Harold and the not-so-Purple Crayon

My wife and I are expecting a baby any day now. As part of the "nesting" ritual that all of the books said we would go through we decided to decorate the room. We discussed several ideas and decided on a Harold and the Purple Crayon theme since we both like that book. My wife did not want purple though so I told her she could pick any color she wanted and we would just make it a Harold and the Whatever Crayon theme. I have found it best not to argue with pregnant people. She picked pink.

I started out by sketching the mural, a Japanese cherry tree, and a large crescent moon. The idea was that Harold would be sleeping on the moon after having been up all night drawing. The moon is essentially a shadow box in the shape of a moon with a frame and a piece of frosted plexi-glass covering the front. I through it would be really bitchin' to have the moon light up so I added a low voltage LED light and covered it with red tissue paper so that it would glow pink.

Harold started simply as a series of newspaper balls taped together and covered in strips and paste. His head was an amalgam of balloon shapes. For his PJ's I used a "newborn jumper" (that's what my wife said it was; It looked like footy pajamas to me) that was cut up and soaked in glue and applied to Harold's naked body.

After painting, I mounted the moon in place and prepared Harold for his eternal slumber (or at least until the baby can think for herself and decides she wants a Hannah Montana themed room ((at which time she will be sent to an orphanage))

I think it turned out OK and not too creepy. I hope the kid likes it. I'm sure she'll tell me if she doesn't