Furry or scaly, fearsome or silly, happy or angry, crayon or glitter — Douglas Public Library had every sort of monster imaginable.<\/p>\n
The library held a How to Make a Monster workshop with artist Glo Rameriz Saturday afternoon, and a roomful of children tried their hands at making their own monsters.<\/p>\n
“We’re using our emotions to make our cute or not-so-cute creatures,” Rameriz said.<\/p>\n
The program was offered as part of a grant from the American Library Association and PBS.<\/p>\n
Before the young attendees tried their hand at making monsters, Rameriz drew her own monster on a whiteboard and explained how her move from Puerto Rico to Juneau inspired some of its features.<\/p>\n
“Just the idea of moving from home and encountering all of these new things,” Ramirez said. “It’s a therapeutic way of putting our experience out there.”<\/p>\n
Some children drew monsters freehand with an assortment of coloring utensils and art supplies that were available, while others colored-in monsters that Ramirez pre-made.<\/p>\n
Participants said they were enjoying the event.<\/p>\n
Farrah Fremlin, 8, drew multiple monsters. One was short, squat and snoozin, another was an angry lightning bolt-shaped monster, and a fire-breathing but friendly monster was in the works.<\/p>\n
Fremlin said she generally enjoys drawing.<\/p>\n
“It’s calming,” she said.<\/p>\n
Isabella Davidson, 10, drew a round-headed monster inspired in part by her brother Beckett’s fondness for balloons.<\/p>\n
She explained her monster’s features and general design.<\/p>\n
“He lives out in the wild, and he’s part of nature,” Isabella Davidson said. “His antlers are actually plants. He can never have his eyebrows down, and he can never have a frown on his face, and his flight goggles are very fashionable.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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