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he calls himself a painter

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The other day I was reading Martha's journal and was so inspired by her entry on limits and constraints in art and design. I have no background in art or design, so I haven't the foggiest clue how to "teach" my child about art, but Martha's approach made complete sense to me. And since I've been wanting to let the boys create more "art" for our home [something they can hold on to when they grow up and move out the house...what, did I just say that? sniff sniff], I thought this would be the perfect project. So after a quick trip to Kyobo for some canvases and paint, we were ready to go.

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I whipped out a nice clean canvas and Baby J was so excited to get started. I was scrounging our recycling bins to find appropriate containers for the paint, but Baby J was getting antsy so I gave him a light grey paint to use while I looked for more containers.

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As he started brushing the paint on to the canvas he asked me, "What am I?" And then answered himself by saying, "Oh, I'm a painter." Too cute. And without any prompting he started telling me that he was painting the road from Oregon to Korea [and what road would that be?].

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I found another container for the darker grey paint.

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I loved how he naturally moved to different sides of the canvas to work on his painting.

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I finally found the last container for the green paint. This is his favorite color. Or it was. Now it is red.

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After many more layers of paint he declared, "I'm finished".

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I had presumed he wanted the painting hung in a landscape fashion, but he informed me it was supposed to be hung portrait style. Huh, who knew?

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I just love the texture of the painting. This was such a fun project and I cannot wait to let Big J work on one this weekend. It will be interesting to see what he comes up with, I'm guessing a dinosaur or two will pop up. [Martha, bring on lesson #2!]

P.S. Thank you for all the Tokyo recommendations!! Wow.

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inspired by :: jenny + hannah

I know I've said it before [and I'm certain I'll say it a dozen more times], but really one of the very best things about having this online journal are the wonderful people I've met over the past three years. Not only have I received so much support + encouragement from these friends, I've also been incredibly inspired by their creativity. I recently received goodies in the mail from two of my favorite ladies in Kansas, who have teamed up again to bring us the eye candy that is the Wiksten spring/summer 08 collection! I literally gasped when I saw the first images from the collection online, but the lookbook that Jenny sent me is AMAZING! I told Jenny that the photographs looked like they were pulled from a [non stuffy] high fashion magazine. Jenny's signature tops and dresses are so chic, yet simple and timeless. Like always, I want one of everything! She's stocking her new shop on Saturday, so good luck in snatching up your favorite pieces! You can read more about Jenny + her new line over at Heart Handmade.

Wiksten look book

I'm also so excited about all of Hannah's new work. I love the way she captures everyday life through the lens of her Pentax + Polaroid. There is something about her photographs that makes you feel at home. When she was visiting Portland last month I asked her about ordering larger prints of the photographs that she sells in her sweet shop. And she was so kind enough to send me my favorite prints for my birthday! I have them framed in my studio and I love them so much! You can see more of Hannah's work in her upcoming book collaboration and if you live in the KC area, go check out Hannah's first show on June 6 at Habitat.

From hannah prints

P.S. Thank you to everyone who placed shoppe orders last week. For those who inquired, I'll be restocking the mouse + pads and hair accessories, I'm just waiting on the supplies. I'm hoping to squeeze in a tiny shoppe update on Friday/Saturday.

05/28/2008 in inspired by | Permalink | Comments (5)

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