DD3 has always been artistic. Started banging on the keyboard with purpose and swaying her body to her music since she was 8 months old. She recently started drawing negative images of flowers- tulips, daisies, roses. She got the idea from working on coloring sheets that my friend gave to her that have wax type stuff where you can't color and that reveal these hidden images. She used that "wax technique and the punch out technique from my school" to make these drawings. She makes up these beautiful songs that fill your heart with joy. It was my SIL's anniversary and as she and her DH were cutting the cake, dd started to sing "pink is the color of love, blue is the color of sky. happy happy anniversary." Or when she saw the rainbow this summer and sang " oh, rainbow, rainbow. Oh, beautiful rainbow. Don't you go away. Let me slide down your back."
How do I nurture this beautiful gift? I have no artistic ability whatsoever and while DH is talented, he is very disciplined in his approach- something that doesn't work well with DD. I take her to once a week music together class which she loves. She spends the hour just running around the room like a maniac. They have a once a week music class at school which she hates and usually cries and sits out- i think because it is structured. no classes for art. DH wants to start her on classical music training and structured art classes. I am vehemently opposed but then again, I am artistically challenged. I could really use some help and ideas from people on this board who are artistically talented or have children who are so. Thank you so much.
