the tortoise and the hare

more construction paper goodness. the turtle's shell is messed up...but oh well. they would probably look better facing each other too, but i didn't make them that way. oops.

i plan to go to michael's tomorrow to stock up on artsy goodness. i'm excited!

strawberries

took a break from construction paper today and made these origami strawberries. mm...scrumptious.

duckies

today's creative accomplishment is a mother duck and four ducklings. i think they're pretty cute.

tuesdays with morrie

second creative accomplishment of the day was reading tuesdays with morrie, by mitch albom.

it was interesting, this book's half-appeal. i found myself touched by the concept of reuniting with a beloved professor; anyone who has been similarly affected by a teacher would understand. but the other details of the book annoy me. first of all mitch's mid-life crisis is retarded. but also, the lessons with morrie are presented all kind of in the same way...by the end we grow tired of the pathos.

i find it strangely sacriligeous to be saying bad things about a book about a sweet, dying old man...and of course his morals are true and valid, but i still couldn't help being a little weary by the end, and relieved when it was over. then again, i have never had an easy time of reading books suffused with death, like yu hua's to live. brilliant book, horrible reading experience.

penguin and beluga

construction paper polar animals.

these are to be part of a larger project i'm working on - a construction paper book (a la first grade) full of great things that my boyfriend and i like. the book should be completed by his birthday.

this project will be occupying my time (and these blog posts) until june 9th or so. afterwards, several things will happen. work will start, posing a large threat to this blog and its dailiness, as well as my creativity. i will probably be reading a lot more and cutting and gluing a lot less. on the other hand, i will have other art supplies, expanding the boundaries of my creative possibility. who knows what will happen. but i will try to make the most of it.

a pair of elephants

yesterday's creation was a pair of happy elephants.

everything is in construction paper and will probably stay that way for a few days, until i get other supplies. everything is also amateur looking and will probably stay that way for much longer than a few days. but i like this stuff so i hope to keep making little things, even if they aren't of much use to anyone.

power summer!

i have decided that this summer will be the best one yet.

specifically, i am going to do one creative thing every day.

this may include reading a book, making some kind of craft or writing a poem. or other things.

i will post my daily endeavors here.