ah - back to school time

back to school right?

oh yes. we have started. in fact today students gave presentations of their work. i always like this part. i try to think of artists that i think they should look at. my brain fires furiously and i check spelling of artist's names on my iphone. you know i'm grateful for the gadget but really i think my memory has become worse because i know i can always look something up. we are now so uber hooked in. i also blame mommyhood. brain zapping state that it is ! but i do now have eyes in the back of my head, so it's kind of a trade off.

anyway - i digress. [what else is new]. i made the above binders for my gradebook and sketchbook because i'm always hunting for a pen/pencil. i used to have this handy cover i made for my gradebook, but it got filthy dirty and had to go.

the pen/pocket binder thing is not my idea at all. saw it at renegade with super spiffy versions by cleverhands . but i didn't buy one, and by the time i thought of wanting one it was too late to order. so i made a down and dirty not as clever version. so far. so good.

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bunny in the making

a bunny in progress. there are SO MANY babies entering the world shortly. i don't know which one of these soon to be babes this is for, but regardless. it's getting made. and i think i'll be making more cutie creatures.


i got the idea of laying out my deconstructed bunny from a former professor of mine gail wight . she did a series of deconstructed toys that i have always loved. she was one of the best things that happened to me in graduate school.

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the most beautiful

and some candy as eye candy. straight from japan. too pretty to eat. just amazing. like sculpture.

i say this every time i get sick, but really... really .... really. don't take being healthy for granted. and don't take your healthy kid for granted either. nough said.

til next time.

Comments

julie saidā€¦
love the cover for pens and stuff -works so well.

we have a little one starting school this week!

feel well you two.xx
Anonymous saidā€¦
The bunny in pieces is heartwarming. I can just imagine it being cuddled by a toddler somewhere, some day!!

And the candy is AMAZING!

Ain't it amazing how parenthood leads to one developing new senses...eyes in the back of one's head; ears that listen for/hear certain noises, even when one is sleeping or busy doing other things; etc.
Katrina saidā€¦
love your clever pencil holders. and love seeing that rabbit in pieces (something so haunting and beautiful about toys-in-progress) and i love, love that box of candy. too pretty to eat, indeed. xoxo.
gracia saidā€¦
Ha! Yes, too pretty to gobble down but oh so delectable those Japanese sweets. You are right, they are just like a sculpture, and your fragmented bunny is just like an art work installed.

xo

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