Masterpieces
Jared brought the following works of art home from school yesterday. I enjoyed them immensely and thought I'd share.
Otoutou ga umareta hi (The day my little brother was born). According to Jared, this picture depicts the day Everett was born. Front and center is a very pregnant me. You can see inside my belly are various compartments where Everett resides. There are rooms for singing, taking a bath, using the toilet, playing with toys, watching TV, eating, listening to the outside world, changing clothes, sleeping, studying and, of course, catching bugs. Standing behind me are my oldest sister, Jared, and my husband.
Itai! (Ouch!) This picture is an illustration of a story heard at school. It's called "Itai!" because the white mouse at the bottom is getting stung on its nose by a bee.
Mushiba no ha janakute, kirei na ha (No cavities, just clean teeth). This self-portrait shows Jared brushing his teeth. Jared received an award because it was selected best in his class.
Today on www.thebugbrothers.blogspot.com: Baby Japan Grass Lizard
Otoutou ga umareta hi (The day my little brother was born). According to Jared, this picture depicts the day Everett was born. Front and center is a very pregnant me. You can see inside my belly are various compartments where Everett resides. There are rooms for singing, taking a bath, using the toilet, playing with toys, watching TV, eating, listening to the outside world, changing clothes, sleeping, studying and, of course, catching bugs. Standing behind me are my oldest sister, Jared, and my husband.
Itai! (Ouch!) This picture is an illustration of a story heard at school. It's called "Itai!" because the white mouse at the bottom is getting stung on its nose by a bee.
Mushiba no ha janakute, kirei na ha (No cavities, just clean teeth). This self-portrait shows Jared brushing his teeth. Jared received an award because it was selected best in his class.Today on www.thebugbrothers.blogspot.com: Baby Japan Grass Lizard
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I love work done by kids... Some of the best art I have seen was done by people under 10.
Congratulations on the award too!
Also... What mediums did he use for the pictures? They are all so fabulous and bright. I always like new ideas for school back at home. What did he use for the teeth photo in particular?
awww so cute!! my fave is the one of when Everret was born...show that to him again when he`s 16!!!!
oh yeah, and publish some more of your crazy j-fashion, cause i`ve just nominated u for an award!!!:)
TJ: Jared says he used kurepasu (pastel crayons), markers and paint (he doesn't seem to know what kind). Have you tried Japanese crayons? They're really expensive, but even the non-pastel ones are brighter than the ones in the U.S. (don't know about Australia, though). I like them so much that I bought my own set.
Beck: Publish some of my crazy J-fashion? I have no idea of what you're referring to. I only have normal clothes. ~_^
Any recommendations on expensive Japanese crayons. I would like to buy some.
My kids at home do lots of pastel and water colour pictures. So wonderfully bright and vibrant!
I looove the first picture. So very cute, and it shows what a positive attitude Jared has towards his soon-to-be-born baby sibling. This is almost the quinessential picture of a very happy family. Thank you for bringing a ray of sunlight to my day - it's so nice to see there are genuinely happy people in this day and age. (My sappy feelings stemmed in part from the fact that I just read a blog where the person was talking about her friend deliberating bringing sweet and innocent children into this apparently horrible world... and lo and behold the next blog I happen to read refutes that sentiment by way of a living example).
On the subject of Japanese crayons, are they called Pastel or something like that? I can't remember the exact spelling of the brand-name. Hope you might be able to help.
TJ: I don't know if they're superior to Australian crayons, but they're definitely better than American crayons. The ones I have are called Sakura ku-pi- (katakana), I believe. Non-pastels are called ku-pi-, and probably any kind is good.
Snowdrops: Thanks for the compliments. ^_^ Have you been to Japan before, or how do you know about Japanese crayons?
Very creative and beautiful pictures. I like them all but I especially like the first one.
Thanks for letting us know about the Sakura brand, I think I remember those ones too. I know about the Japanese crayons because we used to get them when I was a kid in Hong Kong (I did my primary school years there). The brand I was thinking about also do poster paints. I've also been to Japan when I was 8 years old (but only to go to the Disneyland there!).
Actually I was searching the web for the company that I was thinking and I found it: it's Pentel. (I found it on Wikipedia) It might have been very popular in the States also but here in Ireland you can't quite find these.
What were you doing in Hong Kong?
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