thetoymaker ([info]thetoymaker) wrote,
@ 2008-06-17 10:21:00
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Seven Henry the Eighths

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I've recovered for the most part from the complete burnout of last week. From the the sad little pile of ashes has sprung a new desire to draw like nobody's business! It helps to have insanely talented friends pull you up and get you going.
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My art teacher, Bob Singer and "Mad Skills" Andy Mitchell came over early on Saturday before our OC Illustrator meeting and helped me solve some puzzles that I was working on. I'd done some practice drawings of Henry VIII but was still pondering his "Kingliness"
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I also doodled up these color studies.
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I've been pondering this report on kids and reading. Interesting stuff.
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http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm
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Back to work!
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Marilyn
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PS If you want to see more of my friend's Andy's awesome illustrations go here.
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http://ajmitchellart.typepad.com/ajmitchell_art/

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[info]ldragoon
2008-06-17 06:33 pm UTC (link)
These are great! It's neat to be able to see everyone's different versions.

Reminding me...I need to call you sometime! I haven't yapped your ear off in awhile. :)

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[info]dragan_fly
2008-06-17 10:20 pm UTC (link)
I'm in library school and there are definitely some people who believe books will die out entirely and everything will be e-books or hand-held book readers. They seem to be ignoring all evidence against this- reference librarians who handle questions and many complaints of e-books not working as they should and the statistics on how long (rather, how short) a document has to be before people decide it will simply be easier to print it out.

I especially don't think children's books will ever go away. A baby board book is an experience that incorporates all the senses and is much more "real" than an e-book, not to mention a board book is much cheaper if ruined by baby drool than a Kindle or computer.

Information comes in many forms, but reading for pleasure is still easiest in a format we are comfortable with, both from habit and for our eyes. Perhaps in the future book readers and e-books will catch up to the wonderful idea of books in an electronic form, but in the mean time I think that books will still be around for a long time to come.

Physical books vs. electronic books is a topic that many in this field seem want to take a side on, but I think energy would be better spent on figuring out which formats are best for which information, and how to present things in a way that is accessible to as many people as possible, which includes books and electronic sources.

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[info]mindiana_jones
2008-06-18 02:04 pm UTC (link)
I think it's sad where the article says nearly half of parents don't know what books to suggest to their tweens and teens. There's so many good books out there! Even if the parents didn't read these books when they were younger, how hard is it to browse the young adult section for a subject your child is interested in?

I just finished a children's literature class and it was disturbing how many people in the class did not like to read. I'm 28, but most of the class were fresh out of high school or older adults who were already teachers. It was mostly the younger students who did not enjoy to read. One girl actually had trouble reading. I wonder if it was just a younger generation thing. I always loved reading, whether it was a book I had to read for school or one I bought myself. I just hope these young adults who don't like reading do not pass on their dislike of books to their children.

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[info]meggins
2008-06-18 05:14 pm UTC (link)
Your Henry kind of looks like a dyspeptic John Rhys-Davies. LOL

I agree with [info]dragan_fly that energy might best be spent "figuring out which formats are best for which information..." rather than rehashing the tired old electronic vs. print discussion.

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7 Henry the 8's
[info]heidiannie
2008-06-19 02:01 pm UTC (link)
I like your version of Henry because he looks like he behaved- selfish, arrogant,and full of himself.
As to reading ebooks for children- I think there are some children who crave and need the tactile experience that only books in hand can afford. I can't imagine a child that wouldn't prefer a cuddle in Mom's or Dad's lap and a book with strong illustrations and story line to yet another opportunity to do a techie thing...but then again I'm 53 and an old grandma, so what do I know?

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Henry
(Anonymous)
2008-06-20 10:40 pm UTC (link)
I like your Henry. He has more personality. It would take someone that evil to keep discarding women like they were chicken bones.

Karyn

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