you know how there are just some random childhood art projects that have somehow survived moves, clean-ups, purgings, and all other situations that claimed the lives of all other childhood art projects? well, i am happy to report that those few random art projects survived yet another move and made it safely to our new home.

tom’s clay bowling ball (which weighs almost as much as a real bowling ball…how long did it take for this thing to dry?)

dated 1983

tom’s papier mache rhinoceros:

circa 1981

and, most importantly (to me), my pine-cone christmas tree:

dated 1980

the pinecone almost didn’t make it today, though. it survived the entire car ride and as i was bringing it into the house, i almost dropped it and the other things i was carrying. the top bent a little bit, but it survived. i just have to get around to putting it in some sort of protective clear box. it would have been awful to have broken it today after we were so careful with it.

hahaha. i love that pinecone almost as much as i love all the styrafoam “garland” i made! and your crazy ceramic christmas trees!