My son, Max, made this picture of a tree last year in second grade. I have it hanging in the bedroom and I’m inspired by it every day.
One morning this past week I skipped my morning meditation and started playing and experimenting in my art journal. I started with some humps, really paying attention to the juxtaposition of colors.
The humps weren’t enough, but it was time to get Max up for school, so I left them sitting there. When Max and I made our way back downstairs I said to him “I think they need thorns, like cactus … or leaves, like your tree.”
He consulted with me for a bit about how he used the paint brush to make his leaves and I played around with that.
And then Max and I played Terraria together before it was time to head out to the bus stop. I’m so thankful in so many ways that I get to be a mom!
I love this. I love how your love grew this art together. I love how deeply and freely you share your self with your son.
Thank you so much, Bernie!! I love that you serve as a constant reminder and source of inspiration to play! Thanks to you, we are all able to recognize, appreciate and value play in ways we haven’t before. I’m inspired to find it in my own life and relationships!