tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366209842024-03-12T17:28:01.969-07:00Things to SeeLorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-51445997957698809922008-06-05T21:03:00.001-07:002008-06-05T21:12:34.750-07:00Now at your Local News Stand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/SEi4tSfMX3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/SvxXgOSNxN0/s1600-h/DIYatSEA_Flat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/SEi4tSfMX3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/SvxXgOSNxN0/s400/DIYatSEA_Flat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208616057250275186" /></a>Check out my work in the Summer issue of VenusZine. It has Missy Elliott on the cover — you can't get much better than that!Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-17668629538039472892008-02-19T20:11:00.000-08:002008-02-19T20:18:47.576-08:00New Art for Thing-a-Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R7upDRxxQrI/AAAAAAAAABo/XtdeqLmVFCM/s1600-h/Owl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R7upDRxxQrI/AAAAAAAAABo/XtdeqLmVFCM/s400/Owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168910871114629810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R7uorhxxQqI/AAAAAAAAABg/jg-ly8Vx2Nk/s1600-h/Photo+31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R7uorhxxQqI/AAAAAAAAABg/jg-ly8Vx2Nk/s400/Photo+31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168910463092736674" /></a>I've been slogging away at <a href="http://www.thing-a-day.com">Thing-a-Day</a> this month. I've made a lot of jewelry and origami that I haven't posted here, but I thought I'd share these two little creatures. I made the owl in flash, and the Jackalope is on a teeny-tiny canvas with gold glitter. These were both a lot of fun to make.<div> </div><div> </div>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-61001134358933514522008-02-13T20:07:00.000-08:002008-02-13T20:18:58.914-08:00Test-Heads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R7O-yxxxQpI/AAAAAAAAABY/IZZVi_CzGUQ/s1600-h/TestHeads.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R7O-yxxxQpI/AAAAAAAAABY/IZZVi_CzGUQ/s400/TestHeads.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166682977088914066" /></a><br /><div>This week's theme on Illustration Friday was "Choose". With the MCAS (Massachusetts state assessment tests) coming up soon, some of the kids in the school where I work have become preoccupied with test scores. I think it's a shame how the education system has become so focused on standardized testing — turning children into little "test-heads".</div>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-69858899433519997472008-02-05T05:55:00.000-08:002008-02-05T06:10:58.869-08:00Thing-a-DayI've been participating in this year's <a href="http://www.thing-a-day.com/">Thing-a-Day</a>. Everyone who signs up makes one thing each day in February and posts it on the site. So far it's been a great motivator for me, and it's also great to see what other people are working on. Here are the first four things I made: a tiny painting with glitter, a bead necklace, a sketchbook and five paper cranes.<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R6huCI_t_QI/AAAAAAAAABI/wqWHGCgadBc/s400/Things234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163497955833806082" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R6htu4_t_PI/AAAAAAAAABA/oXJip4oqtF8/s400/Photo+19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163497625121324274" /><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I need to go brainstorm about what to make today!</div></div>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-48984936282531525442008-01-24T17:13:00.001-08:002008-01-24T17:18:53.855-08:00Plain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R5k4vI_t_NI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/gRtBhKov06Q/s1600-h/ConeHead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_frM1c4xn4Dk/R5k4vI_t_NI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/gRtBhKov06Q/s400/ConeHead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159217230649359570" /></a>What's more plain than vanilla?Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-1170737910433097532007-02-05T20:40:00.000-08:002007-02-05T20:58:30.453-08:00New Work- Finally!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1062/4096/1600/250863/Dream.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1062/4096/320/767801/Dream.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This is a piece I created for Roger Omar's book of illustrated kids' dreams. Roger has been collecting accounts of dreams from kids in many countries, and now he is putting together a book with illustrations of those dreams. The dream I chose to illustrate was by a little girl in Spain. Here is a translation:<br /><br />"I dreamed that I was old. Then a little tiny witch came and transformed me into a 8 years old girl witch, and I transformed Gema's father into a pig, and my basketball girls trainers I transformed into ducks."<br /><br />You can see more illustrations on <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rogeromar">Roger's Flickr page</a>.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-1164869200706277552006-11-29T21:59:00.000-08:002006-11-29T22:46:40.733-08:00Invention<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1062/4096/1600/698758/Franklin2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1062/4096/320/794673/Franklin2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This week, I chose as my subject not an invention, but an inventor — the extraordinary Benjamin Franklin. In December, 1776, Franklin travelled to Paris as the America's first ambassador to France. There, he circulated amongst the French aristocracy, cementing an alliance which would eventually help America win the Revolutionary War. Franklin was a much loved figure in France, so much so that a portrait of him could be found gracing many a French home. Biographer Claude-Ann Lopez writes that Franklin "was temperamentally suited for France. The streak of irreverence that ran through his entire life found a congenial reception in Paris, as did his love of laughter and desire to amuse. He did not shock the French, nor did his interest in women, which was considered perfectly normal." (Thanks to PBS for the quote)<br /><br />To better tie it all in with this week's topic, here is Wikipedia's list of things invented by Franklin:<br /><br />-the lightning rod<br />-bifocal glasses<br />-the glass harmonica<br />-the Franklin Stove<br /><br />He also founded the first public library and the first volunteer fire department in the U.S.<br /><br />So, grade school history lesson aside, here he is enjoying some much deserved attention from a pair of adoring French ladies — a symbol of good international relations many of us could benefit to learn from today.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-1163046543020449062006-11-08T20:22:00.000-08:002006-11-08T20:29:03.020-08:00Smoke<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/1600/Smoke.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/320/Smoke.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The Illustration Friday topic this week is "smoke," so here are a couple of people smoking.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-1163046076460596852006-11-08T20:11:00.000-08:002006-11-08T20:22:03.773-08:00Great Art!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/1600/Toese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/320/Toese.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I work with elementary school age kids in an after school program, and one of my first graders produced this fantastic drawing. I can't quite put my finger on it, and I'm not sure what "Toese" is, but there is definitely something very appealing about this face. I think it reminds me of this artist:<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/1600/Botero.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/320/Botero.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-1162580679550146582006-11-03T10:54:00.000-08:002006-11-03T11:09:25.000-08:00Ghost Stories<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/1600/GhostStories.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/320/GhostStories.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here's one for the Halloween season. Even ghosts like a good scary story from time to time.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36620984.post-1162489994639634172006-11-02T09:45:00.000-08:002006-11-02T09:53:14.646-08:00Illustration Friday: Wind<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/1600/Wind_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1062/4096/400/Wind_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This is my first entry for Illustration Friday. I thought I'd keep it simple. Let me know what you think!Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354665604460452494noreply@blogger.com8