The absurd existence of Mr. Blob
Posted: March 22, 2014 Filed under: grotesque, making (non)sense of things | Tags: absurd, art, blob, drawing, existential horror Leave a comment
He’s like something out of Pirandello: one character in search of an orifice.
Kids are so weird
Posted: February 1, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: art, drawing, flowers, how the dinosaurs really died Leave a comment
28 Arms Later
Posted: January 3, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment“I’VE GOT TWENTY-EIGHT ARMS!”
Oh sweetie, what you just made is a Lego version of “the human centipede.” How unintentionally awful.
She’s baaaaaaaaaack
Posted: December 3, 2013 Filed under: imaginary enemies | Tags: art, dolls, drawing, knifework Leave a commentOh, hello. You again.
Newsworthiness
Posted: October 13, 2013 Filed under: making (non)sense of things, morbid | Tags: art, collage, if it flies it leads, writing Leave a commentThe kid doesn’t watch or read news – or recognize the “grim reaper” character – but still seems to have an intuitive sense of what’s newsworthy: technology and death. Stop the press!
I also like how they’ve made news out of the news … The kid’s obviously cut out for journalism.
Protected: Ballsy
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Posted: July 18, 2013 Filed under: making (non)sense of things | Tags: art, drawing, paternity test Leave a comment
Note the question mark, and the expression of shock.
Character building exercise
Posted: July 7, 2013 Filed under: imaginary friends, monsters! | Tags: art, drawing, monster, motley crew, writing 2 CommentsSomething else discovered among the reams of paper the kid brought home after clearing out their desk for the summer: a collection of notes towards an imaginary bestiary. Here are a few of the weirder characters they came up with.
“Fun fact: Root Beer Floaty doesn’t usually float”
“She likes to get what she wants”
Not sure what program Dolly is in “Step 1” of here.
Save Our … Salsa?
Posted: July 7, 2013 Filed under: making (non)sense of things, morbid | Tags: art, back of the napkin, drawing, spatter analysis Leave a commentThe end of the school year, when kids clear out their desks and backpacks, is always a fine time to find weird things kids make, like this napkin doodle.
The government told us
Posted: June 25, 2013 Filed under: imaginary enemies | Tags: improv, make-believe macabre, role play Leave a commentOverheard between the kids playing make-believe:
– The government told us to practice standing still
– Why?
– I don’t know, but let’s do this
Oh sweetie, that's so ... creepy. 