Kids

Kids these days....

All day I watch kids try to come into the gallery and the pure panic of of moms and dads as they try to grab them before they get inside the gallery doors.  And if brave parents or grandparents do bring them into the gallery the very first words spoken in a very loud whisper are "DONT' TOUCH ANYTHING."  Inevitably kids go to the most expensive piece in the gallery and yell "MOM, LOOK AT THIS," and before I know it the child is not longer in the gallery.   I understand the fear of galleries and children but don't ~ bring kids in and teach them to appreciate art and the talent of individuals. So bring your kids into the the gallery and walk with them around the gallery and look at the pieces together.   We get a kick out of kids, they are never as quiet as their parents want them to be and they ALWAYS ask the first questions that come to their minds and we totally appreciate all of those off-the-wall loud questions we get asked.  Yesterday I had a young man in the gallery with his family trying on hats and checking out art.  After answering all sorts of great questions  I asked if his mom if I could take his picture for our website and she agreed so here is a mini Abraham Lincoln (that's what he told me he felt like in this stovepipe hat).