For the last few years, every so often on a Saturday MissNine will walk up to me and announce that she is taking Art Requests, generously open to anyone I know on the interhaps. Today she did just that, excited by her new multi-colored pencils purchased last night from that haven of fine-art, Target. I made the announcement for her on my Facebook, the requests came in, and she made the drawings. This is how it went.
Request #1 -- Charly (Argentina):
"Oh requests! I love requests. Draw me an animal! Hippopotamus! No wait, I couldn't draw that myself.. "
M9: "Blue Hippo in France!"
Request #2 -- Jo Anne (Iowa):
"The. Beatles?"
M9: "It's like Meet The Beatles with colors!"
Request #3 -- Stacy (Florida):
" I would like her interpretation of a day at my house AND a map of all the places she will take me when I get there"
M9: "I'm not expert at geography. But this is how I feel after a day at Stacy's house!"
Request #4 -- Jill (Seattle)
"Draw me a scooter!"
M9: "Here you go!"
Me: "Honey, that says "scotter," not "scooter!" And I think Jill meant a motorscooter!"
M9: "Oh! Hee hee hee! OK!"
Request #5 -- Jo Anne (Iowa)
"Draw me a guiness."
M9: "I made it more fancy."
Request #6 -- Jeanne (Texas)
"Draw a girl on a scooter drinking a guiness wearing a Beatles shirt taking STacy B around to all the Seattle hot spots...Oh & a horse."
M9: "I don't know about that!"
Me: "Just do the horse then."
M9: OK!
Request #6 -- Jon (Seattle)
" I would like a picture of her favorite band"
M9: "Mom, I need some red and black right away!"
Me: "OK!"
M9: "Mom, tell everyone we have to shut it down now. I'm hungry."
Me: "OK, will do. Thanks, sweetie, these are cool!"
Request #7 -- Dena (Illinois)
" I was going to ask for a goat wearing a lei, but it looks like she's all booked up."
M9: "Tell Dena I love her, but we are closed!! Even for goats!"
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