And she applauds Mr. Cooper for having put the spotlight on at least a dozen black-theme pictures at this year's event.
LOS ANGELES — Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker and publicist, imagines a time when black-theme pictures will flourish in places where African-American film festivals have already found eager viewers.
Cut out and match these Christmas themed pictures or laminate them and use them as an end of term game of bingo.
Viewers got an early peek at one of those camera-themed pictures this month, when "Super 8," which was directed by J. J. Abrams and counts Steven Spielberg among its producers, was introduced with a 30-second Super Bowl spot.
They make stamps with wedding-themed pictures on them and you'll never have an excuse not to pop the note in the mail in a timely manner.
Experiment with timers, mirrors, Photoshop filters, themed pictures, and whatnot.
Add something else that everyone likes, such as a Halloween-themed stuffed animal (for younger kids), or Halloween-themed t-shirts (orange and black, have Halloween-themed pictures or quotes on them, etc).
Cut out Valentine's Day themed pictures (couples, hearts) and words (love, special, be mine) and pictures of you and your significant other, then glue them onto a heart-shaped piece of paper in a collage.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., children can make mosaic-themed picture frames.
"What images come to mind when they think of freedom in the United States?" asked Ms. Ringgold, best known to young readers for her quilt-theme picture book "Tar Beach".
The canine-themed picture enjoys even stronger critical approval – 82/100 at MetaCritic – but seems to be struggling to engage the arthouse audience.
