Illustration Friday ~ Expire

“The devil never grants long leases” – Irish saying

This is actually a piece for another  project, but he seemed to fit this week’s theme for Illustration Friday so well… in a warped kind of way!

A New Zazzle Store

Over the weekend, I spent some time filling a new Zazzle Store! I must admit, it was a lot of fun! It’s full of all kinds of neat ideas to put your artwork on. I even did some Keds Shoes, which haven’t hit the shop yet… must be approved by Keds.

I hope you’ll stop by and check it out, and I’d love to hear about your Zazzle shop!

http://www.zazzle.com/robertabaird

As Mad as a Hatter

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”  - The Mad Hatter

Luck of the Irish

luckoftheIrish_RobertaBaird72Over at Stories For Children Magazine, they’re loading their last issue for awhile. This is my illustration for a cute little poem titled “Luck of the Irish.” I hope you’ll stop by and check out the final issue and leave some kind words for the staff who’ve worked so hard to pull it together each month.

It’s Pig Day!

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Sooo weee …. pig, pig, pig!   It’s National Pig day……. No really it is!

Started by Ellen Stanley, a Texas art teacher who created National Pig Day in 1972.  Her intent was to to recognize and be thankful for pigs as intelligent domestic animals.  There’s no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” day, which requires an act of congress. But you can celebrate it anyway!

A few suggestions…

  • Make pig tails by cutting a pink circle around and around toward the middle and then taping it onto the back of your pants…. so much fun for everyone at the office!
  • Make a pig ear head band…. getting the idea!
  • Make pig snouts to wear out of empty toilet tissue rolls…..  to complete the ensemble, of course!

    • Then once everyone has a costume you could:

  • Have a pig parade…. don’t forget to wave at the nonconformists in the lunch room!
  • Have Pigs in a Blanket for lunch….. and of course eat like piggies….. oink , oink, oink!
  • Roll on the floor likes pigs rolling in mud….. this is the best part!
  • Sing the This Little Piggy song…. flourished with pig squeals of course!!!

    • Why should preschoolers have all the fun??  Oink, Oink, Oink….