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Monday, January 7, 2013

Love and Hearts




December 27 I was at Target and they had all the bathing suits out and all the trappings of Valentine's Day. "Holy COW!!!" I thought. How could anyone think of that stuff now????
Well, it did get me to thinking about an art project I have had brewing for quite a while now.



Miss Brenna seems to have caught the artistic bug in her own , unique way.
She loves (LOVES) to draw objects in rows, methodically picking a marker, making the shape, and either coloring it in or marking it into fours and then coloring the four squares within the shape. Then she puts the cap on her marker, puts it back into the box and chooses another to repeat the process. It's fairly fascinating to watch and she has filled multiple notebook doing this. It's also fascinating to see her progression.



I set us up in my art room, surprised by her acceptance of my invitation to do an art project together. She is definitely at the stage where it's waaaay more fun to do stuff with friends and not mom.



I took out some Golden's Fluid Matte Medium and gave her a sponge brush.
We took her papers with all the hearts and began to adhere them to the canvases and then we would  rub an old credit card over them and lift off the page to discover what it had left behind.






I was quite pleased and envisioned us working together for quite a while, spending a happy afternoon together. 
She was finished after 20 minutes. 
Maybe she got tired of me oohing and ahhing over each discovery. 
Probably it's more like I wasn't one of her cool friends, but 
I'll be happy with what I get!




So, thanks for the push to begin the project Target! Sorry I won't be buying any bathing suits any time soon, but I would if you send me to the Bahamas.




Keep your fingers crossed that Brenna and I will be back in the art room together this week.
Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!






6 comments :

  1. How fun! It's great to have creative time together like that...short as it may be!

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  2. oh Lynn this so wonderful.
    After seeing Brenna's art in person, I get it!
    It is her way of zoning out and relaxing, maybe it wasn't that your not her cool friends, maybe it was just not as relaxing as a process as it is for her to sit and make and concentrate on shape and color.
    Its pretty darn special to have that moment though and I hope she comes back in to the studio soon to have some shared art time.
    Her heart series is such an amazing thing. I wish I had such concentration!
    Kids art always speaks loud to me always has...I would love the auctions they would have at the St Louis art museum of the childrens art dept studies. St louis would offer art lessons all year long for kids and then would hold a sale to raise money for the programs. It was Genius!
    Amy

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  3. Now that sounds like a perfect time crafting together. Even if it didn't last too long. And I can see why you were ohhhing and ahhhing over the results. Looks pretty cool.

    Wishing you a happy week.

    Hugs~

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  4. I'm always amazed at the places where artistic people get their inspiration. I would love to have that artist's eye. Since I don't, I just enjoy yours.

    Hope you get another mother/daughter art session this week!

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  5. I'm always amazed at the places where artistic people get their inspiration. I would love to have that artist's eye. Since I don't, I just enjoy yours.

    Hope you get another mother/daughter art session this week!

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  6. I love the photos of Brenna being "artistic"-- she looks so intent!! Such a special project for you both-
    Vicki

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