In lieu of buying a small area rug, I decided to start crocheting one out of fabric scraps to prevent my hands from being idle while I watched The X-Files. It’s a little ugly, but it’s fun to make. ;o)
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ruggy rug
I Miss the ’90s
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Spring / Law & Order SVU Sketches
Photo: Jessica Lynch
I’ve got Spring Fever, cabin fever, what have you. I want outside time asap!
Here are the finished drawings I did for a Season 14 episode of Law & Order SVU:
Copyright 2013 Desira Pesta
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Law & Order SVU!
I have been hired for a second season as a real sketch artist on Law & Order SVU. I also worked in 2011 and had a great time on the episode, Scorched Earth, the Season 13 premier. I’m back for Season 15.
Here’re a couple of drawings I did for season 13:
I’m so fortunate that I can couple my BFA in Painting with my acting love. Here’s to more of this!
Happy (belated) Valentines day !
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Pants Re-do
I bought these Talbot’s pants at a thrift shop a few months ago because I liked their odd fabric and thought I could turn them into something better. They sat in my drawer for a while until this morning,when I decided to give them new life. They fit poorly, wide in the hips and crotch; and then tapered into a strange high-water. The bottom hem was a solid 1.25″, so I dropped that and also took the pants in about 2″ on each side overall. I meticulously pinned and sewed and re-pinned and sewed again to achieve a skinny pants look. The original fit was again, odd, so it took a lot of tweaking before I got them right. I am happy with the results and look forward to doing more of my pants. 
) They went from a size 10 to about a 6.
Talbot’s Size 10 Pants Before + After
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A Year in Furs
Call it winter blues, call it writer’s block, I have been been working less in the last month after the holidays than usual. These moments of less activity kind of bum me out, but I think I am winding down from a crazypants year of hyper-activity! I have to remind myself what I have done because whenever I am feeling “lazy”, I mull over my past projects in my mind and go, “Oh!, right, I did that.”
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That refers to my being cast as Ann Marie, Ashley Greene’s rival in the ABC pilot, Americana, using my own designs to portray a fashion designer. The pilot was sadly not picked up, but this was my first opportunity to be able to showcase my two loves, fashion and acting.
On Americana with my designs!
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That refers to my first theater production with my old theater company, Homebrewed, back in April-May, which I served as stage manager & actor in.
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That also refers to the completion of & performance of my first full length play, Crystal Atlas, at the end of May
That also refers to the completion of a one-act play, Yess, Texas, which I also made 9 costumes for (my Spring 2013 Collection) and performed with my new theater company as part of Williamsburg Fashion Weekend.
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That also refers to the wood-nymph photoshoot I held with one of my best friends of said collection in the woods where I grew up.
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That would also refer to the fact that I got cast as a featured wife of a warlord in one of my favorite director’s, Darren Aronofsky’s, newest film, Noah. I got to be a part of the amazing experience of this biblical times feature complete with mud, rain, and amazing sets galore.
Me on Noah
To be continued…
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New Headshots!
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