and perhaps the most obvious,
factor in nurturing your child's creative lives,
is to model a creative life yourself."
I have always promised myself that I would raise my child in a free-thinking, creative environment. I want you to see things from a different point of view than that of the normal and mundane. Sort of like the cloud game; I want you to find inspiration in everyday occurances. I want you to be so much more than I ever was. And not just artistically. (It's funny how girls spend their whole lives competing with each other, yet when you have a daughter, you want her to be better than you were in every aspect.)
Right now, though, I am going through an artist's block of some sort. It's been a number of months and I just can't seem to break through it. I've got no juice, no mojo, nothing. Maybe I used up all my juices when I made you, and now my tank is empty. I mean, you are my most magnificent masterpiece. No drawing or painting I've done could ever match creating a human being! It's not that I don't try. I do. And it's not that I don't have any inspiration. I've got lots. I just get in front of that canvas, and....nothing.
Regardless, I will help you to become an creative person. (If you want to, that is.) As soon as you are coordinated enough, we will fingerpaint. I will open you to the worlds of all different mediums; drawing, painting, sewing, sculpting, carving, gardening, knitting, anything! If you want to try it, I will help you. Even if that means that we may be eating less that week.
I love you,
Mama
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