I decided last minute to take a trip home to Wichita this weekend. I drove back on Friday and just about missed my Dad's show. It was a Final Friday show that ended at 7pm and my brother and I made it just in time. The show was titled "Tea for Two". In collaboration with another artist who paints they displayed a show full of color and human emotion. While installing the show, my Dad was asked to write an artist's statement and he picked up a piece of paper and wrote this statement:

I MAKE DO:

  make     believe

  make  it up

  make     noise

  make  a  mess

  make     friends

  make  it simple

  make     mistakes

  make  a  scene

  make     fun

  make  it happen

  make     time

  make  a  difference

David Murano 2012.

The woman running the show took the sheet of paper mounted it and hung it up. My Dad thought she would have retyped it or something. But I think she saw the raw emotion in it and it fit, hanging their up in the wall.

While in Wichita I also went to this huge flea market that was full of junk and also interesting gadgets and works.

Finishing up on the Rabbit project, I am going to try and print it all today so we will see how that goes. Usually if you think it will take 20 min it will take 2hrs......

The final project was revealed today and now it is off to make some good work! I went to Jayhawk Ink to ask them some questions before I try and go print. Overall I really enjoyed this project and can't wait to show my family what I came up with, since they have been a part of this project giving me feedback.

soup

I am on track so far, still trying to pin down a name for the truck and then on to a slogan. I just finished making some inspiration boards and am going to go do some thumbnail sketches. By Friday I should have a idea to be able to mold and critique.

Rabbit STUFF

I had a great talk with my dad the other day about rabbits and his art group called the Ginger Rabbits. We talked about the food truck and where I was headed with that idea. One of the ladys in his group owns a soup kitchen called Tanya's Soup Kitchen.  I told my Dad that I wanted to do a soup truck and he mentioned that Tanya ( who is the pottery specialist of the group) was originally going to have her restaurant  be in a food truck!!

I have been brain storming for the past couple days and am going in a good direction. I feel like my dominating shape in this design will be circles. Above is a sketch I did referring to the rabbit as the man in the moon.

Moon

So many great marks with the pencil! I have enjoyed this project and can't wait for our next challenge on Tuesday! My favorite on this page would have to be the Man on the Moon. This is a reference about a rabbit being a man in the moon in Asian folklore, look it up!