Week 2: Art!

I have spent almost twelve years of my life teaching and supervising art programs for children. During that time, my love for art and for children's art has only multiplied. I have many pieces of children's artwork that are meaningful to me, and as a result, I have the most colorful office in my building, by far! My own children contribute to this collection, as well. Today, my five-year-old son created the mixed-media piece below while at a School's Out program. While his subject matter is the same as usual (Angry Birds) I was surprised to see that he went beyond his normal use of just pencil. Instead, he first drew the characters in pencil, then cut synthetic flower petals from a stem and glued the petals over the pencil outlines. In addition, he used inventive spelling on the picture to say "Julian tow Madlin" (meaning, "From Julian, To Madeline"). Not only was he exploring art, he was also exploring literacy and being pro-social by making something for his younger sister. That's pretty special to me!  : )

Angry Bird on the left, Angry Bird pig on the right