Making Honey

A Vocabulary of Her Own, age 10

2011-10-24T10:23:00.000-05:00

As an artist mom, it is especially exciting to watch your child develop her own visual vocabulary, her own style and way. Of course, this comes with practice and comfort with both materials and the forms. Such a joy to watch the magic happening, and not get in the way. A, age 10.

Drawings I find around the house

2011-10-22T15:08:00.001-05:00

J, age 7. Inspired by a trip to the salon. J, age 7. Inspired by a trip to the salon. A, age 10. How my 7 year old sees me, 3 pears in my mouth and 2 on my cheeks. J, age 7.

Plywood Art

2011-10-22T14:52:00.002-05:00

Housebuilding produces many by-products: stress, saw dust, and plenty of wood scraps. J, age 7, turned these into an ipod and an ipad. Do you think that apple would have pity on us and send a free ipad if I send this photo to them? Some of the odd plywood shapes make interesting paintings too.

We're Going To Be Friends

2011-05-04T11:15:00.013-05:00

Below is a project that J's class created with her homeroom teacher Mr. Thompson. They each illustrated three pages and are singing it too. What a great idea!.(This preview image is a drawing by J, age 7.)

A's Ladder Sculpture

2011-05-04T10:49:00.008-05:00

Especially living in the North, Spring springs new energy, projects and ideas... Shortly after her family-tree project in school and the day after her dad went turkey hunting, we found A (age 10) busy collecting sticks. Later, I came upon this scene. She explained that she has hung 16 turkey feathers from the ladder she constructed, one for each of her first cousins. She wanted to include

Waxy, Reusable Creations

2011-01-22T20:25:00.013-06:00

Recently J (6 years old) found left-over Bendaroos (wax-covered string) that she got as a gift for her birthday, and came up with these great little sculptures. They make me smile, fun bursts of color and something to do in the middle of winter. They can be used over and over again. Although, I am hanging onto these little guys for awhile. . "Ta da!" A surprise that came at a time when

The way kids display

2011-01-05T20:03:00.007-06:00

Last weekend I stepped into the kitchen and the fridge was hosting a portrait exhibit! I was impressed with the work and the way it was displayed. And to tell you the truth, this discovery helped relieve of some of the guilt I've had for not doing more art-making with my daughters lately. If materials are available, they figure it out. Our 6-year-old's portrait exhibit on the fridge This

Accessing Her Inner-monkey

2010-04-18T19:01:00.014-05:00

There is something about age 6. When else in our lives are we so sure about what we want? When J walked into the party supply store and said, "Here comes the birthday girl!" about herself and then marched down each aisle on the search for "jungley" party stuff, I realized that I am not the family's exclusive party planner anymore. Kids can be the party planners. We are the drivers with

Framed!

2010-03-21T18:24:00.002-05:00

Brought to you by 6 and 9-year-olds with frames and a camera.

Work what you've got!

2009-10-22T18:30:00.014-05:00

When our niece stayed over last weekend, I was I was kicking myself for not having more paper or canvas panels to paint. Of course, it didn't take us long to find something... How about boxes and an old frame?!! Great practice mixing new colors, not straight from the bottle. I was thinking about using spray primer on this, but A convinced me that she wanted to paint it as it is. It turns out

Circular Designs

2009-09-26T15:42:00.018-05:00

I've been fascinated with circular designs through history and cultures lately (mandalas, kaleidoscopes, etc.), so A & J have helped come up with some ideas. They started with their baby photos in the middle of the kitchen table, and then worked their way out. To me this is a memory wheel, showing the layers of time as they have played and grown.We collaborated on these, first with tracing an

Kid-made Coloring Pages

2009-09-22T08:32:00.014-05:00

I love to see what kids come up with when given a black pen and some blank paper. This time I photocopied my 8-year-old's drawings into coloring sheets, leaving a little empty area for her friends to add their names, their own designs, etc. Her little sis is having fun adding to the designs too!

First Memories

2009-08-29T21:46:00.012-05:00