- The header was designed and created by one my talented and creative students. I sat down with her the last week of the school year and explained the vision I had for the artwork. She showed me her portfolio and jotted down some notes. School ended and about a week later she emailed me two rough drafts. I was blown away by her work, but she encouraged me to give her feedback and suggestions. I gave her a few minor suggestions, thinking there would be a little bit of improvement, but she worked her magic and created a final piece of art that exceeded my expectations. Through the whole process, I was impressed with her creativity and professionalism. If you need a new blog header, I could put you in touch with this student.
- The header was inspired by a John Stuart Curry mural titled Tragic Prelude that you can find in the Kansas Statehouse.
- Mr. Crankypants wanted to have the words This skillet kills fascists on the skillet I'm holding as a nod to Woody Guthrie, but I thought the message might be misconstrued. Coupled with the image of John Brown, it might have been too brash and radical.
- I still feel awkward with my image on the header. I'm a quiet, behind-the-scenes guy who shies away from the spotlight, but since I'm also a firm believer in getting outside my comfort zone, I decided to become part of the header. It's still awkward, but it will grow on me.
- Each time I look at the new header I smile. It's a bit goofy, but in my book goofy is good. It's nice to have a little piece of art that tickles me. We all need this in our lives.
muddy
PS. . . Michelle, thanks for making my vision a reality. I appreciate your work.
11 comments:
Wow. WOW! The new header is fantastic! She did a great job.
Nice seeing you on Sunday~
Love it! Good job Michelle!
The header is awesome!!! Great work Michelle!
Bravo!
Cooler than the other side of the pillow.
Did you write the code or was it a simple drag and drop?
Thanks! I'll be sure to share your comments with Michelle.
Steve: I didn't write the code. I just added it using blogger. However, Michelle made sure it was formatted for a blog header.
She impressed me so much as we worked on this. The next time I complain about my students' poor work ethic and lack of creativity I 'll look at this as a reminder of what's possible.
What great artwork, Michelle! Did you make her a pie for her hard work? :) I just noticed all the pies floating around in the header. So clever!
Very cool! It makes me want pie very badly, though.
Great header. Kudos to Michelle!
And I wholeheartedly agree that goofy is a good thing.
Wow, thanks guys! (This is Michelle) I've been trying to remember my blog password so I could comment, haha.
Artwork (and blog, as always) fantastic! Very nice look.
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