Instead of buying candy I been saving my allowance for Summer Camp – Carla Sonheim’s Summer Art Camp. As you might have guessed by now I LOVE Carla, her classes and emphasis on having fun with art. The first camp assignment is drawing 3 crabs (better than 12 princes!) with non-dominant hand and then a water-color of sea shells (to come).
Deep Fried Crab Haiku
Used to be hard-shelled
Age has marinated me
Now I’m a softy*
*Soft-shell crab is a culinary term for crabs which have recently molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft.[1] This means that almost the entire animal can be eaten, rather than having to shell the animal to reach the meat.[2] The exceptions are the mouthparts, the gills and the abdomen, which must be discarded.[3] The remaining, edible part of the crab is typically deep fried.[2] Wikipedia
I bought one of her books last year, The Art of Silliness. I think it’s great that she puts such emphasis on the “fun” part. That seems to get lost for many of us when we become adults. Glad you’re enjoying the classes.
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Very good.
Ida
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Now you have me wondering what my non dominant hand art would look like. I may have to look into her classes at some point. It sounds like fun.
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My favorite is the pensive gentlecrab on the left. Your non-dominant hand drawings are pretty darn good.
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