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Why to always ask for forgiveness instead of permi Why to always ask for forgiveness instead of permission. 🙏 🚫 Never ask for permission in establishments because if you get someone doing their job, the employee will have to refer to the manager 👷‍♂️ and the manager will play by the code of conduct. 📋 And there’s no section for something like that. 🤷‍♀️ And they usually haven’t been given agency to make decisions with nuance like this, and at the end of the day they want to keep their job and a project they see as frivolous isn’t worth their paycheck 💸 if they are the ones who give the approval. If you asked the CEO 🏦 if you could do it, they would see the bigger impact and likely approve it and maybe even hire you for collaboration. 👩‍💼 But the reason you’ll never get approval from someone in an official capacity is because they don’t want to be linked to it in case it backfires. 🧯 If you just DO it, then they ALWAYS have plausible deniability. 🚧 Asking for forgiveness instead of permission isn’t just for us, it’s for them. 🩷 #askforforgiveness #11kacts #guerrillaart #streetart #publicart #artinstallations
Make your fun un-deflatable! 🌬️ A little whi Make your fun un-deflatable! 🌬️ A little while ago I was lucky enough to see a post that there was a pop up (or.. blow up) exhibit at the Pikesville Armory with artist made inflatables! 🐡 I had never even considered someone making their own inflatables! 🖼️ Isn’t that weird? Or maybe it’s not. To me inflatables are fun things for props and pools. 🏊 And you buy them at Five Below or online. 🎈 But the truth is that anything that you can buy at a store can be made by an artist — and it’s definitely (well most LIKELY) going to be more interesting! There were some really interesting ones and I’ll show them more later. 🎏 But I wanted to highlight for now. It was an interactive one — 🕹️ and you KNOW I love interactive stuff! When I walked in, I was sad because it looked like it was deflated. But things aren’t always what they seem... 🤔 Instead of disregarding it, 👣 I walked over and read the sign. We were instructed to press the button on the ground. 🫷 Then the other. And the inflatable started to grow. 💨 And it didn’t just grow... it made sound. 🎼 It was called the Harmonicake. There were harmonicas and it hummed while it grew. 🪗 There were seats on the side. 🪑 And when you were done, you pressed the buttons to watch it deflate. Thanks to @skymacklay for this incredible installation. 🎶 She’s a composer, sound artist, oboist, and this is NOT her first Harmonitree. 📍 The armory was also a great please to have an event. So much space! Looking forward to see what else they do there! @pikesville_armory promoted by the @mdartscouncil #harmonica #harmonitree #inflatables #pikesville #artinstallation #baltimoreartist #interactiveinstallation #
This week’s community feature ❣️ for the 11K This week’s community feature ❣️ for the 11K Acts Of Merriment project comes from Kat F in Maryland... and can I just say... 😍 I’m OBSESSED! She and her friends got dressed up in fun c0stumes and went around the Rio Shopping center to hand out stickers! 🎁 After my own heart. 💓 Reverse trick or treating! 🍭 The inflatable unicorn? 🦄 I HAVE THAT outfit. Reminder: 🎃 You can do this any time of year. Obsessed with the fact that she got so many friends to do this with her! 👭 Merriment in numbers! @Katfishsticks Submit YOUR act towards our 11 thousand! 🗳️ #11KActs #Halloween #Inflatables #Unicorn #Gaithersburg #Maryland #Stickers #KindnessMatter #GoodNews #MerrimentMaking
Bubble Parade Flash Mob! 🫧 I guess I’m posti Bubble Parade Flash Mob! 🫧 I guess I’m posting about two different flash mobs today, hahah. 😹 Story time: 📜 The first flash mob I was ever a part of was in 2012 I think. It was something on my bucket list ✅ and I diligently researched how to be a part of one. 🧑‍💻 I even put a Google alert out for “flash mob” and my state! Finally I got a hit ❣️ and the way it worked was they sent out a video of pre-made choreography 💃 you were to practice and learn. Then we showed up at a Nordstrom’s 🏬 with instructions for how and when to start dancing. That’s what flash mobs were at the beginning. 👯 Dancing in large groups as a surprise. But to me, now, and maybe to more — flash mobs I think are a much larger and flexible concept. 🤔 I think it’s about creating something — ANYTHING — unexpected that creates a positive surprise. 😲 A piece of good news. A fun outcome. ❎ I don’t think it requires choreography. ❎ I don’t think it needs a group of people. ☑️ I think it can even be ONE person. Maybe a flash mob could be when I show up and dance alone in a grocery store aisle. 🏪 Maybe it’s when I place a tiny guerrilla art installation for someone see on their walk home from work. 🎨 Maybe you would disagree because the technical working definition is 🗨️ “a large public gathering at which people perform an unusual or seemingly random act and then disperse, typically organized by means of the internet or social media”. 🤷‍♀️ And while I am aware of that — I still think we can be open to expanding what creating good news is. 📰 How we can share kindness, fun, silliness, absurdity, and give people a GOOD story to take home with them. 🤩 If that feels good to you, take it. 😊 If it doesn’t, leave it. This is a wonderful gif that the fabulous Randall created of me at the 9th Annual Bubble Parade 🫧 — which I have transitioned into the Bubble FLASH MOB. 🌈 📸 @randallartphotos #bubbleparade #baltimorebubbleparade #bubbleflashmob #baltimorebubbleflashmob #bubbles #flashmob #11kacts
MONSTER MASH FLASH MOB 👹 (to no one!) Personal MONSTER MASH FLASH MOB 👹 (to no one!) Personal Story: 🏰 My favorite kinds of friends are the ones where I say do you wanna hang out they’re down for ANYTHING. 🆗 10 years ago, my love languages were gifts 🎁 + words of affirmation. 💝 Words of affirmation are still important to me, 👍 but quality time has taken a really high priority. 🫂 I think gifts were there before because it was demonstrating that people were thinking about me.. 💭 but now I want to make sure we’re spending time TOGETHER. ⌚ Anyway, I want to make sure I see the people I love as much as I can. 📅 As adults, that usually works out to maybe once a month. This last time I scheduled time with April I suggested we do Halloween-themed nonsense 🎃 and sent over some weird ideas for an evening together. 🤳 For the ideas, I referenced my own Halloween + Autumn Bucket Lists 🍂 (in my Etsy shop if you want ideas!) 🛒 + one of the things was to do the Monster Mash in public. April was down. 🆗 When we showed up to the Rotunda in the evening on a Thursday with my boombox, 🎶 we both got dressed in essentially the exact same outfit: 💟 Fuzzy jacket, 💟 Monster hat, and 💟 claw gloves. (Great minds, right?) 🧠 I set up my camera, pressed play, + we danced. 📹 The area was pretty desolate. 👀 When people walked by no one really stopped. 😹 It was kind of silly in itself. That we were doing something absurd and it didn’t make people look twice. 🔙 If you happen to have been around since the genesis of my Merriment Making methods, you might remember one of my VERY first events was inviting everyone out to a Monster Mash Flash Mob but no one showed up! 🚷 So I did it alone. Since then, I have also done this a second time and no one batted an eye then either. 😅 Maybe there’s something so beautiful and accepted about the Monster Mash (especially during Halloween time) that we are more likely to love and accept it. 👻 So the ultimate message is: 🧡 If you wanna be weird in public, maybe try this first! Haha. 💜 Get friends who say YES. 💚 Stay tuned for more shenanigans from this evening. Have fun with editing; not sorry for all the effects. #monstermash #flashmob #dancinginpublic #11kacts
Merriment HallowMemes. 🎃 💜 Paint your car l Merriment HallowMemes. 🎃 💜 Paint your car like Beetlejuice’s outfit 💚 Throw candy corn in body cracks 🧡 Haunt your fridge 💜 Tampons make easy ghosts 💚 Normalize ghosts of non Victorian eras. Where are the 80s ones. 🧡 What’s the weirdest thing you can hand out for trick or treat 💜Don’t be agist with your trick or treating 💚 Peeling grapes takes too much time just shove your face in spaghetti 🧡 Cover your legs in spider webs like they’re tights PS - Costume edition next week! 👻 #halloweenmemes #wholesomememe #funnyhalloween #merrimentmemes #memesdaily
Be bald. Be free. 👩‍🦲 #bebaldandbefreeday Be bald. Be free. 👩‍🦲 #bebaldandbefreeday #uncustomarycelebrations
Throwing stuff out of your car window isn’t alwa Throwing stuff out of your car window isn’t always a bad thing. 🚗 🪧 I saw three guys holding up signs on the side of the road with very little traffic. They seemed pretty bored. 🥱 I made a U-turn ⤵️ and decided to throw them some bouncy balls out of the window. 🔴🟢🟡🟠🟣🔵 It doesn’t take much to make a difference. 🎁 Have fun. Be silly. 🤪 #11Kacts #raok #kindnessmatters #bekindtostrangers #merrimentmaking
This week’s 11K Weekly Mission: 🧊💦💨 SIL This week’s 11K Weekly Mission: 🧊💦💨 SILLY ORGANIZATION! I have sooo many ideas for you! 💡 Create a mini ruckus by creating a bit more order. 🤹 Slide through for ideas with 🍒 nature, ⛽️ urban finds, and 🎈public art! Some external inspiration can be found in The Dainty Squid’s old beach trash blogs 💻🏖️ and the Things Organized Neatly tumblr! @thedaintysquid @thingsneatlyorganized Go create your 📰 good news, document, and log it at 🔗 Uncustomary.org/11K to help us reach 11,000 acts of MERRIMENT! #11kacts
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