2008 Teen artist
Artist: Jan Duursema
Jan Duursema's Official Web Site
Article: An Interview with Jan Duursema
2008 Theme: Metamorphosis @ Your Library
Make-over activities (West Coast choppers/motorcycles, bikes, cars, room, self) concept of overhaul, and, of course the play on metamorphosis. Other transformations such as to one's first job-advice, etc., transform your body as in training, learning a new skill,etc.
Service projects are always requested, this time play on change as in "Changing your world."
Metamorphosis as "coming of age." As in book suggestions.
Metamorphosis as in music that changed my life
Play on Bug theme as in gross bugs, fear factor, eating insects
Switching jobs for a day (don't know exactly what they meant)
Magic Tricks
Anime dress-up competitions
Vampires, shape-shifters, selkie tales, werewolves
Photography, observation and drawing
Makeover software (morph yourself)
Jewelry
Science fiction (books, films) with insects as in Dark Side of Nowhere, Eyes of Kid Midas (?) Invisible Allies, Peeps, Heinlieins Starship Troopers, My Evil Twin The fly, Jump Man, Time Machine and time travel themes
Gaming competition
Blogging, technology, ipods
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