I love being able to talk to my daughters about art and share a love of viewing art. We don’t have a lot of access
Tag: children and art

Pondering Paintings and Painters with Pepette
I’ve written in the past about books that help children consider and discover the great artists of our past and present. Recently I came across

When the Student Teaches the Teacher – The Wonderful book Willow
When we first opened the pages of Willow, the strains of Harry Chapin Carpenter’s “Flowers Are Red” floated through my head. Given that this was
Color mixing fun
Last night, my 3 year old and I read the book Colors for Zena, by Monica Wellington. While the writing was incredibly basic and repetitive,
A Day with No Crayons
I am not an artist. I watch my younger daughter wield a crayon and my older daughter find fascination in mixing colors together to find