a song title from ladyhawke. a band from new zealand with an 80s sound. my brother charlie introduced me to this.

lately i've been using songza.com for music. just making my own online playlist.

so my art works have mainly been dealing with my work in school. i think its almost to a point of a collaboration with the kids. i bring in the concept and the kids do the projects. and man are they creative. kids just come up with a lot of ideas. they may not have the craftmanship but the ideas are there.

like my kids made mister donuts pon de lion. couple of them copied my ninja and used my caterpillar as a reference. a few made angels or butterflies. also made a bunny and a fish.

but the other class had amazing ideas as well. one boy made an ambulance and train. another made a rocket out of three socks. also a couple of boys made a caterpillar from Super Mario brothers.

basically this is what i want kids to enjoy in art. i dont wanna have to just give them a piece of paper and let them draw whatever. i did that a few times last year. ok, not a few but several occasions. and they were bored and they finished it in a few minutes.

with the way im dealing with the projects now. im trying to give the experience of texture, craftmanship, and the sense of 3D art.

for the next few weeks im gonna have them work with popsicle sticks and woodblocks. maybe a few cardboards. i basically wanna make their art work functional or something they can use and feel proud of. not something they just made and just let it sit somewhere in the house and get all dusty.

i think those were the art projects i enjoyed as a kid. and i basically want the kids to experience something similar.