Justyna Dorsz

Art

Best Christmas Gift

Our Mom gave my brother and me a magical scratch pad for Christmas. Actually, my brother got it, but we have both been taking turns to draw in it. It’s a sketch pad that consists of black pages, and you draw in it by scratching off the black paint with a wooden pen. Underneath is a sort of silver holographic background, so wherever you scratch off the black paint, the silver shines through.

Magical Stratch Pad, drawing by Justyna and Rafał Dorsz

I drew the first piece of wall with vines, and my brother added more wall, I added a window, he added the table and the jug, I added a bowl of apples, he added a rabbit, and so on, until we made a complete painting.

It’s a perfect gift for artists, we had so much fun! We will make another drawing tonight.

You can get a scratch pad for your favorite artist here.

Don’t let the dead fish fool you

My favorite book from childhood is “Summer Lake” though I have it in Polish. There’s a dead fish on the cover, but other than that, the book really is lovely.

Brigitte Schleusing - Sommersee (Letnie jezioro/ Summer Lake)
Brigitte Schleusing – Sommersee (Letnie jezioro/ Summer Lake)

Or at least I think this was my favorite when I was a child. Maybe I had another book that I loved more, but I forgot about it?

Anyway, this book is wonderful, it has everything a good children’s book needs: beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, lots of details, nearly no text so you can invent your own stories, little animals, tiny yellow ducklings.

Brigitte Schleusing - Sommersee (Letnie jezioro/ Summer Lake)

The drawing that I like most is on the last page. Do you see the fish net full of flowers? It’s magical.

Brigitte Schleusing - Sommersee (Letnie jezioro/ Summer Lake)

It’s been out of print for years, but you might still find it.

I’ve been browsing children’s books lately because my brother and I will be drawing our own book this Christmas when we meet at our mom’s house. The previous Christmases we made games.

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