I'm a smiling smirky smirk

Creativity begins with a blank page. Ideas don't always materialize straight away.
For me, creativity is often sparked by an idea, a picture, a natural object.

Recently I saw a tv program on "close the gap" which is a philanthropic organisation dedicated to helping close the poverty gap between aboriginal and white societies.
It had some big sporting names and heaps of public servants irrelevant white paper pages.

I nearly gave up looking. BUT THEN I saw their Schaffers. so what is a schaffer? it is a squashed round wood object with two legs. A South Australian company called www.screamdance.com created a competition for aboriginal artists to make a group of schaffers for an art exhibition and for sale to help the close the gap cause.

They held their first sale last June.

So I started playing and created Smirks .. who are very smirky. "smirky smirks" they make you smile. they are made of clay or sawdust and glue, or wood or food, whatever ..

a similar flattened ball with legs.

They spark the imagination. and ignite creativity. and these could create quite a cash cow for a deserving charity.
Something black and white fellas can make and contribute.

So here are some of my Smirky-Smirks. Here' a few pics.

(Smirky Smirks are copyright 2010 to M A Sampson Australia 61 2 42 285774)

NB Because a smirky smirk is made of 3 components (a squashed round body with two legs). They seemed to naturally lend themselves to look like stonehenge. No doubt in their evolution they will become more sophisticated.. more elegant. more socially acceptable.
But right now , Smirky smirks are still in miniature and somewhat restricted by their basic form... They have a job to do.. and that is to make us smile.. I hope they make you smile too. these are all in 1:12 scale

BUT they are great little actors, and respond so well to photography!