About a month ago, Ollie got it in his head that he wanted to make a plane with The Dad. A plane, evidently, that was the size of a wagon - in which he could sit and be pulled down the block. Ummm... Let's draw up a plan first.
So Ollie did the drawings. They scaled it down but maintained the necessary detail: a trunk, a crow's nest (doesn't everything have to have a crow's nest?). The Dad wanted to make it about a foot long. Ollie wanted his stuffed animals to be able to ride in it.
So the Timmy Plane was born. The two of them disappeared out into the garage for a couple hours, scavenging scraps of wood and hardware. Coming out only on a search for wheels - eventually re-purposed from an old garage sale skateboard. When it was all done, Ollie insisted that he needed to paint it. I love the way it turned out. And even more that he believes that we can make anything. Just as comfortable in the garage as he is in my studio, he is a creator through and through.
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