So, this one is pretty different. This is a family production and required group effort to complete, but I wanted to share a little about it on here anyway.
I wanted to do a group project for two reasons.
1) It's late summer and we are all in desperate need for more creative outlets and 2) we're all in this together, so..why not?
The process went a bit like this. I put down papers of various types on the ground outside, brought out all kinds of materials the kids could use to paint, draw, and just be free to make crazy and fun art. It honestly lasted all of 15 minutes though, as the kids started to paint their hands and arms and feet and... it was just a big, hilarious mess. I am thankful we were outside and I could hose them off!
Anyway, we let these smaller art-works dry for awhile and then ripped them up- much to the kid's dismay- with the intention of creating a larger, even more beautiful picture.
The finished painting feels super crazy to me- because it is! The ripped shreds of paper peel off the canvas and in some places, even fall over off the edge of the canvas. There are bumps, imperfections, and crazy energy. Total chaos- and yet, there is also something super fun and wildly beautiful about it. You can almost hear the laughter in it, can't you? There, in the midst of chaos, is joy!
It honestly didn't turn out as anything I expected it to be. But I accept it anyway and I am finding so much joy in it and in the journey that got us here.
That's life, right?
Accept joy.
Allow yourself to be wildly free today.
You are an amazing mom!
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