August 26, 2010

Do You Throw Away Your Child's Artwork?

By Elizabeth

art1When my son started attending Montessori I was thrilled to say the least. I loved the exposure he received to a new and exciting world. But this past year he discovered a passion for painting. And when I say passion—I mean he is like an art machine!

 

This child cranks our more artwork than I can possibly display. Typically he paints more than one piece of work a day—so by the end of the week he comes home with a stack of 5 to 10 pictures! That doesn’t include the pieces he brings home from summer camp.

 

Doing the math that’s at least 200 pictures a year! I would have to be the Smithsonian to be able to store or display these little masterpieces. So inevitably many of my son’s pieces end up in…… Oh My Gosh….. the trash.

 

I know… I know… it’s horrible. But I don’t think I’m alone in using this “private” filing system. I suspect this is yet another one of those dirty, little secrets with which plenty of parents struggle.

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My solution to absolve my guilt has been plain and simple. I always rave about every piece my son brings home. I study each painting as if I’m analyzing the lines of a master painter. I display and file a few of them and quietly say goodbye to the rest.  While I think this is the best way to handle the “situation,” I feel horrible every time I drop one in the trash. So now I put them in the recycling bin. Much better. Less guilt.

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written by Ami Susan Petrucelli, September 08, 2010
President, Red Love Industries
How true! I actually spent a few hours culling through the masterpieces brought home from our budding artists..."this pile we'll save for Meemaw, this one for Noni, this one for La La...this pile for them to have ONE DAY..." and well the less popular selections too went by the wayside. I did, however, manage to start recyling their larger, more difficult pieces to store, by turning them into wrapping paper! The kids loved this! I used paper then toppped off the ends of their new car seats with their own individual artwork, I didn't even have to use name tags nor point out who's gifts they were...they knew immediately by their own craftsmanship! I do recommend purging the night before trash pick-up, no one wants the little helping hands to open the trash bin to suddenly find one of their choice pieces crumpled along the coffee grinds and egg shells...one has to be discreet when dealing with art!
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