Forget Valentines, Let's All Send Hamiltines Instead
Katherine Brooks
(Photo: Casey Barber)
There's no better way to say, "I heart thee," than by sending a carefully crafted Valentine. Come Feb. 14, few gestures beat a twee card, cut with ornate scissors into the shape of a big red muscular organ; pink lace is a plus.
Wait, just kidding. Scratch that. Artist Casey Barber has created something called a "Hamiltine," and you should definitely burn that homemade heart disaster you were planning and send one of these instead.
Because, come Valentine's Day, we should honor the one and only crush that matters these days: Lin-Manuel Miranda and his swoon-worthy musical "Hamilton."
(Photo: Casey Barber)
Barber, who is a food writer and photographer by trade, created her Hamiltines -- Valentines that incorporate terms of endearment and quotes from "Hamilton" the musical -- as tongue-in-cheek homages to the clever wordplay of Miranda's production.
"I think your pants look hot," one reads, echoing a line that is actually uttered by a Founding Father in the musical. "I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love," another declares, nodding to the song "You'll be Back."
(Photo: Casey Barber)
Basically, these Hamiltines are, in Barber's words, a salute to Miranda's top-notch brain.
"I saw a quote on Instagram that 'Hamilton' isn't just a musical, it's a lifestyle, and I think that's how a lot of us feel about it," Barber explained to HuffPost. "It's so rich and so diverse and so funny, and you want to immerse yourself in that story any way you can."
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: (L-R) Lin-Manuel Miranda (plays 'Alexander Hamilton'), Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, Okieriete Onaodowan (plays 'James Madison'), Daveed Diggs (plays 'Thomas Jefferson') and Christopher Jackson (plays 'George Washington') pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: (L-R) Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Chroeographer Andy Blankenbuehlerand Director Thomas Kail chat backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Thayne Jasperson and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and Lin Manuel Miranda chat backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: (L-R) Lin-Manuel Miranda (plays 'Alexander Hamilton'), Christopher Jackson (plays 'George Washington') and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden visit the cast of the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Thayne Jasperson and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: (L-R) Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, Music Director/Orchestrations/Co-Arranger Alex Lacamoire and Jill Biden pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and Jonathan Groff pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Leslie Odom Jr and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and Okieriete Onaodowan pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 27: Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and Composer/Star of 'Hamilton' Lin-Manuel Miranda pose backstage at the hit new musical 'Hamilton' on Broadway at The Richard Rogers Theater on July 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
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