The Creative Genius at Work
pamelamyers | January 25, 2013
Sam is getting so creative with her art. You can really see the progress from her original scribbles and lines to what she can do now. Here are a few things she did recently that I just love.
In this one, she first drew the sun, on the top of the page. That is by far the best one she ever did. Usually, she just draws a circle, without the rays. Next, she drew a house (the square on the right side). I asked her to draw the person who lives in the house, and she drew the figure on the bottom. I think that is pretty good. I have read that kids her age usually draw people as heads with legs coming out, so she is right on target. Next, I asked her to draw a tree next to the house and she drew the round shape on the left. She said it was a bush. The last thing she drew was the tiny figure on the far right. I asked her what it was, and she said, “a mouse!” like, duh, Mommy, of course it is.
This one she made out of Silly Putty. It was supposed to be a magnifying glass. I think it’s a pretty good likeness!
A few days later, Sam made this bird, completely on her own, out of a strand of beads. I am so incredibly shocked at how well she did. I mean, the bird has a beak, a head, wings, a body! (The cat toy across his neck is scarf, according to Sam, because he was cold).
It is amazing watching her progress with drawing and art in general. She experiments with colors and lines and textures all the time now. I can’t wait to see how things change as she gets older. I already have such a huge collection of drawings she has done. I don’t know how I am going to store them all, but I just can’t bear to give some of them up!