Artist in Training

You know, I said that didn’t do a whole lot of crafts with the little people that live here. That’s not totally true. We do a great many projects over the course of the year, months, weeks and days. I’m just not a fan of acrylic paint for them, glitter, and other equally messy things. However, I do let them create, be creative, imagine and play with many different mediums.

For Christmas, Ruby worked on beading some bracelets for family members, hand stamping some jewelry, making salt dough ornaments, and painting those ornaments. She also really likes to cut paper and glue it back together in different shapes to make bears, horses, and other animals.

The kid gets it honest. She has multiple artists/crafters on both sides of the family. From brick masons, interior decorators to great sketchers, she has the artist touch running deep.

But after getting a new kid size camera from an aunt and uncle, Ruby has exploded on the photography scene.

First “selfie”

Clara at play.

Visit to the shop for inspiration. Land cruiser.

Up close shot of Clara’s doodles on a post-it pad in the ranch office.

Matt’s birthday cupcake.

She is working really hard on capturing light, perspective, editing your view and most importantly how to turn the camera on.

Snowflake ornament.

Lights on the Christmas tree.

Early morning Clara shot.

The red hills near the ranch.

Some are really good, especially for a low resolution camera and a four year old beginner.

But we also have aaaaaabbbbboooouuuutttt 150 pictures of:

She won’t delete them, unless her little screen tells her that the memory is full. Then, she’ll go back through and delete about 10 of the black pictures but still keep one because “I like the color”.

Clara, her own feet and landscapes have been her favorite subjects. She is getting better and better….until the second set of batteries die.

She’s a good little artist in training.

**Big, HUGE, THANK YOU to W and J for sending the camera. It was a PERFECT gift for her. She is simply loving it.**