A friend who is also a talented artist has begun classes for children from the studio space in her home. We enrolled KC for the first three months. It is about a 30 minute jaunt from our house so we will not be continuing through the winter. But for my art loving wee lad, I think this is a match made in heaven. J is exciting, creative and not the type of art teacher to imply that there is a "right" way or a "wrong" way to create. It was important to me that this not be the case. I know too many kids who lost a love of art because of an ill chosen teaching style or a careless word by a teacher. For KC art is tremendously cathartic and essential. He literally goes nowhere without paper and at least a pencil. Sometimes crayons or a pen as well. If we hike, he has to stop and sketch what he wants to remember. If we are waiting somewhere, he has to doodle. If this wellspring was accidently capped, I think he would lose a way that he makes sense of his world and remains the grounded little fellow that he is.
He came home from his session absolutely glowing. They had learned a bit about Georgia O'Keefe and used her artistic style as an inspiration for their drawings. He was so animated and happy and his sunflower picture is all ready hanging on the bedroom wall. While they were gone, I got Fiona's scrapbook pages together from our last visit so that i can mail those to her on Saturday morning.
Tomorrow, Rob will meet his new piano teacher and we will hope that this is a good a match for him. I'll be buying all my clothes at the thrift store this year but that is not really a hardship. Seeing the way these experiences help my kids to blossom and grow is priceless.
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Great that he now has another way to hone his art sense :-)
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