Zara Gonzalez Hoang is a slightly-nomadic designer, illustrator and entrepreneur. She is enamored with monsters, shiny things, and the internet.Tumblr (3.0; @zarprey)http://pictures.zarprey.com/<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/535a9be8d18196ec81a602e2434f1003/tumblr_na7bhasxnO1qz6f4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/f7437f6069c7d221702f4d7685696c82/tumblr_na7bhasxnO1qz6f4bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/94541677546" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Oh, <a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/01/in-the-name-of-love/" target="_blank">this too</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/ask" target="_blank">Ask me anything you can’t google</a></p> </blockquote>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154591640509http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154591640509Sat, 17 Dec 2016 09:59:08 -0600<p><a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/147957912336" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Paraphrased from <a href="https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-75-george-saunders" target="_blank">George Saunders on the Longform Podcast</a> (at <a href="https://soundcloud.com/longform/episode-75-george-saunders#t=12:14" target="_blank">12:14</a>), in two steps:</p> <p>1) “Thanks for saying that, it means a lot to me.”<br/></p> <p>2) “I don’t know if that’s true, but I’m really going to try to make it true.”</p> </blockquote>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154353259704http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154353259704Sun, 11 Dec 2016 18:43:17 -0600<p><a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/146103670591" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>:</p><blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thesnicketfile.tumblr.com/post/139671582341" target="_blank">thesnicketfile</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><b>1.</b> Do not start with the thank you.</p> <p><b>2.</b> Start with any other sentence. If you first say, “Thank you for the nice sweater,” you can’t imagine what to write next. Say, “It was so wonderful to come home from school to find this nice sweater. Thank you for thinking of me on Arbor Day.”</p> <p><b>3.</b> Then you’re done.</p> <p>I recommend learning how to write a very good thank-you note. A child who can write a nice thank-you note can turn into a cocaine dealer five years later and be remembered as the child who wrote nice thank-you notes.<br/></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6253425" target="_blank">From this NPR story</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154353070044http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154353070044Sun, 11 Dec 2016 18:38:13 -0600<p><a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/132164515001" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>My friend <a href="https://twitter.com/mariskreizman" target="_blank">@mariskreizman</a> (aka <a>@slaughterhouse90210</a>​) drops knowledge:</p> <figure data-orig-width="604" data-orig-height="427" class="tmblr-full"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a8f0808545c6cad607cc8311ef050c75/tumblr_inline_nwzzfeDTq91qz6f4b_540.png" data-orig-width="604" data-orig-height="427"/></figure><p>It’s like I wrote in <i><a href="http://showyrwork.com" target="_blank">Show Your Work!</a></i>:</p> <figure data-orig-width="762" data-orig-height="476" class="tmblr-full"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/e790664d0ed58d60f718ad9ba704da86/tumblr_inline_nwzzgewKqR1qz6f4b_540.png" data-orig-width="762" data-orig-height="476"/></figure><p>See also: “<a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/46591752526" target="_blank">If you want to be a writer, you have to be a reader first</a>.”</p> </blockquote>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154162985139http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/154162985139Wed, 07 Dec 2016 08:38:04 -0600<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/7bf10674def0d8b09fb40f1893a6ef06/tumblr_oh5t9dcrM61qz6f4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/153609515751" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>:</p><blockquote><p>“Self-help,” from Matt Haig’s <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143128728/wwwaustinkleo-20/ref=nosim/" target="_blank">Reasons To Stay Alive</a></i></p></blockquote>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/153901689239http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/153901689239Thu, 01 Dec 2016 05:40:32 -0600<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/8a7cf5789011697427e64343809e3b2f/tumblr_od1cj0BlQE1qz6f4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://austinkleon.tumblr.com/post/149981187076" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b><a href="http://peopleshistoryarchive.org/content/thief" target="_blank">“The Worst Thief Is He Who Steals The Playtime of Children” stickerette</a></b><br/></p> <blockquote><p>Paper gummed label, also known as “stickerette” or “silent agitator.” Message that protests the exploitation of children in textile mills. Features a quote by Big Bill Haywood, a founder of the Industrial Workers of the World and United States labor leader.</p></blockquote> </blockquote>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/150314908749http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/150314908749Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:20:31 -0500quotesvintage<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/e2c9e673c857493c57af4ad08f09d1c9/tumblr_n0vg7b4tmV1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A little Ursula fan art for @sketch_dailies. #sketch_dailies #sketchdailies #ursula #thelittlemermaid #fanart #draw #dailydrawing #drawingaday</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/76408252278http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/76408252278Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:16:22 -0600ursulathelittlemermaidfanartdrawdailydrawingsketch_dailiesdrawingadaysketchdailies<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6ef46931880f45cb2b8a16d187463b15/tumblr_n0u81rfMvL1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Honey badger is shaking your honey. For @sketch_dailies. #sketchdailies #sketch_dailies #honeybadger #honeybadgerdontcare</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/76328084594http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/76328084594Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:22:39 -0600sketch_dailieshoneybadgerdontcaresketchdailieshoneybadger<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/f6a142380ad2db2d5c302c9af2315d6d/tumblr_n0shpol3UE1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mermaid Monday. #drawingaday #dailydrawing #mermaid #cute #childrensillustration #doodle #instadraw</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/76231048179http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/76231048179Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:56:11 -0600cutechildrensillustrationdoodledailydrawinginstadrawdrawingadaymermaid<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/b6a94d7929f02ccba1fcfba074a7c9e1/tumblr_mxr4b6zprg1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Small but mighty. (I couldn’t resist :)</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/69884242565http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/69884242565Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:28:18 -0600<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6f9f6617c3c4f47ddd8841cc674dfa66/tumblr_mwwpy86OVv1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One minor disaster later, my ARTCRANK posters are finally done. Just need to sign and number…</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/68238345367http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/68238345367Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:30:08 -0600<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2536c115218c69ac1ac8ffc1c6820668/tumblr_mw5mq2u3az1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Been neglecting my tumblr for Instagram where I’ve been drawing a mustache a day: <a href="http://instagram.com/zarprey" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/zarprey</a></p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/66778109350http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/66778109350Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:25:14 -0600<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/d3d7c97974b98699c2e4f991218199a6/tumblr_mvjdsxz2zD1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All through October I’ve been posting a monster a day on my <a href="http://instagram.com/zarprey" target="_blank">instagram</a> for #monstober. I thought it would be fun to put them all together in a little collage, so here they are!</p> <p>At the beginning of the month I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to get one done every day but I managed to do it and I had a ton of fun while I was at it. In fact I had so much fun that I’ve got a new little daily project for November, which I’ll tell you about tomorrow. </p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/65612505774http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/65612505774Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:05:21 -0500<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/8935c6d94a078464ad34d576635760ce/tumblr_mvja8i4zIx1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mmmmm brains! Happy Halloween! Happy last day of Monstober! It’s been a blast! #monstober</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/65608786284http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/65608786284Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:48:18 -0500monstober<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/4d599c230798ab45528aa621c1a34eec/tumblr_mvdq1m5GPc1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pumpkin Carving! (I really carved a pumpkin that looked like that yesterday.) #monstober #monsteraday</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/65331733486http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/65331733486Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:44:10 -0500monstobermonsteraday<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/457940138fb1a08a38f732390b177846/tumblr_mv4ji8YKM11qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Four arms are better than two. #monstober #monsteraday</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64863912987http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64863912987Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:44:32 -0500monstobermonsteraday<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/43fe7ff549e552ffe054c30f24a6281c/tumblr_mv2lg6VrTV1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yes you. :) #monstober #monsteraday</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64768953416http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64768953416Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:31:18 -0500monstobermonsteraday<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/7ba382d324fcca00cf746b217ee269eb/tumblr_mv0pwqVPpL1qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who me? #monster #monstober</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64673890985http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64673890985Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:12:26 -0500monstobermonster<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/da294b90e07842e35b94bc0bef8a3bda/tumblr_mutc0aAZ881qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Frank says, “Trick or Treat” #monstober #monsteraday #trickortreat</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64292469071http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64292469071Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:28:58 -0500monstobermonsteradaytrickortreat<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/4ff64ea0faf454df38d1e4a9954b221e/tumblr_mupm6ydO331qz5gzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Roarf! #monstober #monsteraday</p>http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64109542054http://pictures.zarprey.com/post/64109542054Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:18:34 -0500monstobermonsteraday