Mina Boromand and Chris Bird
London, UK
“It was inspired by the music of David Bowie and is called ‘Lost in the Maze.’”
My talks from TEDxNewHaven last year are up online. A big thank you again to Sunnie and Mario and the rest of their team!
TEDxNewHaven, April 2012, The Art and Science of Happiness
1. Start a Hugging Revolution
2. The Sky as a Canvas for Creativity
3. The Memory of Smell
4. Happiness and the Senses
Blog posts about the production process
* Sense kit production process here
* My thoughts on the event here
Last December 1st, I held my first draw-a-thon. (You know what a marathon is, right? It’s just like that, except that you’re drawing.) It was at the Museo Pambata (Children’s Museum) of Manila, Philippines, for their Children’s Advocacy Program. I brought in DrawHappy as well as my other drawing project, Rorsketch (a visual perception project where you draw your interpretations of clouds). After showing them some current sketches and making them warm up their hands, we got to drawing.
Kids, I have to say, are not only talented and completely open to new experiences, but also insatiable when it comes to pouring their imaginations on paper. The terror of a blank canvas doesn’t apply much. Here are some of the sketches:
Head on to this post for how they did on the clouds.
Here are some photos of the event:
Then we had chocolate ice cream, fudgee bars, and grape juice. Oh, to be eight years old again!
Thanks so much, Museo Pambata, for hosting, and to the awesome kids for all these drawings!
If you would like to hold a draw-a-thon in your school or organization, please email drawhappyproject[at]gmail[dot]com.