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By: Patrick Girouard,
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Refuse to be average.
Let your heart soar as high as it will.
~A. W. Tozer
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By: linda sarah,
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By: genevieve,
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I was listening to a TEDtalk on creativity & play, and Tim Brown brought up an interesting scene: the box vs. the toy. At Christmas, kids tend to play more with the boxes than the toys inside them. I know I did, and the reason is exploration. Kids are more engaged with open possibilities and the box has more potential for the imagination than a toy, which has a very specific use. It also made me think of Le Petit Prince:
"If you please-- draw me a sheep..."
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey. Absurd as it might seem to me, a thousand miles from any human habitation and in danger of death, I took out of my pocket a sheet of paper and my fountain-pen. But then I remembered how my studies had been concentrated on geography, history, arithmetic, and grammar, and I told the little chap (a little crossly, too) that I did not know how to draw. He answered me:
"That doesn't matter. Draw me a sheep..."
But I had never drawn a sheep. So I drew for him one of the two pictures I had drawn so often. It was that of the boa constrictor from the outside. And I was astounded to hear the little fellow greet it with,
"No, no, no! I do not want an elephant inside a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is a very dangerous creature, and an elephant is very cumbersome. Where I live, everything is very small. What I need is a sheep. Draw me a sheep."
So then I made a drawing. He looked at it carefully, then he said:
"No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another."
So I made another drawing.
My friend smiled gently and indulgenty.
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey. Absurd as it might seem to me, a thousand miles from any human habitation and in danger of death, I took out of my pocket a sheet of paper and my fountain-pen. But then I remembered how my studies had been concentrated on geography, history, arithmetic, and grammar, and I told the little chap (a little crossly, too) that I did not know how to draw. He answered me:
"That doesn't matter. Draw me a sheep..."
But I had never drawn a sheep. So I drew for him one of the two pictures I had drawn so often. It was that of the boa constrictor from the outside. And I was astounded to hear the little fellow greet it with,
"No, no, no! I do not want an elephant inside a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is a very dangerous creature, and an elephant is very cumbersome. Where I live, everything is very small. What I need is a sheep. Draw me a sheep."
So then I made a drawing. He looked at it carefully, then he said:"No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another."
So I made another drawing.
My friend smiled gently and indulgenty.
"You see yourself," he said, "that this is not a sheep. This is a ram. It has horns." So then I did my drawing over once more.
But it was rejected too, just like the others.
"This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time."
By this time my patience was exhausted, because I was in a hurry to start taking my engine apart. So I tossed off this drawing.
And I threw out an explanation with it.
"This is only his box. The sheep you asked for is inside."
I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge:
"That is exactly the way I wanted it!"
"This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time."By this time my patience was exhausted, because I was in a hurry to start taking my engine apart. So I tossed off this drawing.
And I threw out an explanation with it.
"This is only his box. The sheep you asked for is inside."I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge:
"That is exactly the way I wanted it!"
Growing up and even until college, I very much resented being poor. I remember my first painting consisted of washable kindergarten pain, cheap craft acrylic, fabric puff paint & marker. My parents couldn't afford art classes or art camp, so I watched Bob Ross & Big A on channel 9 (PBS). We didn't have money to go out or go on vacations, so I spent my days indoors cutting from magazines for collages, "painting" the walls with a
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By: Sevensheaven.nl,
on 10/23/2009
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Alternative box cover design for the Hoi Amiga game from 1992, executed in a minimalistic 1960s style.
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By: Elise N. Black,
on 9/22/2009
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By: Juan Garcés,
on 3/4/2009
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For the third festival/contest of music bands "La Caja Sonora" (the sound box) I had to illustrate and retouch the poster. I simulated some stickers that come alive and are deployed on the streets of the city at Canary Islands.
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By: Claire Louise Milne,
on 7/31/2008
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This is a fun project I finally finished. I've been meaning to do this for ages, because I'm always inspired by pretty painted boxes I see on Flickr. As you may have guessed it started out life as an IKEA box, that has five smaller boxes for drawers.
All I did was prime the box, paint it white and then add decorative paper covers for the drawers. I used some vintage wallpaper I bought from this shop on etsy (it was a gorgeous collage pack - so much fun to get and sort through the bits of fabric, ribbon and paper) and glued the paper on using PVA glue from an art shop.
Also in the picture is a little quilted coaster I made from bits of fabric from the workroom fabric swap. I really do use the little bits of fabric I find here and there!
I'm not sure where I'll put the box, as I had originally planned to mount it to the wall beside the bed. That way I can have a book and my water bottle next to me since we only have room for one bedside table (and it's not on my side). But then I took the picture here on our white cabinet that has the t.v. and I really like the way it looks there. I just wish the boxes were big enough for the remotes, that would be really useful.
But practical or not it brightens up the spot so I think it's staying.
p.s. the water bottle is from The Japanese Paper Place, I bought it because it the design was so pretty but it turns out it's so great, because it's the thermos version and it really keeps my water cold, and tea hot!
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By: Aline Pereira,
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… and if you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to do so. The focus of this issue is Young Adult books, including interviews with YA authors Alan Gratz (Samurai Shortstop) and Hazel Edwards (Antarctica’s Frozen Chosen); and YA librarian Miranda Doyle. Our Illustrators’ Gallery focuses on two artists who have contributed greatly to making illustration relevant to Young Adults: Shaun Tan (The Arrival) and Gene Yang (American Born Chinese).
Book of the Month is Paul Yee’s What Happened This Summer, a rich collection of short stories about different teenagers growing up in Toronto, with a focus on their Chinese Canadian backgrounds. If you’re looking for inspiration about which book to read next, try our Reviews section; and take a look at those selected by writers Susanne Gervay in her Personal View YA Books: Cutting Edge Literature and Mitali Perkins in hers, Teens Between Cultures: A Reading List.
I have also picked out a short list of only some of the wonderful YA books we have featured on PaperTigers: Open up and get reading: YA books you just can’t put down and I hope you will add some of your own suggestions - we would love to hear from you.
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Fantastic! I say cheese! Did you use a former brie or camembertbox?
Thanks Heidi! Yes, I saved a camembert box from the fate of the reclycling bin
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AH!! I have no words….I am in LOVE!! soooo cute!!
Absolutely delightful and brilliant– who cares if all that cheese spiked my cholesterol levels!! : )
P.S. You’re Val Doonican character really made me laugh, and I had to look him up. I was delighted to find he was a real person. For me, up till now, he’d only been a wonderfully absurd and cryptic reference in the Bonzo Dog Band’s fantastic The Intro And The Outro. Many thanks!!
My Dearest Linda,
On yesterday I received your beautiful work!! The box and the book and EVERYTHING was so wonderful!!! You really made my day! I so appreciate all the care that went into packing up that wonderful treasure! It meant the world to me. Thanks so much. I will treasure it always. It’s beautiful. YOU are one amazing person. Truly you are amazing and special. Please don’t ever forget that. So wonderful are these! I wish you much joy and happiness. Be blessed!
Vanessa
thanks so much!
Yay! That’s fantastic!! And thank you
I’ve been looking at and loving the work on your blog – brilliant stuff!
Ohhh, lovely Vanessa,
I am so, so, so happy the package arrived…and you like it!! It seems so variable how long things take to get to the US
Your message gave me such a big smile and warm, lovely feelings. Thank you! I think you are a truly amazing woman. I love the things you create, the fun and joy in all that you do, it’s so good to have shared something with you across the seas
I hope you have a beautiful evening with lots of fun bits.
Sending love, hugs and a big wave from London,
linda xx