I went to see the Sendak show at the Contemporary Jewish Museum the other day. I had to whiz through because I was also there for a Litquake event, and I had Little Man with me (his first art exhibition! – this kid will be so much more cultured than I ever was). As a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Maurice Sendak is my hero
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, Baby, Books, illustration, illustrators, mural, nursery, Where the Wild Things Are on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks, Dallas!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged An Awesome Book, Art, Books, Dallas Clayton, Where the Wild Things Are on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Where The Wild Things Are quilt was featured today on the website We Love You So, a place of tribute to all things WTWTA, especially for all the artists involved with Spike Jonze’s film version coming out in October. Dallas Clayton is one of those artists, and I thought I’d post a little tribute [...]
Where The Wild Things Are Nursery – Completed
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, Baby, baby room, mural, nursery, Where the Wild Things Are on May 14, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Earlier I posted the mural I painted in my son’s room, and some of the fun things my family made or bought for the room (quilt, gum paste characters, etc.), and many of you gave feedback, and wanted to see it when it was finished. Well, here it is. Now all I need to put [...]
Where The Wild Things Are Quilt
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby room, handmade gifts, nursery, quilt, Where the Wild Things Are on May 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I chose to paint a mural from Where The Wild Things Are on a wall of my son’s nursery because I love the story, I think Maurice Sendak is a children’s book genius, and I love nature and the moon in particular, so I thought a forest scene with the moon peeking through the window [...]
Where the Wild Things Are Cake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby shower, theme cake, Where the Wild Things Are on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just had my first baby shower, a family one the day before Easter. My incredibly talented aunt made this Where The Wild Things Are themed cake. She made all the characters by hand out of gum paste, and even had a toy boat sailing to the island, with a gum paste dog just like my [...]
Where The Wild Things Are nursery
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby room, mural, nursery, Where the Wild Things Are on November 26, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I’ve been foregoing other creative ventures lately because I’ve been so excited about this baby coming (I’m 9 weeks along). I got the itch to paint a mural in the baby room, and banged it out in a weekend. A forest scene from Where the Wild Things Are, one of my favorite children’s books. I [...]
