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Everything is paintable in my world, including fun Amazon boxes with Minions on them! After watching the Minion movie trailer, I am just positive Stuart would approve of me painting him and the box…right Stuart…
There are all sorts of these boxes from Amazon, with each a character and one with all 3, that I know of so far…I’m finding myself wanting more Minion boxes and wanting a complete set…This is like a Happy Meal toy for grown-ups.
With a sharp Exacto knife, I cut the box down and into pieces so I had flat, easy to work on surfaces. I added white paint as a primer all around the cardboard. No precision as I create lots of white space I am going to cover up.
Next it was time for the color. Bits here and there, just having fun which I thought was quite fitting as the Minions seem to have fun where ever they go too. I hesitated painting his clothes, but came to my senses and added more color.
But wait, there’s more! A Minions box has more than one side, so I had another Stuart to paint! When I started painting this one I noticed the writing on the bottom of the box. I was completely clueless about the #minionboxes hash tag and $1000 gift card giveaway but how much fun to see all the different boxes!
I am so hoping to get more Minions! I’ve got Stuart…now I need Bob and Kevin…
I have had so much fun doing this that the next Minion box might actually stay in tact and I’ll paint the whole thing as a fun and easy gift box! If you haven’t seen the movie trailer yet, I’ve got at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!
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Artistic collaboration is a fantastic way to spur growth and creative exploration. When Kirsten Reed stopped by for a visit, we wanted to create together with a twist. After we completed each layer, we traded canvases. Working layer by layer, our styles collided and crashed and pushed us each out of our comfort zones in the best way possible! We video taped the whole thing so you can see how we approached each layer. You’ll notice a few differences between us right from the start.
Something as simple as book text as an early layer created the foundations that would become something more by the end.
You knew there would be some stencils in this somewhere, and there certainly were!
So…Kirsten looked at the layer she was working on and noticed how the words had randomly stenciled. After a very long laugh…she added a little paint right over that 3 letter word. The muse has quite a sense of humor.
Here are the souvenirs of our play time together. Thanks Kirsten for a fun afternoon!
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