Bennet's Design

After making his cool car Bennett wrote an email to the artist Mike Rivamonte (in Miami) who creates characters from collected stuff. Bennett likes to collect items to just like him. He recommended Bennett take a look at the artist Eduard Martinet. His website is down the right hand side. Below is the letter Bennett wrote and the response Mike wrote. This is just great to see as we are writing letters in class!

My name is Bennett Parker and I just turned 7 this week. I live in Wellington, New Zealand. I like to collect stuff and then make things out of it. My dad heard an interview with you on Radio New Zealand and we looked you up on the internet. I love your robots and rocket ships!!!

Today I built two guys in a mobile. I have called them 'Knuckle-Neck and Fru-Fru". Knuckle-Neck is the driver and Fru-Fru is a rabbit kind of guy sitting next to him. The mobile is called 'Jet-Guts'. I thought you might like to see them....

My Dad put the photos together of me building and the model

Hope you like it
From Bennett

Hello Bennett,
Great job! Looks like your having fun as well. I am very impressed with your car. Looks like you have wonderful space to make your work too. It is very wise of you to document your work with photos I do that too. With the photos I can look back and remember my process. Did you draw the creature on your t-shirt? I like the idea that you use a wing nut for fru-fru's ears. Have you seen Eduard Martinet's work? He is my favorite sculptor who lives in France.

Thank you for sending me photos of your work. I am working on several myself and as soon as I get them finished I will send you some images - probably around Dec. 6th.

Thanks and Best to You,

Mike
p.s. attached is one of my favorites - Roosevelt.