I’ve been playing around with packaging ideas and working on little presents to give our friends when we go to Chicago tomorrow. (!!!) From an economic standpoint (if I were to sell these later on), it doesn’t make sense to spend so much time on the labels because they’re going to get ripped off anyways. But I like personalizing them and it’s been fun to think up a variety of designs that fits each person–e.g., rainbows and composition paper for Mairead, a writer and wearer of bright colors. I hate throwing away scraps and magazines, so I’m glad these materials are getting a second life. If they don’t get used as labels, they can also serve as place cards, although I’m not sure how I feel about making 300+ for our reception. Eek.
Michael Allan
I woke up early today to help our art supervisor hang up over 200 dog show pieces down at the Reliant Stadium. I heard some school districts refused to enter this year as a sign of protest. Supposedly, the judges were only giving high honors to artwork depicting pure breeds. Ridiculous. They also have a habit of picking super-realistic drawings, like of the Houston Livestock and Rodeo show, so I’m glad there was at least one winner who was a little more expressive. Personally, the younger kids’ drawings are more appealing than the high schoolers, but it’s kind of hard not to like kids’ art in the first place, right? Never been to a dog show but if it’s anything like Best in Show, I’m sure it’ll be a hoot.