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The most recent snow storm kept us stranded at our house for a couple days. The snow was heavy but it was also the best kind of snow for building a snow fort—very easy to compact. Click on the picture below for more photos.
Unfortunately, the fort didn’t last long. It’s spring break for most school age children here in Lincoln. I guess some kids couldn’t resist “playing” on this snow fort. Two of the walls were knocked down. I told Mason we would have to build it in the back yard next year and he said, “Yes, but we better make sure we pick up the dog poop first.” Good plan.
After a long delay, we finally have some pictures to share. Just last month we had these pictures taken. There are more photos in this series but these are the best of the lot. I’ll try to get some other up soon.
Mason has begun exploring a new artistic medium—tape. Right now he is focused almost entirely on Scotch Magic Tape though he did experiment briefly with duct tape (still affectionately known as duck tape). His first piece was begun with wrapping paper on the back of which his great aunt Kathy had drawn several pictures. He used her work as the basis of his own creation—“Treasure in Tape” (pictured below center). Clearly, the young artist is offering a scathing commentary on the modern tendency to reify art rather than appreciate its evanescence.
Since that first piece, Mason has been spending much of his time on a mixed-media piece which as yet remains untitled—some consideration of “The Red Balloon” has been rumored as has “Stuck in Responsibility.” You will notice that it combines paper clips and post-its (signifying the drudgery of the daily grind), a booklet of directions at the bottom (signifying the expectations we feel are weighing us down), and a business card and police badge (symbolizing the authority that keeps us in our place). Meanwhile the red balloon—symbol of our artistic and playful sides—attempts to lift the mess to a loftier perspective.