Friday, November 5, 2010

Babies love art.......




Well, I guess that may be a little presumptuous.  But, I do know from experience that parents LOVE to make their new baby’s room warm, sweet and visually interesting.  If you open some of the wonderful children’s books out there you will find the most beautiful thought provoking illustrations.  Some of my all time favorites include, Three Wishes and Zen Shorts by Jon Muth, Where’s Pup? by Dayle Ann Dodds (illustrations by Pierre Pratt) and Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton.   I have an on-going series of Paper Lily pieces meant to celebrate the concept of art for kids, and grown-ups too.  The first piece titled, Leaving Normal may say much to a new parent who, once baby arrives, will have officially checked out of normal and into a new world!  I have recently sent this one to new parents of a baby boy, I hope they have great fun one day creating a story to go along with the frog’s trip on a bubble.  Check my Etsy site for a ‘kid’s art’ category, there will be many more to come.