It has been inspiring to see all the quotes and tributes about Maurice Sendak, the award winning author of Where the Wild Things Are, who passed away this week.

Here are my favorites:

“What a tremendous life this is. I’m doing everything I want to do” —Maurice Sendak

“Oh, please don’t go—we’ll eat you up—we love you so!” ―Maurice Sendak

“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I loved your card.” Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, “Jim loved your card so much he ate it.” That to me was one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received. He didn’t care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.”― Maurice Sendak

Thank You Mr. Sendack for your brilliant creativity and honesty.

Hat tip to @cwebbdesign and GoodReads

Headed West—The Sacrifice of the King by Chris Sheridan, Oil on canvas, 54 x 32 inches
Neighborhood Art Walk: Capitol Hill   Venue: Ghost Gallery

City Arts Spring Art Walk Awards are upon us!
Join the voting party in honor of the six finalist—Jody Joldersma, Chris Sheridan, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Dane Youngren, Lois Silver and Eric Edwards—at Melrose Market Studios on Thursday, May 10th from 8–11pm sponsored by Blue Moon with complimentary beers. For every free beer you drink you get an additional token for voting. (Yes, that’s right the more free beer you drink the more important your opinion becomes!) The Spring Art Award winner will be announced at 10pm.

The event is by RSVP only with limited capacity, RSVP on Facebook, or email your RSVP to promos@cityartsmagazine.com.

About the Art Walk Awards
Six finalists from art walks all over the city compete to be awarded $1,000, a spotlight in City Arts Magazine and to be crowned champion! There are neighborhood art walks nearly every week in Seattle! Find out where and when at SeattleArtWalks.org.

Melrose Market Studios on Capitol Hill
1532 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
8–11pm RSVP Required

See you there!

The RedBall Project is public art at its best. The idea is quite simple, yet it ignites a sense of wonder, curiosity, community engagement, and is just plain fun! New York based artist Kurt Perschke installs a temporary series of installations within major cities across the globe.

Kurt Perschke envisions his work as being catalyst for new encounters within the everyday. Inspiring us all to look at our city’s nooks and crannies a little bit differently. Kurt speaks about his work:

“On the surface, the experience seems to be about the ball itself as an object, but the true power of the project is what it can create for those who experience it. It opens a doorway to imagine what if? As RedBall travels around the world people approach me on the street with excited suggestions about where to put it in their city. In that moment the person is not a spectator but a participant in the act of imagination. I have witnessed it across continents, diverse age spans, cultures, and languages, always issuing an invitation. That invitation to engage, to collectively imagine, is the true essence of the RedBall Project.” —Kurt Perschke

The RedBall Project has been touring for a few years making its way through Aubu Dhabi, Norwich, Taipei, Grand Rapids, Toronto, Chicago, Scottsdale, Portland, Sydney, Barcelona, and St. Louis. Up next is the city of Perth, Australia.

“One of the best things about RedBall Project is that it’s really very funny. The absurdity of this balloon-at-large makes you smile. It also brings, like all good sculpture, a compulsion to reach out and touch.” —Matt Buchanan, The Sydney Magazine

The RedBall Project makes me smile. I hope I get the pleasure of seeing this giant red ball in person. Maybe it will come to Seattle this summer.

Photo Credits—Top: RedBall Project Facebook Page.
Middle: LaSalle Street Bridge in Chicago pictured left by imaginethis55. St. Gregory’s Alley in Norwich pictured right by Ian ‘Harry’ Harris.
Bottom: St. Peter Mancroft in Norwich, Norfolk, England pictred left by Leo Reynolds. Photo right from RedBall Project Facebook Page.

Via CollaCubbed.

From fashion to beloved pets to portraiture these collages magnificently exude character and wit. English artist Peter Clark creates three dimensional images out of his collection of old stamps, maps, buttons, love letters, sewing patterns, playing cards, and more. Peter first draws the outline, then carefully chooses from his collection of found ‘things’ to find the right texture and colors to ‘paint’ his collages. A. Borloz had it right when he referred to Clark as “A true paper collage genius.”

The book Paperwork by Peter Clark and Matthew Sturgis, featuring these collages, is now available to buy from Peter Clark’s website. Paperwork is also available through Amazon.