These are the posters for Teddy's room. They are India ink, aluminum foil, holographic stickers, and glittered card stock. The idea was to create strong infant friendly black and white graphics, with onomatopoeia words in bright primary colors. The rock and roll theme was chosen because poor Theodore has to share his room with a number of guitars and a cello. They have since been framed in black wooden frames matted in black or white in contrast to the background of the individual posters, and are hanging on Teddy's walls in DC. They are all signed "grandma lynnmarie 2010" and were completed in time for Katy's baby shower in June of 2010. India ink is surprisingly fun and satisfying to work with, because it is quick and very, very black. Mounting the letters was a challenge, because the white glue I used initially did not adhere well to the foil backing I put on the letters to give them and edgier outline, so I had to strip them all off and re-glue them with a spray on contact cement. Live, learn, and create.
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