Noodle Doodle #6

The Stick Project

In the absence of friends with whom to bop about, the Noodle Dude could be found playing with sticks, just like his Mommy and Daddy once did.

I can't put captions under the photos using my iPhone app, so you'll have to use your imagination a bit. The last three pictures, if they stay in the same order, are the Trusty stick, the Hammer stick, and the Y stick. The others pics are more or less self explanatory - the artiste avec his medium.

Ephemera

Day 32 - Create something transitory, impermanent... Ephermeral.

My favorite yogurt is Siggi's. Yeah, that's a shout-out, what of it? Surely there are products you love to consume, too, right?!?

Here's my homage to Siggi's. Though I really should've done this the other day when I had fresh blueberries piled on top of their vanilla yogurt, I'm certainly not going to complain about their strawberry. It's right delish, too!

Path in Progress

Day 31 - Make a path.

I started this several days ago. It's still stuck in the beginning stages. My thought was to create a stream of consciousness "path" along the routes that my brain tends to wander. I rounded up copies of yoga, yarn and food magazines, a yarn catalogue, a glue stick, scissors and some markers.

Then I got stuck.

No, it wasn't a glue stick tragedy; I just got to thinking too much about what I wanted on my board. Dream board, Inspiration board. Goal mapping. Whatever you call it, it seems to demand more time than a single day. I'm not going to promise that it'll get finished, but stranger things have been completed 'round these parts.

Native Habitat

Day 30 - Play with toys.

Easy as pie. Got some Hello Kitty Squinkies for Christmas from my oldest son. Here they are planning their overthrow of the craft table. Little do they know I could crush them.

Inbeardito

Day 29 - Make a disguise.

My bright idea for today was to crochet a beard. I sort of had Santa in mind as I worked but I did it all on the fly without really doing much measuring or anything. As with any such poorly executed plan, it doesn't really work. At least I got the three-year-old to model it for me. And the cat, too.

Tiny Car Tipi

Day 28 - Using school supplies, make something non traditional.

I'm really keen on spending some extra time on tomorrow's prompt, so I went with the first thing that popped in my head. Would have been really quick had I not gotten into a war of words with the blasted tape dispenser. Not to worry, I was the victor!

Noodle Doodle #5

Another offering from the junior artist chez nous... He really liked the tree bridge I built (see Bridge over Beauty Green) but it was a bit fragile so he "recycled" it into this neat structure. I find that I quite prefer it to my own!

Take-Along Tree

Another three-fer, comin' atcha...

Day 25 - Work with nature.
Day 26 - Make something (appear to be) portable.
Day 27 - Use a dream as inspiration.

Only in my dreams can I take the trees with me wherever I go... But an easy-carry handle isn't a bad idea either.

I ventured somewhere I rarely go to create this piece: my backyard. It's such a nice space yet, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, I forget nature is so accessible.

Bridge Over Beauty Green

Day 22 - Build a bridge.
Day 23 - Use recycled materials.
Day 24 - Employ only the color green

I'm behind a bit but rather than fret, I decided to just do a bit of combining. That's what other artists do, use familiar things in creative new ways, right?

So I went with a liberal definition of bridge; it's more of a canopy, but the kind that small creatures might utilize as a bridge. What inspired me was the detritus of "green" cosmetics and beauty-related products that were left behind after a recent cabinet purge. There were so many tubes, jars, pumps and sprays that I used just a few measures of then discarded... How is THAT eco-friendly in ANY way?!?

Well, there's the food for thought, the inspiration behind the "bridge". Maybe it's a bridge to a higher consciousness where I consume less. Now there's a thought!

Noodle Doodle #4

Noah decided to create his masterpiece at Mellow Mushroom tonight. He named it "Crayon Talk". The condiment shakers are their guardians. Makes me wonder what exactly these nefarious crayons are conniving!