Kid Art: Take 1

So, Aelita inspired me to want to let the kids create beautiful and meaningful art for our home.

So, without any real preparation, I told the kids they could make a piece of abstract art for their room together. I showed them some Jackson Pollock to let them know what I was invisioning as the type of thing they could create. How hard could it be, right? Pick your canvas color and go!

So far so good - they each chose a color and a brush to use. But Lily chose a big brush and started to just cover the whole thing. No, this isn't fill in the blank, ok, give me your brush. How 'bout you make a handprint! That would be fun and meaningful, right?

Ok, they just smeared that all together too. Hmm, I verily believe Aelita probably has some natural talent, cause apparently my kids can't do that

Mel tried to fix it by bringing in some white again to provide some contrast to their now slime green canvas. She tried a circle pattern with a cup I had provided, I took away all brushes and make Abi and Lily use a glowstick and wood stick, try to use some other objects to see if they can make anything that seems pretty.

No luck. I make Abi and Lily stop and leave, you're done, go wash your hands.

Sophia was the most conservative of all the painters. She seemed reverent about it and she and Melodie tried to redeem the girl's first attempt at a combined work of free "express yourself" art.

Basically it's just ugly. Fail. Ok, we're gaining some experience here. Maybe the girls were a little too young. Let's see how the group of boys who are older do.

Black canvas, ok, good choice good choice. They each choose a paint brush and color.

Ready, set, create!

 Atta boy, atta boy!

 Like it okay so far, pretty colors, nice contrast to the black behind.

 Joseph and Hyrum had the big brushes and the wet paint was getting all smeared together again.

It ended up looking pretty much like the girls, so age difference doesn't seem to make a difference in the final result. Maybe it was cause they all painted at the same time and we should let them go one at a time?

We're just experimenting here, trial and error. Below is the beginning of take 2. I'm hopeful we'll be able to figure out a way to make this kid art idea work, until then we'll probably have a few more weeks of rookie mistakes. :) (Another new Studio C tonight!)