About a week ago or so we were in a store which gives balloons to kids when you finish with your shopping. We got a nice, big one!
A. was carrying it proudly to the car - we have a special ritual when we put balloon in the car first and make sure that it's strapped to it's place etc. And, when we were just a couple of steps away from the car, balloon got away, started moving up and then... POP!
A. was devastated. It was not the first balloon to die on his hands but certainly this was the most sudden end up to date. He cried WHY? so loudly that people came out of the store and very soon A. had another balloon in his hands. But he kept asking why and I told him that it was flawed from the very beginning - but this answer does not help - he keeps asking, though less frequently now. New balloon is gone too - but it's passing did not make so much noise and did not bring so many questions :)
Sketching, Illustration, Design and Everyday Life.
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Illustration Friday: flawed
Another present I got!
this is a wonderful tool and very thoughtful present I got for Holidays ;)
Light to carry, balanced to get on it and get off it, comfortable to sit.
I am having a lot of fun with it!
Sketch below is another illustration about everyday things :)
Monterey - ocean viewers
Monterey, CA. Breakwater.
I often meet rather interesting characters there. Famous lady with a huge ginger cat on a leash. Lots of people drawing. Building castles. Saving sea stars. Divers, after all ;) And this lady looked just right there - with a dog (or two - there was a lot of commotion with that poncho of hers) in her hands and a friend at her feet. They enjoyed afternoon waves for quite a long time this way ;)