Penguin mini buttons for the art show

May 18th, 2008

I am all about art and art education and art for the sake of just being creative for 37 seconds. So when I had the opportunity to share a bit of myself for a student art show at a school that loves penguins, how could I say no?

So I created 575 mini me buttons and sent them to San Diego. Each button had a picture of me as an art penguin with the words “creativity is something wonderful” written above. Then, I put each button in a mini jewelry bag and included a card that said…

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” ~ Edgar Degas

“I Believe there is an artist in us all. How or what you choose to create is entirely up to you. I’ve created drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures - big, small and much more. My favorite creations are always those that remind me of a special moment. My life is my art and my art is my life. ” ~ Jennifer Goode • jgoode.com

I spent a few days putting all this penguin fun together, but when it was all done and said it was SO worth it. I was sent some of the most wonderful photos in return. Kids and their art and art by the kids and just art everywhere. I Love it! It’s so fantastic to me to see what results from a little creative inspiration. Amazing, really amazing.

The art show’s theme was “Thumbs Up for Art”.

With JGoode’s permission to use the penguin image, the art show team created a penguin big enough to allow all the kids to add their thumb print and create a group masterpiece. The result was a terrific pointillism penguin.

Check out this wonderful art created by the students…

And there was even a penguin “piggy bank” for fund raising. I hear they made a bit of a happy pile of contributions to go towards the art program. See, penguins really can help make the world a better place… who woulda thunk art would be included in that?