Gray Lady (from GhostBusters)

Leif is all things Ghostbusters these days, so we are creating a GhostBusters series from the characters in his Wii game. Note the bookshelves that were knocked over and the tissue paper "slime trail". I genuinely admire his creativity!

Prehistoric Time Map

Leif found a book at the library by Nigel Marven called Chased by Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Predators of the Deep. At the beginning of the book is a Time Map. He was so inspired he wanted to recreate this map. A static image doesn't do it justice, so here is Leif introducing his map of Prehistoric Time.

Arsinoitherium project

On this rainy weekend, Leif wanted to make an arsinoitherium project, again taking inspiration from Nigel's Sea Monsters. We went to the Fletcher Library and found a great book on prehistoric mammals. We spent some time on the tree leaves, using a sponge and some glitter paint, and Leif liked the sponge painting so much we put some dark, wet sand on the shore.

Liopleurodons Preying on Leedsichthys

Again taking inspiration from Nigel Marven's "Sea Monsters", Leif wanted to recreate the scene where the Liopleurodons preyed on a group of Leedsichthys.

Prehistoric Giant Dragonflies

For the very first time, Leif and I had creative differences on how to create a project. We decided to make our own instead of trying to resolve them. The result was two delightful dragonflies instead of one!

Yellowfin Tuna

This is the first thing Leif did when he walked in the door; I made supper while he drew and painted this magnificent fish. His inspiration is a poster he bought at the Kittery Trading Post while we were on vacation in Maine, "Fishes of the New England Coast".

Tree Frogs

This weekend Leif and I planned to go to the Bike Festival, but we were rained out. No loss, we spent the weekend making a tree, tissue paper leaves, and tree frogs. What fun, this kept us busy for two days between cutting, coloring, and gluing!

Predator and Prey Project

Inspired by the National Geographic special we watched on the Entelodont, the killer pig, Leif wanted to make a predator and prey project. Notice the hand-drawn Entelodont chasing the deer and the antelopes. Multimedia tree to the right, plus a pond with some fish and other prehistoric marine life.

Pasha Project

This winter we lost our beloved cat, Pasha. I came home to find him dead on the floor, no explanation or reason. He'd always had these 'spells' where he'd wheeze and convulse. Several vets couldn't figure it out (including Leif's father), my best guess is grand mal seizure or asthma. Leif made this tribute to him so he would always be near his beloved Chloe. We will miss him dearly.

Winter Project

Leif and I haven't done much artwork this winter; we have a lot less available time and were working on a different project. Leif came SO far this winter! At the beginning of the season he was still wearing (but not using) his harness and was only comfortable on blue terrain, but due to some stellar coaching as a member of the Jay Peak Ski Team and some incredibly hard work on his part, Leif earned the title of "Most Dynamic Skier" for his team. This year he was a J7 (wishful) and he looks forward to training next year with the J6's. As soon as ski season is over we will do lots more artwork!