![]() ![]() So I started with a blue and green colorway and did two color variations, one with bright earthy colors and another with pinks and purples. She remembered that I talked about a collaborative print I did in a class with phrases like “oh piddle” and “son of a biscuit” and I now think it would be super funny to do a version with the armadillos politely swearing up a blue streak. A friend sent me a list of “g-rated” swear words yesterday. Want your armadillos to scream Happy Birthday? or Congrats? Or Happy Retirement? Then you can fill it in with fabric markers, paint, embroidery, or sharpies. I thought it would be fun to have options. Only I couldn’t make up my mind what they needed to say, so I actually did two versions of the design: one with blank speech bubbles and one with “just do it” sort of positive messages: read it, think, love, believe, speak up, try, make good art. ![]() Then, we all know they are screaming armadillos, so they needed to say something. The black in the bubble wrap print darkened the color up so that I got a nice related shade and you can still see some of the rainbow colors in the paint. I changed the transparency of that layer to be about 45% and put it over the same base color of the armadillo (turquoise in this example). The bubble wrap also got a little tweaking. The big blocks of solid color were much more balanced with the bubble wrap texture. Then I tried re-drawing them using layered shapes in Illustrator. ![]() The bubble wrap texture was so bold and dark and the lines here too delicate. I played with colors and fills and I just couldn’t get them to balance. Turns out that they are perfectly cute little guys, but not very successful as fabric. I thought I would just fill in their backs with the paint texture and have them be hand drawn. I did a quick pencil sketch and then drew over them with a fine sharpie pen. Messy, but perfect! Then I started drawing some armadillos. I squirted out some paint on the tin foil, rolled some on the roller and painted some sheets of black card stock. So I grabbed a piece of bubble wrap and some double-sided tape and made myself a roller around an empty soda can. Cut paper bits? Something photographic? Lace? Then I saw something pop up in my Facebook feed about making a paint texture with bubble wrap. And I thought it would also be fun to talk a little about that process.įirst I studied a bunch of armadillo photos and thought about how to make that great armor texture they have. I have been working non-stop on grant/exhibition projects and I needed a day to goof off and design something fun. So I thought about that for a couple of days. This might be the first fabric I have ever designed inspired by a sound. I told my mom “I think I need to design something with screaming hairy armadillos on it”. My dogs are now in love with Amber’s cousin-in-the-video and come running in the room when I play the sound. Why was she called a “screaming” hairy armadillo? I get the parts about hairy and armadillo, but screaming?Īnd then we got the giggles. And my mom and I both saw it and were curious. ![]() She’s a screaming hairy armadillo from the Smithsonian National Zoo. But I think we need a little break from that to talk about a different kind of screaming. Matthew and Steve are the coauthors of Every Minute on Earth and Guide to the Planet.There is a lot going on in the world right now that makes some of us want to scream. His father, Steve Murrie, is a retired science teacher with 40 years teaching experience. Matthew Murrie is a former public school teacher, curriculum writer, and private academy instructor. There are over 70 creatures in all, brought to life with full-color illustrations and photographs and detailed, engagingly written text.Īn illustrated compendium of animals with funny, fascinating, or just-plain-weird names (like the sparklemuffin peacock spider or the fried egg jellyfish) teaches kids about unusual animals as well as scientific taxonomy. While the names of these species are undeniably curious, the heart of the book is their just-as-curious habits, appearance, abilities-and the stories of how they acquired their unusual monikers. The White-Bellied Go-Away Bird-guess what its cry sounds like? Plus the Fried Egg Jellyfish, the Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider, the Bone-Eating Snot Flower Worm, and many more. Meet the Waxy Monkey Tree Frog, who lives high in the forests of South America-the "waxy" refers to its skin secretions and the "monkey" comes from its long, simian fingers, perfect for climbing. Introducing The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Wild, Wacky Names, a science-based illustrated celebration of creatures notable for their bizarre, baffling, and just-plain-funny names. Kids love science, kids love animals, and kids love everything-everything- weird. ![]()
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