Monday, May 12, 2008
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Hard Work and a Great Treat!
I spent my Mother's Day weekend moving cleaning the kids area, moving furniture, putting together furniture, and getting the entire area organized. I also took my kids to the opening reception of the regional school districts art show at The Pumphouse Regional Arts Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Here they are looking at the elementary kids art from their own school.
Here they are looking at the middle and high school art. The kids really enjoyed the work. They had a much stronger appreciation for art than I ever remember having. They talked enthusiastically about colors, subject, texture, as well as subject matter - all of the things that the rest of we adults should be discussing. Do stop by the Pumphouse and see the show if you are in the area. The kids around here are exceptionally talented.
My daughter loved this piece that she is standing in front of, not the type of work that I expected her to appreciate at all. Now how can I ever choose art for her again? She has such well considered tastes. We will have to start art window-shopping together.Yes, I spent my Mother's Day weekend being a Mother.
I did buy myself two new trees for the yard, a sugar maple and a prairiefire crabapple. I planted them too, in the rainy windy low 50s unnaturally cold spring weather.
So did I rest today? No, I still had work to do. It was at least business related work, but not in the metalshop. I completely re-organized, or perhaps I should say just organized, my office, photography and shipping area today.
The floor is clean, all the way out to the loft edge. The packing materials are neatly tucked into a storage drawer, along with most of my Etsy inventory and art show supplies. My computer is off to the left of the bookcase. I will still need to find a way to store the exhibit pieces that are currently at VIVA. Maybe I should just put them on the wall!
Yes, I keep the kids computer near me. I like to know what they are playing.So what was my reward, other than my lovely little trees?
Today I got my necklace from duckduckgoosestuff, her end of a trade that we started last fall! I love it!
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Comments (6)
Great necklace. The kids look like they are seriously considering all of the artwork - so great. I have taken my kids to the community college gallery on a few occasions, but it's been awhile... thanks for reminding me to take them to see "grown-up" art.
You're right...The middle and high school art is amazing. You guys do have talented kids. And your children are lucky to grow up with a Mom who is teaching them to appreciate it.
Love it! And I love that your school district has a regional arts show. I wonder if that would be better to do than the PTA program we do.
lovely necklace.
you have given your kids such a great introduction to art, it's no wonder they are so appreciative.
Beautiful necklace...and I love your daughter's expression in that one picture. Have a great day!
@alissasorenson - The Pumphouse makes the space available to the regional school districts. I think the school district art teachers have to reserve space. Our last art teacher never participated. I'm so glad she retired. Now we have a younger enthusiastic art teacher who actually enjoys both art and kids.
Can your PTA hook up with an arts center, or even with the studio group that you participate in?