Thursday, December 28, 2006



This was found on the back of one of the kids projects. It is a typical kid drawing of a tree. To western eyes it looks strange but it is really after a certain tree in Romania which is cut back each year to the trunk for fire wood. The result is a thick trunk with a little forest of 1-2 year growth on top like a Chia Pet. I enjoy the beauty, simplicity and economy of expression kids can achieve without realizing it. This kid took a marker and a pen and made a beautiful tree in a couple swooping strokes like an old Japanese painter.


1 comment:

Daphne said...

i love this!! i like how you also posted a photo of the tree all lit up next to it. mmmmm