cardboard people

Last night after you guys left I went and took some water colors from the Key. Unfortunately, the last set they bought seemed to be comprised entirely of colors in the gold family, so I was limited to working with lots of "Yellow Ombre" and "Vermillion", whatever those mean. Fortunately, there was a blue tube and a red tube as well, so I wasn't entirely out of luck.

Here are the outcomes:

The first person I painted was this little girl. I intended for her to be a boy named Konrad, but after some unfortunate hair mistakes, Konrad turned female and I named her Robin:

Then I painted a little Pete, as a companion to my alter ego Robin. Note the Cubs undershirt:

Then I painted Pete's friend Luke, who was also there painting with us:

At which point Jordan came home and decided he too wanted a paper doll version of himself. I just finished (plaid is hard):

And finally, here is an airplane that Pete painted, which I promptly framed like a proud mother:

It was fun! I think I will paint some more tomorrow! I wish art supplies weren't so expensive.

Fire Under the Behind

Han and Amy:

Meeting and talking today really got me inspired! I am so happy that I have you two to share creative projects and ideas with. I've realized I am such a big picture person that I often defeat myself before I ever even begin (I can't just sew a pincushion, I have to sew a quilt; I can't just write a poem, I have to write a novel).

Let's all challenge each other to be better about posting on our blogs, even if we have seemingly "nothing" to report. Even THOUGHTS about creative things count (and Hannie, sharing about books is fine and great!), and hopefully, if we see enough of each other's thoughts, they will cattle-prod us into action. Amy, if you send me your email address via facebook, I will email both of you my "Prince Peter" story. Can't wait to meet again!

I'm sharing one of my favorite pictures from The Black Apple: