My son, Alexander, had his first exhibit at his school's art fair on Tuesday. He used crayons, markers, and watercolors to decorate clip art butterflies. We attached them to a branch painted with gold acrylic paint and supported by a mound of air-dry clay. Alexander had the most fun embellishing the clay with beads, sequins, and small paper clips. We gave the clay a few spritzes of homemade glimmer mist (Pearl-Ex + turquoise re-inker in water). Although the entries weren't judged, Alexander thought it was really cool to receive a certificate of participation. The butterflies will now be sent to the Holocaust Museum Houston for their Butterfly Project.
Half-Cracked T-Shirt
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I made two t-shirts for an upcoming talent show. Two kids are doing a
comedy act and they named themselves "Half-Cracked Nuts". The text was
created using ...
4 comments:
If I may add, X added "leaves" to the branch too, which I thought was a perfect addition. We have to get a picture of it on another background before disassembling....Im a proud papa/husband
Oh my gosh! Look how grown-up he is. Where did time go? Contratulations, Alexander, on your awesome butterfly exhibit! I know it is very beautiful in person...I wish I could see it. You did a great job!
What a cutie! You started him out right -- for a love of art. My kids enjoy it too -- my 15 year old boy is going through dominoes and alcohol ink too fast LOL.
I see that his butterflies are going to the Butterfly Project. One of the last pages I am working on is a yellow butterfly with the poem written at the concentration camp on it. I hope to finish it this weekend!
Alexander, you are growing up to be a fine artist like your mom!
Pat
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