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Amazing feats of engineering

February 6, 2007 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

P1290276I’m still finding blue feathers all over the house.

And it’s funny, but they make me think of my dad (who passed away 7 years ago).

He was an engineer. And he used to tell me that engineering, like design, was just a matter of "problem-solving."
I remember having this discussion with him when I was fresh out of design school and was hired to design a logo for a gal who was selling costume jewelry out of her Hollywood apartment.

He would reassure me with: "It’s just a problem to solve.  Even rocket science or brain surgery is just about solving a problem. You can do it."  That thought still helps me to this day.

I did end up doing the logo for the jewelry designer and she paid me my $75.  On a side note: She is a multi-millionaire today, but it is still my own handwriting that ended up being her logo. (small comfort, but I still get a kick out of it whenever I see it. =D)

Back to blue feathers and engineering…
I had to design a tail for Lucy that would grow ON STAGE.  And although I knew I could do it,  I was wringing my hands trying to figure it out.  I would sort of chant the mantra: "it’s just problem solving. I can do this." (actually, I chanted it in Spanish =D)

I am out-of-my-skin proud of my daughter and her performance.
But I have to say, I’m really proud of engineering that growing tail.
(Thanks for your help, Papi.)

NOTE: The other "Amazing" girl in the video is also Cuban-American – does this surprise anyone? And I also (blush, blush) designed her pink & feathered dress.  😉

So you see,  Cookie,  I am pretty rich myself. =D

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  1. Amy says

    February 6, 2007 at 4:10 pm

    I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!!! GO MOM!! Not only did you make a growing tail, but you also upload your very own footage! I’m so proud! And of course the Amazing Lucy is . . . well . . . AMAZING!

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  2. Pam Pensiero says

    February 6, 2007 at 4:23 pm

    Great job mom! Lucy was amazing! Wish I could have been there!

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  3. Pam Pensiero says

    February 6, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    Boy you have been busy today posting! I have that cold too, but mine is in my lungs! Yikes! I don’t have a phone…..I have to rely on Gene…..

    Reply
  4. Kristen says

    February 6, 2007 at 6:32 pm

    Oh, I can hardly wait to see the DVD–for those who don’t know my amazing girl is the one in green :o)

    Reply
  5. Carrie says

    February 7, 2007 at 5:26 pm

    I love that! What a great job Lucy did…and que cola! And totally that other girl is a Cubanita. No surprise.

    Reply

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