Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
IN HONOR OF HALLOWEEN...
I decided to have a little fun with some historic photos...
And play with them in photoshop. Believe me, this took a long time and it's not easy! But I had fun.
Hopefully there will be more to come:
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Balloon Man - Britains Got Talent 2008
And here it comes all together. This is what the other two men (see videos below) were practicing for. They want to be like him!
I'm always fascinated by what drives people and makes them tick. To develop something like this... even something as inane as this... you must practice, practice, practice. This is what I tell kids when I speak at schools: That without practice I would not be making children's books. My art would not be good enough to be published. Yes, you need talent but talent needs to be nurtured and pushed further along. I'm sure these guys got a lot of strange looks when they told people they wanted to be "Balloon Men," for a living. That makes it all the more challenging for them! I give them credit, even though their careers or potential careers are odd....
I'm always fascinated by what drives people and makes them tick. To develop something like this... even something as inane as this... you must practice, practice, practice. This is what I tell kids when I speak at schools: That without practice I would not be making children's books. My art would not be good enough to be published. Yes, you need talent but talent needs to be nurtured and pushed further along. I'm sure these guys got a lot of strange looks when they told people they wanted to be "Balloon Men," for a living. That makes it all the more challenging for them! I give them credit, even though their careers or potential careers are odd....
"NICK IN A BALLOON."
If you look at my last post, you will see that it is a man getting himself into a giant balloon... and I was like, "Huh."? Well apparently it's a "thing." This video is of an adorable father and son moment. The father shows the son tricks of the trade. The son pops his head out of the balloon... he bounces... he rolls... and all because "he had a good teacher."
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
THIS MADE ME LAUGH
FROM THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Apology to an Author and to My Grandmother
In my review of Meghan McCarthy’s The Incredible Life of Balto in the July/August issue, I not just once but twice used an incorrect last name for the author. I sincerely apologize to Meghan McCarthy, whose book I liked quite a bit; I also apologize to my grandmother, Lucy McCarthy, who is glowering at me from the afterlife for messing up my own family’s name. My deepest regrets to Meghan McCarthy; please stop turning over now, Grandma.
Apology to an Author and to My Grandmother
In my review of Meghan McCarthy’s The Incredible Life of Balto in the July/August issue, I not just once but twice used an incorrect last name for the author. I sincerely apologize to Meghan McCarthy, whose book I liked quite a bit; I also apologize to my grandmother, Lucy McCarthy, who is glowering at me from the afterlife for messing up my own family’s name. My deepest regrets to Meghan McCarthy; please stop turning over now, Grandma.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
ALWAYS SURPRISED
Or not...
This is a "Thomas Edison quote of the day."
"Why is it that so few women have brains? Men of brains it is easy to find, but women––"
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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