The Extraordinary Sculpture Garden

A few weeks ago I went to DC to visit Grandma. On the day we went downtown to lots of museums, we went to the art garden. Phoenix looked at the headless women. He thought it meant that women are dumb, but Mom told him that maybe it meant that's how women are treated. I didn't believe in Phoenix's conclusion because the artist was a woman. Why would a woman make a statue saying that women were dumb?!

We saw a giant eraser next, although to me it looked like a giant pizza cutter. This is one of my favorite sculptures in the garden.

These aren't just park benches. They are a piece of art that had a sign that said, "You are free to touch this exhibit." It's cool that we got to sit on art. It's better to sit on a sculpture than a painting though, or else your butt would turn multicolored.

Dad and Phoenix also sat on the exhibit. Since it was rainy the day before we went to the garden, Dad is wiping off the seat before he sits down. Or maybe he's wiping off pigeon poop.

When Phoenix tried to look like the Thinker, he just looked like he was bored. He should get some bunny ears and a rabbit tail, and then he might look more like the Thinker.

It seems like the artists chose random, normal objects, like spiders, pizza cutters, and chairs, and made them into giant sculptures. It's so cool how they could make art out of anything.

Pots + People

What are Santa and a pumpkin doing together? They are both pots! I made Christmas salt dough on the eleventh day of the advent. I painted it on the 3rd of January.

 

So now you see; Santa's magic sack is his guts!

This is the Great Pumpkin who will curse any parent who does not give kids candy on Halloween! By the way, his name is Dumbledore.

 

Beware, this is not Santa, this is his evil twin! Now you know why Santa and Dumbledore were together (and what their secrets are)

The Creation of the Swans

I know how to do origami! It's really fun. So far I've memorized how  to make swans, envelopes, and boxes. One day I decided to make origami swans, and when I say "make" I really mean it! I 1) cut, 2) colored, and 3) creased. Talk about  the three Cs!

Alas, I did not have a picture of the first stage! (cut). But I do have two of coloring!

This is my flock of swans. It's all finished! (For now)! I will make more! I will never be defeated!

p.s. Can you think of any names for these swans? They are all girls. Hey! Don't ask me!!!! Most of my animals are boys!!!!!!!!!!

The Secret Storage

Does the table look too messy for eating on? That's ok, because we're not eating on it. We're painting on it. I bought a wooden desk for 5 yuan (90 cents) with my allowance. I decided to paint it in a really kooky way!

Here is what my desk looks like so far. The sides were supposed to look like a pufferfish, but it didn't turn out right.

This is the shelf in my desk pulled completely out. Treasure time!

 

This is the main part of my desk finished! The second drawer up is supposed to look like a treasure chest. I would put the drawer back in the desk, but the lava isn't dry on the bottom shelf.

The desk was DEFINITELY worth 5 yuan! Not only could I paint it, but now I can put stuff in it.