Creatively Harper.

Harper Phillips. 23. Artist.

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shelbythompxon​:

“Makes sense. You can work hard at improving your skills but you do kinda have to be good to start with, in most cases. I was a star athlete in school. I’ve always been coordinated. Sports came easy, like art does for you.” She nodded with a smile. “Hey! Look at you go! Not bad!” Shelby ran and slid to hit the ball back, focusing on keeping it going with Harper. It didn’t have to be good, just had to be fun. “Your actually good at this. Who knew?” She always felt that hyping people up improved performance. “That kinda fits your aesthetic. Anti social artist and all.” She shrugged with a playful smile. “We could always grab some food after this if your up for it? Make a day of it.”

“Yeah, exactly. I think I was born with some natural talent, and then over the years I practiced and made myself a better artist.” Harper explained as she was glad that Shelby understood. Some days Harper wondered if either of her birth parents were artists, because she wanted to know how much of her talent came naturally. She had added it to the forever growing list of things she’d ask her birth mother if she ever met her.  

Harper sent Shelby a small smile when she managed to hit the ball once more. “Well, I don’t think I’ll be winning any awards, but it seems I can have some fun at least.” She replied as she was enjoying herself. Harper nodded at the suggestion. “Some food would be great.”

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professordaneward​:

Who: @fallbrookstarters​

Where :  Outside the Art Museum.

Dane had just finished being a speaker at the art museum and although he had enjoyed speaking on post modernism, he now needed to just take some time off and grab a bite to eat and something to drink.  He finished chatting to the people who had come to the event and then excused himself and left to head out to the garden French restaurant. As he walked out the door he bumped into someone and turned round to apologise and smiled. “ Sorry I didn’t see you there, probably best I put my glasses on.” He said and pulled out his glasses from his chest pocket of his suit and slid them on. “ You ok?”

Harper has been in and out of the museum all day because she was working the event. She was just coming back in from running some work related errands when Dane bumped into her. “No worries, I should have been paying more attention.” She replied automatically as she wasn’t paying enough attention. Harper was just tired and lost in her thought, so she knew it was likely her own fault. “I’m alright, no need to worry about me.”   Harper added as she was trying her best not to make a big deal about it.

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queeneunji​:

     @theharperphillips​ is here!!

     eunji could not show up just to look at the art pieces, she, herself, needed to look and feel like an art piece. she wore out her natural skin, up did hair, and a gorgeous gown. it was a gift from her father for her birthday a few years back, and ever since then has also doubled as her belle halloween costume. now, it was just for fun.      her ride drove off and she turned to the museum. it was not a big, modern one like the ones in new york. it was small, homey, with white, short walls and pictures in frames everywhere you looked. eunji slowly made her way through the rooms of photos, paintings, and everything in between. the air smelled of sanitizer and paint. the lights shone away from her eyes, but perfectly onto every piece. the only sounds in the building were the gently clacks of her heels as she slowly walked the barren rooms. a slow day, perhaps.

Harper loved spending long days at the museum.  When she had first moved to town and had gotten a job here she’d been really happy because she got to be surrounded by art all day. It had quickly become her safe place, which wasn’t something that a lot of people were able to say about their jobs.

It was a slow day at the museum, not that she minded too much. It was nice to be able to just walk around and enjoy the art. She was lost in enjoying a new piece when she heard the door open followed by the sound of heels on the floor. Harper turned around and saw Eunji walking in her general direction. “Hello, and welcome to the museum.” She said with a soft smile as she walked towards the new guest. “Is there anything in particular that I can help you with?”

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islaricci​:

 “Sure! I will double check for you.” Isla was all new to this waitressing thing and tended to over promise things she found to be logical when they didn’t necessarily do it. “Oh that depends on which one you’d like. But we do beef, chicken or vegan. With salad, tomato, pickles, red onion and our special sauce. Again, you can add bacon and cheese. Or I am pretty sure. That is pretty standard, right?” She chuckled.

Harper listened to the options and considered them over for a moment. “I think a burger with some cheese and a pickle would sound heavenly right now.” She added as she had been pretty much sold on the idea of a burger by this point. Harper was hungerly, and talking about food was only making her even more hungerly. 

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willowcreed​:

 Willow offered the woman a small, slightly nervous nod, before she went to take a seat next to her. “Thank you. It is! Such a gorgeous day!” She wanted to make the most of if, and save up some energy before she continued her stroll. “I love whenever the whether is nice in this town. Some of my best memories from here as a kid was during summer.”

“I love being able to draw outside instead of just hiding in my apartment.” Harper replied as the feeling of the sun on her face was fantastic. “That is fair enough. I feel when the weather is nice there was a lot more options about what you can do. Personally I loved playing outside when I was a kid.”

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veritysinclair​:

“I am not surprised. Seems to be the only thing you are doing.” She teased her with a small chuckle, before she went to take the seat next to her. “Oh yeah it  is getting late, but I guess the days are being a bit lighter for longer cus of spring and summer and such.” She said before she pulled her shoulders into a small shrug. “Have  you eaten yet?”

“You should be thankful, honestly. I’m a great roommate because I just sit in the corner quiet all day.”  Harper replied with a small smile. She felt that things worked well between her and Verity.  “I love this time of year.” Harper added as she loved that it was sunny ouy but not far too warm yet.  “I got a bit distracted, so I haven’t had a chance.”

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mictyler​:

Mic raised a brow in clear surprise when the ever so uptight girl agreed to join him. “Yeah?” He asked, not sounding overly convinced, but also not wanting to question it too much. For all he knew, she might be a lot more tolerable with some booze in him. “Hm can’t say I am overly surprised, if I am being honest.”

Harper shrugged at him as she didn’t have much of a plan on what else to do anyway.  “Lets go before I change my mind.” She added as she didn’t want the time to change her mind. “People around here tend to want something a little more conservative.  Which isn’t that surprising I guess. I’d have better luck with nudity in the city.” 

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dianamoulin​:

Diana was out trying to get a little fresh air, mulling over the various aspects of her life that just weren’t going the way she’d planned. She knew that nothing was perfect, not everything in life could have been set up for success no matter how much thought went into it. She was on the phone when she approached the bench, but she was just hanging up when Harper spoke. Smiling to the other, she let out a light sigh. “Sorry, I was actually on the phone. How are you?” she questioned Harper with an inviting smile.

Harper nodded at Diana’s statement, just glad that she hadn’t been ignoring the other. She’d been so lost in her thoughts that she wouldn’t have been surprised if Diana had been trying to talk to her for multiple minutes. “No worries, now I don’t need to feel bad for accidentally ignoring you.” She added with a small chuckle. “I’ve been alright. Just a bit busy, but that’s to be expected I suppose.” Harper added with a small shrug. She had started a new job recently and that had her busier that usual. “What about yourself?” 

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shelbythompxon​:

“Your really good. Is that nature or did you go to art school?” Shelby wasn’t crafty, so so admired Harper’s work. “Wow! That was a good serve! You’ve got an arm on you.” Shelby grinned, catching the curve ball in her hands. “See you aren’t half bad.” She hit it towards Harper lightly so she should be able to hit it back. “Thanks for playing with me today. It’s nice meeting new people. My mom tells me I need to make more friends all the time. Introvert problems.”

“A little bit of both. I went to art school, but I think you  have to have a bit of talent to get into those schools.” Harper replied as she felt she did have some talent before hand.  She was happy when Shelby seemed to be able to hit the ball without too much effort. Harper fumbled with the ball slightly when it came back in her direction, but did manage to fit it back in Shelby’s general direction.  “I wasn’t really doing anything important. It would probably do me some good to make more friends too.”

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teodoraxperez​:

Teodora could never say no to meeting up with Harper. And after spending the weekend either engrossed with work or locking herself in her room, she needed to get out. She hated that she had let herself get into this situation with Tyler again. Believing he was staying and going to make things up with her. She should’ve known better. She forced herself to stop thinking about it and focus on the woman before her. At her question, she took a deep breath and shrugged. “Is it bad if I say the Golden Cove?” She asked and smiled a little bit. “I mean, they have to see the beach. That’s a given. Anderson Park too.” She paused and thought for a moment. “I’m not sure where else. Depends what they like doing.”

“It’s not bad to say so.” Harper replied, as she had asked the other for her opinion. She was bad at thinking of places herself, so she was open to any and all suggestions at this point. “The beach should be a given honestly.” Harper added, as she didn’t know anyone who could resist a good beach if it was nice out.  “I guess that is fair, maybe I should ask them what they might be interested in doing. I don’t know must about my sister’s boyfriend to be honest. I’ve only really seen him at holidays.” Harper explained, as her sister hadn’t started dating him until after Harper moved away. 

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mateoxperez​:

“Can’t beat that,” people of Fallbrook were definitely supportive of others. He remembered the support he got when he got signed with the Boston Red Sox right out of high school. It wasn’t an easy feat to do, but Mateo had managed to snag a spot on the team and have a fulfilling career. However, he hadn’t been the kindest in leaving and the people of Fallbrook deserved better than an eighteen year old with an ego. He had long since matured and done his best to make amends, but there was always someone that would hold it against him. “It does make life brighter,” he reached down to pet the dog with her tongue lolling out. “It really makes things better when she is around, knowing that if she can be happy about just about anything, I should at least not sweat the small stuff either.”

“It’s not something that does unnoticed, that’s for sure.” Harper replied as it was good to know people had her back here. That hadn’t been the case for her back home, so having the support from people here was good for her. It made her feel that maybe she actually had a chance to make it as an artist.  “Yeah, I think animals in general might just be better than people honestly. They make the world better whereas a lot of humans tend to make it worse.” She added as she felt that people seemed to cause a lot more problems than animals do.  “I think when I finally get my finances and stuff in order, I’ll get a dog some day. But right now it just isn’t practical.”  Harper added as she always has enjoyed animals.

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mictyler​:

Mic raised a brow at her. “Hm, well in that case –” He shrugged “I am headed over to the bar around the corner if you want to join me.” He said, not that he thought she’d take him up on the offer, considering he was fairly certain that she hated his guts. “Hm figured.” He smirked again, as he from the little he knew about her, she seemed like the uptight type. 

“Fuck it, lets go.” Harper heard herself agreeing.  She was surprised by that fact, but she figured if he got on her nerves too much she could always just leave. Harper was just desperate for some sort of fun in her life right now. “I many work on pieces that people might want to buy, and around here that isn’t naked sculptures.” 

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ashlynxortega​:

Ashlyn was out walking Chazz and with spring filling the town, he was, of course, was smelling everything. He was trying to pull the woman every which way as they ran through the park and she kept having to pull him back. She stopped for a moment near some benches and the labradoodle almost pulled her over trying to investigate a woman who was sitting there. “Chazz, no!” She shouted before she looked at her. “Yeah, sorry. I was just trying to stop him from bothering you.”

Harper looked at the dog and then back towards Ashlyn. She was surprised that she hadn’t realized the creature was there at first, but then again it wasn’t the first time Harper had missed something that was obviously right in front of her.  She let out a small chuckle. “No worries, it’s not a big deal.” Harper added as she wasn’t working on anything that couldn’t wait anyway. “There are far worse ways to be interrupted than by a friendly dog.” 

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emrexediz​:

“That’s very kind of you,” he chuckled, though he supposed it wouldn’t be the first time that had ever happened to him. He tried not to talk to people that were not interested and clearly distracted. “Sometimes it is nice to take a break, right? We get so caught up in what we are doing that we don’t remember to do so.” He couldn’t recount the number of times that Emre had been caught up in the world of solving the murder of his girlfriend from two years ago. He didn’t eat for days in the beginning, having to be dragged away from the drawing board from his own family. 

“I just zone out too much for my own good and it’s a problem.” Harper told him as she knew that it was something she could be better at. Then again it was something that a lot of people should work on.  “I agree though, it is something that seems to just happen. Humans love to hyper focus on things.”  She added as it seemed to her that humans were actually flawed in a lot of ways.  It was a good thing that they were so smart, or else other animals would probably take over the planet. 

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islaricci​:

 Isla had looked down at the younger woman while nodding her head as she noted down her order. “Just fries, or would you like cheese and bacon in it as well? I am pretty sure we do that… I can ask if you would like!” She hadn’t learned the menu by heart yet, but she assumed as it was a pretty common thing to do, right? “Oh personally, I love the burger they do here.” She said. “And the salad.”

Harper nodded at her. “That sounds great honestly.” She replied as she had a weakness for anything that involved cheese. The good thing about Harper when it came to food was that she wasn’t that picky.  “What’s on the burger?” She asked curiously as she hadn’t had any of the burgers from here before. 

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mictyler​:

“Yeah, and who is to say today isn’t such a day?” He had decided to ask, raising a brow at her questioningly while a small smirk shaped on his lips. He rolled his eyes at her slightly. “That isn’t what I said. I asked whether you made pots, or sculptures of naked dudes.” He clarified with  shrug. “No shit.. I wouldn’t have the patience for that.”

Harper shrugged at him. “It’s starting to seem like today might be that day.” She added, because this conversation was making her feel like she needed a drink. “I haven’t tried to sculpt a naked man, but it’s not something that I wouldn’t do.” Harper added as it seemed like it would be a fun experience. “Noted.”

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patrick-rhodes​:

He smiled listening to her considering it. “I mean, no pressure. It can be intimidating. I was a stage kid though, so nothing embarrasses me.” he shrugged before taking a sip of his drink, finishing it off. “Maybe another drink is in order? Some liquid courage?” he offered, since he was going to order another one anyways. “Although you don’t want to over do it, because it makes it harder to stay on beat, you know?” he explained before waving his hand. “No, you would be fine.” he assured her. “Tell you what, if you don’t want to sing then I’ll go solo, but I’m dedicating the next song to you,” he smirked before he realized he didn’t know her name. “And you are?”

“I am probably overthinking it more than I should.” Harper admitted as she was in her head about it.  There was something really vulnerable about singing in front of a crowd of people, even when they were mostly too drunk to care. “Liquid courage might help though.” She added, as it wasn’t as though she was completely against the idea. “It would give me that little push I need.” Harper added as she knew that it would probably be fun in the end. “I’m Harper.”  She added, as she realized that they had completely skipped that part.