lame

lame

one of the joys of having a creative career is watching your kids occasionally and spontaneously weigh in with their aesthetic opinions, or their design ideas, or their thoughts on composition, which over the years become opinions that you actually rely on as a cross check on your own instincts. one of the downsides of this is that sometimes they look at one of your whimsical compositions, which you have come to think of as approachably simple and maybe a little bit primitively childlike, and tell you, without really stopping to think about it at all, “mom, that’s lame.” so, today, you get a lame eucalyptus leaf composition. deal with it.

 

  • Reb says:

    My critics deal eyerolls rather than “lame”. I sympathize and hereby proclaim that picture is not lame but sublimely simple.
    A member of the Lame Eyeroll Motherhood Club

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  • Kate Lalli says:

    Ha, ha! That’s adorable. I love the photo and agree that it’s whimsical and (appealingly) primitive, but I also love that your kid said that to you!
    I’ve recently discovered your blog, after seeing a profile article of you in a magazine. Your photos are beautiful.

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  • Felicia Cass says:

    Lame? Oh, kids! Before I opened your commentary, just looking at this photo I thought, “yes, exactly! Wish I could keep my art and life as simple and affirming as this.” My son, home for Thanksgiving, told me a recent painting didn’t have enough contrast. And he was right. So go on kids, keep it coming. You make us better people and artists.

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