Kids Read Comics Convention - June 2015

Ok! this is newsworthy for me....

     I am trying something very different this year.  Turning a hobby into something more.

I found an event in Ann Arbor a few years ago that is really quite unique and wonderful. It mixes a love of art, drawing and storytelling together with kids.  

Kids Read Comics

is a two day event held at the Ann Arbor Library in June 2015.

      I will have table for the first time this year. My kids and I will be sharing stories and comics I have done as a volunteer Artist throughout their grade school experience.  I hope to be posting more often as the event nears.  I am working on a story from our 2nd graders and a great teacher at Bird School in Plymouth. (more to come on that)

Save the date:

Art Parent last 5th grade visit

Went to visit the third grade and fifth grade classrooms. We drew cars, pickle cars, rocket cars, ketchup cars and future cars! I did feel challenged presenting because the students just wanting to ask questions constantly. My kids mentioned that I talked a little to much, more drawing please. I was happy using the computer and a projector in third grade class. It worked out pretty good. This was the last visit of the year and probably the last one for my oldest son who's in fifth grade. I'm going to miss this.

ROBOT PARTS

Here is the start of another "Art Parent" hand out, for the grade school class.

Drawing robots with simple shapes....

Here is a possible cover....

Art Parent Birds book

pages

 book

Poster for Kids

I drew a number of ideation sketches for a bird poster for the 2nd graders.

We had fun drawing birds.  I thought the simple circular shapes would be easier for the kids to handle. I got mixed results in the class. The kids have trouble experimenting with shapes before adding detail. Still working out systems....having fun...

My Roller Coaster -Gatekeeper

Did a project for Cedar Point back in school mid 1980's ....just went for a visit yesterday and saw it in real life...great minds think a like....The new "Gatekeeper" looks a lot like my design from school. The car segments, the color, even the support pillars for the track....I am sure many others had similar ideas but it is fun to see the similarities.  I will always consider this MY roller coaster!:)