Saturday, November 10, 2007

VANITAS


Still Life, 2007 by Troy's Work Table


Big Vase, 2007 by The Child

The child and I spent a good portion of our time at the Tacoma Art Museum in their Open Art Studio, creating our own art. We chose one of the "still life" boxes. The child chose the pieces to use for our drawings. We had a silver wine glass, a branch of plastic and fabric roses, a styrofoam skull, and an old leatherbound book. Troy's Work Table incorporated all four objects, while the child drew the "vase" of flowers.

It was another opportunity to reflect upon death and mortality in a "safe" environment, and while utilizing pencil and oil pastels.

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