humands + our diy painted hands

 

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Have you ever seen this book? It’s amazing, hands down! Two thumbs up!

Humands by Mario Mariotti (1982).

 

 

 

Really, it’s wonderful. I found it at L.A. store, Reform School, and it was new to me, but it’s likely familiar to many other children of the 80s.

 

 

 

 

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Mario Mariotti, genius of fun, invention, and creativity, no?

 

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Unknown(And there are two others in the series I haven’t had the pleasure of seeing yet: Hanimals & Hanimations.)

 

 

 

 

 

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Here’s  Mariotti from the introduction to Humands:

“Use our ideas as springboards for your own creativity. Take water-based paint—dip it, daub it, brush it on … Play with your hand and the materials. From your play there will arise a new world. Step into it.”

So of course my talented guy and I had to try some hand creatures ourselves! Behold hand-painted portraits of me, my dude, and Muffin the Cat.

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All you need is some tempera paint and a brush or two to make your own be they family portraits like this or wherever your paint and play takes you.

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The process/hands at work:

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And then we spontaneously went a little nuts. We played. Just as Mariotti instructed us to.

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Could this be the most fun I’ve ever had? Quite possibly.

100% of painting credit goes to Todd Davis; photos by us both.

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5 Responses to humands + our diy painted hands

  1. Ann says:

    So cool! I love that you guys painted your hands too. And your photos are so fun!!!

  2. Leyla says:

    This makes me want to paint my hands straight away! (Maybe take it a step further and use.. henna? ^^)

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