The Creator Must be Smiling

       I just never get tired of looking at children's art. For me there is something more than the physical aspect of "color, cut, and paste" at work.  It's spiritual. I am always amazed and often amused at what children imagine and produce. Given the same instructions,  no two children come up with the same result in art class.

       In fact, I rather think God smiled when He looked at our spring art show at school. His creations making creations of His other creations. It all points back to Him, the Creator!

       I took some photos of the art before the crowds descended.

Please pardon the angle. Long, narrow halls made it a challenge, if not an impossibility, to photograph everything up close and straight on.

First graders had a whale of a good time tearing paper and layering it for these scenes.  I got a chuckle out of the one on the bottom left.  Reminds me of a black lab with blue rabbit ears, swimming for dear life. (Click to enlarge for a giggle.)

                                      

 

The detail, precision, texture, color mixing, and simplicity of this sixth grader's tree scene and butterfly captivated me.  All her work was like this, and I awarded her the Excellence in Art for the year. 

Radial art done by my son, 4th grade. Of course it has footballs. I think 80 percent of his art featured footballs if he had a choice in the subject matter!

However, a certain one makes me smile the most.  Isn't he hard to "resist" with his Thomas the Tank Engine looking face?  Every parent and grandparent zoomed right in on their own child's work. If there were 12, or 1200, or 12000 pictures on the wall, we would find the one that has our kid's name on it because they belong to us and they make us happy. What they produce with their minds and hands makes us happy. 


In fact, a little brag fest here, if I may be so bold...my boy's art teacher (who was not I) gave  him the Excellence in Art Award this year. Yeah, proud parent moment. He gets his talent from his dad, trust me. 



Oh, how I love my job.  It's really not work when you're having fun. I would guess this is how God feels. His "work" in us is a delight to Him, not a chore. Are we a mess of a project? Yes, indeed. Do we   hands-on help from the Teacher? Certainly. Does He bring all the supplies and we just show up to class? Uh-huh.   Does He love His creations? You betcha.  We are His living art gallery and every day He gets to show off His handiwork.  That makes Him smile.

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Zoanna

A middle-aged disciple of Jesus Christ, I'm also the wife of the same great guy for over 27years. We have four beautiful children (three of whom are "grown and gone" and one who is halfway there). We also have two gorgeous daughters-in-law and a rambunctious Golden Retriever in our family. My hobbies include writing, reading, teaching, sewing, making art, traveling, watching songbirds, and socializing with people who love to laugh. My blog includes a smattering of it all, but mostly I love to talk about my family.

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