Art, War, Fusion and Fashion

Ella is a proficient artist who works in a variety of media; however, she has a particular fondness for printer paper, construction paper, magazines, markers and Scotch tape. Scissors always play a big role in her creations, and she has mastered the skill of exacting the most intricate object pictured in a magazine.

However, I'm starting off this post with a recent creation that had me a little concerned. Why is Ella drawing a picture of a nuclear power plant with army tanks outside? What are they teaching her at pre-school?!

Luckily, it turned out to be a beach picture, and the nuclear towers are actually sand castles, and the tanks are shovels. Glasses of lemonade and bowls of noodles are on the right. Phew.

Ella probably had "beach" on the mind, because we all went to Half Moon Bay on the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday, where it was unseasonably and wonderfully warm.


Ella and Sarah had a good time playing in the sand.


Sadly, the warm weather didn't stay, and the next weekend required bundling up.


This is Ella on the way to feed the ducks at the park behind the house.


Once again, life inspired art, and Ella made a diorama of the park behind the house. Notice the playground with slide, water with boat, and grass with picnic basket.


Apparently, Daddy wasn't factored into this piece - just Mama, Ella and Sarah. (Those are gloves on Mama's hands.)


Of course, Ella and Sarah do have their vices as well, such as watching Sesame Street. We're hoping that Ella isn't tracking to be the next Al Bundy.