Make Art!

For many years, we have enjoyed the 3rd Saturday program at the Art Museum. 

Maya, age 4 1/2, enjoying a UMFA art-making program.

Megan Hallett, Curator of Education, always has wonderful projects, and her staff and volunteers are so helpful and encouraging to the budding artists.  Megan has personally engaged and connected with Maya, so our visits always leave us with a warm feeling of support and friendship.

Today was no exception.  Oil pastels were the medium; Pablo O'Higgins the inspiration. Megan presided over the chaos that (almost always) is the first hour of the activity.  Things calmed down a bit after 3pm.  Either way, chaos or calm, I'm happy to see art-making endeavors well attended.  Imagination is a critical thinking skill.

Creative People Solve Problems.

Destructive People Make Problems.

Which would you rather be?

This won't be the last time you'll hear this mantra from me; it's repeated several times a day in our household.  We all face conundrums, large and small, on a regular basis.  It's part of the human experience.  What kind of human are you becoming through your daily doings?

Creative People Solve Problems!