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12.28.09Stephanie Makes a Dragon
Birds, Fishing, Toys, documenting nature, mom, tools, wood, xo (5)The other day I sat down with Steph and she showed me these cute little dinosaurs she had made with the kids out in the shop. I was floored, these were simply the coolest toys ever! Steph suggested that Seth come over and we would make him a toy. Just to get Seth pumped about the idea she showed us this dragon. Seth liked the dragon toy but did not want his dragon to be green. Seth wanted the color of the dragon be red, because "meat eater" dragons are red, green dragons are "vegetarians". Steph heard this and decided to ...
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11.03.09Girl Therapy for Mothers of Wild Things
Crafts, decorative arts, mom (6)Do you have crazy wild testosterone maniacs living under your roof? Do you spend your days "battling for justice", modifying "alien ships", and keeping an eye out for dead stuff to poke with a stick? Sometimes our boys look thoughtful and innocent like in the photo to the left below. However, more often than not they look like the photos of spidey there on the right...I rest my case. As much as we try to fully embrace our little boys they sometimes drive us crazy. This is why Stephanie and I get together and go on "fairy benders". We self medicate ...
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09.07.09Fostering a “Makers” Mentality
Crafts, Sewing, mom (1)Daniel Beard had a pension for the outdoors, no doubt about that. However, if you look closely at his book it's really about making stuff. Beard lived in a time when people made much of what they used/owned. It is quiet here on Labor Day. Seth is off with his dad at Burning Man surrounded by other folks who cherish the art of "making" and refuse to surrender to the "just go and buy it" mentality of the world in which we live. That said I wanted to reflect on an object that Seth made for me all of his ...
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