SPIRIT ANIMALS

Some pictures from a recent project done with both Chevy Chase and Congressional Schools of Virginia students.

OUR WORK AMONG THE SNOBES

From the Make/Believe Research Archives: a glow snobe conservator working with a gorgeously colored snobe specimen in the lab.

BE MINE....OR ELSE

Happy Valentine's Day from Make/Believe! Please help yourself to some candy hearts (above) made during one of this year's "Monster Valentines" classes. You like slime and spiders in your candy, right?

See a few more monster-made valentines from last year here, including the loving threat below.

The beastly version of "I have a crush on you"?

GLOW SNOBES

 Most people know plenty about snow globes, but precious few are in the know about GLOW SNOBES: fascinating snowballs that glow in the dark, each with its own characteristics and/or story of how it came to be. As it happens, Make/Believe's after school art students are all glow snobe experts. They have studied these snobes in both daylight and darkness. The below photo was captured yesterday afternoon, after we chanced to stumble upon a pack of shadow-roaming snobes doing what they do best. You will also find two official documents noting the provenance of two particular snobes. These were an exciting find, especially considering the marked lack of snow in the DC/metro area of late.