headache

I gave my animation students all needle tools today. It's a design I started doing in grad school, inserting a sewing needle into a partially split wooden chopstick - which proved harder to find than usual - then tape and wrap with an elastic band to make it gripable. It was all about being frugal but still having the right tool for the job. I expect the students not to stab themselves with them. I hope someone makes a nice scratch animation with them. I showed some good examples. One guy stabbed another guy's water bottle causing it to leak slowly. Egad. My head aches, I just couldn't go the three hours today. I finished the class with the classic "Everready Hardon's Hidden Treasure" from 1928. A gut ripping classic.