Look what I found! I came across this precious Ellen Clapsaddle postcard in our local antique mall. Oh my goodness, my heart skipped a beat when I saw the tiny butterflies being painted. Being well over 100 years old, the copyright on this image has expired, so you can already guess that I […]
Author: Scarlett
Super Art Friday- “Monet’s Lillies”
We’ve been learning about Monet this week. Here are my two favorite children’s books on Monet: Linnea in Monet’s Garden is my first pick. It’s the story of a little girl who travels to France and learns all about Monet’s life and work. Included are pictures of Monet’s most famous paintings, of […]
She Sees Pain in the Mirror
Some days are better than others.
“She Holds On To Time”
End of School Cupcakes
We made some big yummy chocolate frosted cupcakes to celebrate the end of another school year. My daughter made some toppers for them while we waited for them to cool. Definitely need a new spelling program for next year. Now this is funny. She’s home-schooled. Where’s she going to go? And my personal […]
Butterflies of Denmark
I’ve continued reading about other families who have had children with Cockayne Syndrome. All the stories are hard to read and I always cry. But ignorance is not bliss with this disease. I need to know what to expect so that we can give Knox the best care that we can while […]
Balloon Afternoon
Different compositions and angles are what I’ve been experimenting with lately. Sharp angles are tricky, but sometimes I can get them to work. I’m still having a great time playing with my camera and I learn a little bit more each time I go out. And of course, I LOVE big, […]
Super Art Friday-“Using Your Imagination”
This was a piece of scratch paper that had been used to test paint colors. It didn’t look very interesting, but I gave my young artist a challenge for our Super Art Friday project. I handed her the paper and a black pen and said, “Use your imagination. What could this be?” She looked at […]