alice Shippee 4/1/25

MAGENTA PROJECTS & PRODUCTIONS

We’ve been very busy over here in the last few months, collaborating with artists, launching brands, producing classes, designing websites, and more! Just wanted to catch everyone up on our latest endeavors…

Alice Shippee 3/26/25 Alice Shippee 3/26/25

THE MUSES (PT. 1)

I’ve spent almost 40 years looking through the lens at friends from those formative years of adolescence. A couple of them were my earliest muses, before I learned what that word meant. As fate would have it, they would be my muses long into my life, further into our futures than I could ever have imagined…

Alice Shippee 11/30/24 Alice Shippee 11/30/24

Would you rather: Ask chatgpt or your mother?

There comes a time when our kids stop asking us for help, especially when they can Google answers instead. Are parents becoming obsolete sooner because of technology? I know I wasn’t ready for how little my teens need me now. I discover how ChatGPT is infinitely patient and non-judgmental. No more moody, mean teachers. There’s a right time and a right situation for using AI.

Alice Shippee 5/17/24 Alice Shippee 5/17/24

ARTS ARE THE ANTIDOTE

An open letter to our school district and board members thanking them and urging them to continue supporting performing arts at the grandest level possible. The arts (and athletics) are the antidote to the technological age and social disconnection our children are growing up in. There are no devices on stage or on the field. "Play" is the antidote to depression and anxiety. Performance requires total presence, and when the players are present, & the audience is present, we have a shared, immersive, aesthetic experience that is reflective and hopeful.

Alice Shippee 5/7/24 Alice Shippee 5/7/24

quote of the day

“Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write…”

Alice Shippee 4/30/24 Alice Shippee 4/30/24

PROTESTING IS NOT PROBLEM SOLVING

A plea to the youth: We need you to put those smart heads together & start solving problems. When you really start thinking about it, you’ll figure out which side makes sense to be on.