As a mother of two boys, I know quite a bit about Wild Things.

Halloween Griffin

My Very Own Wild Thing; Griffin as a griffin for Halloween

So, when the opportunity came to paint large scale characters from Maurice Sendak’s beloved book, Where the Wild Things Are for an upcoming event,  I jumped at the chance.

Let the Wild Rumpus Start tempera, marker on foam board cut outs

Let the Wild Rumpus Start
tempera, marker on foam board cut outs

Oh and what great fun I had.

King of all Wild Things tempera, marker on foam board

King of all Wild Things
tempera, marker on foam board

Commissioned by a client for a baby shower she is throwing for her first grandson to be, they are all tempera with marker on foam board and then cut out.

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Wild Thing

Wild Thing

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and as our very own Wild Thing will soon be embarking on his next journey in life- off to college, we may want to cry, “Oh please don’t go- we’ll eat you up- we love you so.”

Like Max, Griffin is (almost) ready to set sail,- he still likes to find “supper waiting for him.”

Setting sail to the land of Wild Things

Setting sail to the land of Wild Things

 

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