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Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

So my 3-yr old grandson, after looking at the stuff I've made, asks

"Pop-Pop how do you make those things?"

I explain that "I have an idea, like a picture in my head, and I try to make it."

"How do you get the idea?" he says.

I explain that sometimes the idea just pop's in my head, and sometimes the materials I have to use suggest the idea, like what you make with your Legoes.

"Oh Yeah" he says

He next goes outside to play, except I get a call to "come look"

I now present Charlie's first earth sculpture:




I asked where he got the idea. He said that the wood and rocks kind of talked to him.

3 years old? Whoa, hope I'm around to watch and see what he develops

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Hits the ‘WC Likes’ button


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Kneale Brownson

Re: Hits the ‘WC Likes’ button  Xs2


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Clay Foster would be charmed


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Barry Irby

Isn't it wonderful when the parent or grandparent realizes the kid may have gotten the "gene" or maybe they are just smarter than you? Nurture well Pop Pop. Congratulations.

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clay foster

The next Andy Goldsworthy.

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Truly cool

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

Yes, eat good foods and do your exercises! You want plenty of time with him.

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johannaj

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johannaj

What a wonderful response from someone so young! He has a gift for design!

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Ellis Walentine

Yahoo! He's off and running.

Ellis Walentine

The woodnut didn't fall too far from the tree. Definitely hang around for whatever is in store.

Looks like Grandpa might have stuck a couple little buttresses on that post, eh?

Ellis

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Found Objects - Repurposed

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

That piece of 4x was made to hold cut tree trunks off the dirt. I like his use. Fortunately, I got the pix before his twin bro came along and wrecked it. That's a game they've played for years: Stack stuff and then knock it down to do something else. Really important lesson to not get too attached to what you make. That concept was a core part of what I taught my art students.

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