What kind of artwork would you expect to see from a five-year-old? Messy finger paintings, perhaps? Maybe some silly stick-figure drawings? Well, not from Iris Grace. This little girl from the UK is gaining a lot of online attention for her incredible works of art --her paintings. So much so, … [Read more...]
Perfect Portfolio
Several weeks ago I was out for dinner with my sisterwives and one of them asked "What the heck do you do with all the stuff sent home from school. Especially the end of year stuff??" I told her that at our house a lot of it gets trashed right away. Nice artwork gets displayed for a few weeks, … [Read more...]
Beauty by Kibuishi
I am newly in love with the work of Kazu Kibuishi, author/illustrator of graphic novels and the cartoon series Copper. Simply amazing. Amulet seriesI: The Stonekeeper II: The Stonekeeper's Curse III: The Cloud Searchersby Kazu KibuishiGraphix (Scholastic)Audience: … [Read more...]
A Touch of Adorableness
My kids share a bedroom. They're small still, so I'm riding out this arrangement for as long as humanly possible. Especially since we recently claimed the last available room in the house for ourselves, for a sexy dressing room. (I swoon as I type this.)Well, it's my house, and I was here … [Read more...]
Arts and Crafts Innovation
If, like mine, your kids have ripped through the wrappings and trappings of every gift they received and are now lying around in a bloated state of boredom, you're probably desperate to find something to keep them occupied between now and January 5 (so that, like me, you can crack open the new novel … [Read more...]