The Whole Bin
Every drawing in the bin, in one tall piece.
A film: the drawings lie in a loose pile on the table, and the camera moves slowly closer.
A film: the finished piece hangs on the wall, and the camera moves slowly closer.
Watch It Assemble
Twelve sample drawings, drawn for this page. The engine cut them out along their lines and placed them. Nothing in them was changed.
Every photograph, and what became of it
boat: 2 kept
cat: retake asked, The paper runs past the edge of the photo, 2 kept
dinosaur: 1 kept
dog: retake asked, We could not find the edges of the page
family: 1 kept
flowers: 2 kept
house: 5 kept
monster: 2 kept
rainbow: 2 kept
rocket: retake asked, We could not find the edges of the page
sun: retake asked, There is glare on the paper, 2 kept
tree: 2 kept- one piece not used: no position on the canvas where enough of this piece stays visible
- one piece not used: no position on the canvas where enough of this piece stays visible
- one piece not used: no position on the canvas where enough of this piece stays visible
The Four Objects
One pile. Four things to hang.
The OriginalThe piece as it comes: two by three, on paper or canvas.
The SquareEight pieces, square, for a shelf or a desk.
The painting is comingThe PairTheir drawings, and a painting made from them, sized to hang together.
The Grandparent CopyThe same piece, printed again, smaller, for the other house.
The Pieces
Four piles, four pieces. Turn one over.
A First Eight
Eight drawings, square. The piece a first evening makes.
The Tall One
Eight drawings, four by five, for a narrow wall.
The Small One
Eight drawings, three by four, for the grandparents.
A film: a living room, the piece above the sofa, and the camera moves slowly closer.
Before You Order
Nothing Is Changed
The engine chooses pieces and places them. It does not redraw, recolour, sharpen or add. The one correction is to a photograph's lighting, and the original is shown beside it.
Eight Pieces Make a Piece
Eight drawings are enough for a first piece you can hang. Photograph the rest later and the big one is made from all of it.
The Ones Not Used
A photo too dark, too glary or cut off at the edge is refused rather than repaired, and you are told which one and why. A piece the engine could not place is listed with its reason.
Every Size We Print
Paper, fine-art paper, canvas and a float frame. From $85 for the smallest print to 40 by 40 inches on canvas. Printed and shipped by our print partners, and the delivery window is shown before you pay.
No Photographs of Children
We work from artwork, never from photographs of children. A photograph of a person is turned away at upload, and we say why. A first name is optional and only titles the piece.
Keep Every Year
The session stays open. Add the next folder when it fills.
The one rule
Nothing was changed.
Your child drew it. The engine cut it out along the line they drew, kept the pieces that are most clearly theirs, and laid them edge to edge. It did not redraw, recolour, sharpen or add.
If a photograph is too dim or too glary to print, we ask you to retake it. We do not fix it. Tap any piece in your session and the original photograph sits beside the corrected one, with the single change written underneath.
lighting corrected; nothing else
Bring the bin.
Photograph the Pile