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Mommy post…My Girls Painted Their Bathroom

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When my girls were in high school. I came home and they had painted their bathroom without consultation or supervision. It was crazy:

Here is another wall. I’ve been told that I can get $30 on ebay for the 1970s switch plate.

Here is another wall.

Being conservative, organized and minimalistic, I was very tempted to have a coronary, scold, and say “Go buy some Kilz!”.  But I managed to keep my rantings to myself.  I am so glad I did!

My youngest now has a degree in  art and illustration. She has designed my business cards for work which are adorable.  She created the current header and logo for the blog. Someday I’ll share her bearded hat! I love it.

My eldest completed a degree in art and design. She designed many buttons and graphics for this blog and the orginal headers and logo. Here are some of her pieces from college. This one was painted with sticks and leaves:

 

The following are copies of  ‘master’ artists. They were painted to complete assignments for her classes; not for financial gain.

This one is still a work in progress:

 

 

They are both wonderful fine artists, but more importantly to this mom, both are  employed as graphic designers and make a living creating art!

So what is the moral of this ‘story’:

1) Stand back. Let your kids create.

2) Teach them to clean up their mess. This is very important to someone like me who doesn’t like messy clutter.

3) When they are older keep things in perspective. My girls weren’t out partying, they just painted their bathroom. No biggie.

To my girls ~ thanks for letting me share your story!

Have fun, make a memory because they grow up so fast!

Kristi

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