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| "A Vision Beyond" MMSikes |
When she invited me, I thought I would write about my experiences with creating a Gathering Book--actually many Gathering Books. But then I came across a forgotten portrait I'd painted of our children. That started me to think about how much I loved these portraits and how much they mean to me. They were painted during a time of rushing about, driving children here and there--a time that I did not appreciate then. They were among the first real paintings I ever did. These paintings are my treasures now, and I found I had to write about them instead of the Gathering Books project.
Over the years my painting style has changed. It is different now from when I painted "A Vision Beyond" that was part of my Tropical Fantasies series of work from a few years ago. I don't have any paintings--although I created them--from my childhood. Perhaps that's why I love children's art work, and why I love working with children as they create it. I hope their parents will keep their work and treasure it. Art is special at every age in life.
5 comments:
My husband always kept bunches of the kids' art work. A couple of years ago, he sorted them by child and date, and did a video montage of them with music. It was great to see their progression!
Marian Allen
What an absolutely marvelous idea! Thank you for sharing!
I have a large plastic bin full of art work and school papers that my son brought home from school over the years. I went through it recently and the memories it brought back were priceless.
That is wonderful that your kept so much. I don't think all parents appreciate what they have in those precious pieces of art.
Yes, I certainly wish my parents had kept my artworks!
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