The past few years has seen a decline in the amount that I blog about my kids. I've noticed this happening on quite a few blogs as the genre has evolved over the past ten years. As your children get older it seems a bit off to relay their day to day life. It's as if the details are no longer yours to share but rather belong to the child. Who knows if, as they age they will want every little detail of their childhood posted for the world to see. So if I'm going to post something now, I think long and hard about it and I hope that when I do talk about our lives the boys will one day enjoy looking it over and not feel that I over-shared.
An opportunity presented itself last fall for the Garden Club of our school to participate in a public art project. A new Whole Foods Market opened in our city and we painted the metal "birds" pictured here to be on permanent display in the Whole Foods Cafe. Kyan has always loved making art and we were able to paint these two birds together. He decided on the design of white with a grey circle and grey with a white circle. I loved his graphic choice and simply helped him paint them.
The influence of parents onto their kid's interests manifests itself in many different ways. I look back on my own upbringing and see my mother's craft & design pursuits and my father's participation in community to have been influences on my personality. I see art as part of my influence. The boys have been to my art show openings, they see me sewing all the time. We draw together, we see art exhibits together and they both state to who ever may ask them what I do that I am not only their mother but also an artist. I have no idea how this will manifest later in their lives; if they will be art supporters, makers or enthusiasts, but I feel grateful that I can share my passion with them and that it is a part of our family life every day.
