Chair Art Contest

Griffin has decorated a chair for a local art contest for two years in a row. He goes one step further than just painting a chair by building it as well. Last year, he made a stool with tree branches as legs. He cut out the top with the scroll saw and then asked Mom to make a smooth edge with the router. Then he painted a picture of a tree on it. He added sawdust to the paint to give it texture. He made the legs out of a branch we cut from a peach tree. He painted a fake vine on one leg, and hot glued plastic leaves, toy frogs, and other decorations. Finally, he painted it with clear spray paint.
The year before, he made a chair that looked like a cat. He started with a board from the Home Depot discount bin. It had some flaws, including pink spray paint. He cut off two corners to make a rounded shape, decided that they looked like ears, and the idea grew from there. He even figured out how to add a tail that could move. The different types of paint (water-based house paint, acrylic craft paint, enamel clear coat, oil-based clear coat) resulted in an interesting crackle effect.