I'm back from my trip to Grande Prairie and Whitecourt in Northern Alberta, Canada. It was truly exhausting and I'm so glad to be back home that I nearly pounced on my lawn and hugged it when I got out of the car (I'm not a fan of driving long distances by myself as it turns out).
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I saw this in a park near Grande Prairie.
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On My way... I saw this cool guy (from car window)
I have learned two things on this trip: 1) I am not wonderwoman (darn). I've simply put too much on my plate and working all of the hours that I am awake somehow isn't working... And 2) Doing the 21 day creative challenge is very difficult while on a business trip. I opted to focus on illustration projects instead, sketchbooks piled on my hotel bed while listening to television reruns, which is why the two sketches I have provided were done on the days they needed to be done I'm positive that they could have been much better (alright, frankly I don't even want to post this rubbish but don't have time to create something superior). However, they are still creatures nonetheless and need to be named thus! Same rules apply: First to name wins.
Creature Day 8:
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He's a relative of sponge bob - square pants (at least that's where he got his eyes), except that he never wears pants (he doesn't have a body). He can tuck his legs up under him and fly away and has been mistaken as a UFO by many unsuspecting humans.
Creature Day 9:
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She was drawn while I waited for my breakfast of eggs and toast today... the eggs arrived when I was only ten minutes into the drawing (or less?)... how did they do that? I had to scribble some fast legs and a hat to finish her head just before I scanned her. She's an artist and digs the Beatles. Wears ballet slippers any chance she can get but never intends to dance in them.
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Jim Murphy has done it again -- crafted a work of non-fiction so compelling that it will keep kids hooked like an action-packed novel. The fact that Benedict Arnold's life reads like a novel helps. Murphy asks important questions about the man whose name has become synonymous with the word "traitor" and explores those questions with an open mind and an eye for historical detail. THE REAL BENEDICT ARNOLD takes a look at the man behind the label, his early days of the war, his motivations, and the reasons for the decision that ultimately made him infamous.
This is a fascinating book -- one that I'm recommending to teachers as a companion to my own middle grade historical novel SPITFIRE, which tells the story of two young people who were with Benedict Arnold's fleet on Lake Champlain in the fall of 1776. Just as Murphy's AN AMERICAN PLAGUE is a perfect complement to Laurie Halse Anderson's FEVER, this book will prove to be an invaluable resource for teachers looking to add some non-fiction to classroom libraries and discussions.
Wanted to say these are great little creatures. The first thing I thought of before reading your description of the first was Mr. Crabs from Spongebob! Ha! And the little girl is a cutey!
I leave the naming to someone else this time since I managed to snag the last two!
i think she is in love, the look is so cute!
you know what, I am not even on a business trip and the 21 day challenge is hard even for me! Glad to see you got some sketches in. Cuteness!
Your creatures are amazing, I love your descriptions, great imagination!
I think these ones may be Kester and Hatty :)