Summer Art and A Saturday Social
Summer Art Programs...I adore them! This year we were all about the self-portrait. I had a purpose and a plan. Let's build self esteem. Let's think about who we are and what is important to us. What do we love? Let's express that with color and design.
If you follow our blog you know that Piper and I work in an amazingly diverse community. And if you follow the nightly news, you know that the world has been very unsettled this year. When there is a crisis in the world we have books at the ready in our little library. We know that our library families are connected across the globe with their extended families. We pay attention.
I was inspired by pinterest to try self-portraits on black paper and ...WOW! I think the kids rocked it!
When our art groups met, we talked about all the things that make us who we are. Maybe we love basketball, or running...how do we show that in our self-portrait? Maybe swimming is important or you love the ocean. Can we show that with color? Do we have goals or dreams and how can we include them in the self-portrait?
I can not even begin to tell you how much I love these masterpieces. Being part of self-discovery conversations and witness to creative concentration was quite incredible.
We are every color in our library. This is important to recognize...every beautiful color. We do our best to reduce prejudice by reaching out across town to build all inclusive children's programs. Our volunteers, our families and our friends come from all backgrounds. We encourage multicultural lives in programming, making fun friendships with people who come from different backgrounds, different countries, different faiths. It's important to me. It's important to our children and their future.
Every portrait tells a story. Amen
peace ~ Piper and Jane
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