Butterflies and Blue Noses

So we headed to the Pavilion of Wings at the Natural History Museum...

Where Adrienne looked up...

...and down...


...and all around for butterflies.

Then we sat on the steps outside. (We have way too many pictures of her running up and down these steps. Who needs to go into the actual museum when the stairs are this much fun?)

Then we went home and turned out noses blue with chalk. Sweet.

Virtual Fridge: The Artisticnessious Continues

This is how things work in the baby art world: Once a piece is created by the baby artist, it debuts in the infant room at day care (it's Adrienne's contract). After that, it goes on a mini tour of the dining room table and then the real refrigerator in our house, which is getting kind of full nowadays. So you can understand why it takes awhile for these to make it to the Internet. So please take a moment to virtually stand back, cross your arms, stroke your chin and ponder Adrienne's latest two pieces.

Title: The Other Finger

Medium: finger paint, drool, shiny white paper
Date: 2-7-08

Title: Paper, Plate
Medium: colored tissue paper, glue, paper plate
Date: 1-29-08

Virtual Fridge: Adrienne's Minimalist Work

Maybe she was following the lead of minimalist painters or she was just in that kind of mood that day, but after exploring purple hands and pink glitter and sand, Adrienne's latest piece is an experiment in artistic self-control. She just didn't feel that the construction paper needed that much finger paint to make her point.

The day care people said she didn't make a fuss when finger painting (most kids do)--to which we're rather proud. Oh, and they said to bring more wipes for her bum. But that's another story.

Title: The Finger
Medium: Pink finger paint, construction paper
Date: 1-31-08

Virtual Fridge: Adrienne's Pink Sandy Period

Adrienne continues to pursue her art career during her days away from her parents. It's really the only way she can get through the loneliness of missing us. Ah, the life of the struggling, pained artist.

Title: Untitled

Medium: Colored sand, glitter, glue on paper
Date: 1-10-08

Virtual Fridge: Adrienne's First Painting

Just three days in, Adrienne is already expressing her artistic side at day care. This first Adrienne Griffin original was created on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. The composition is clearly that of at least a five-month-old and the daring use of color is reportedly rocking the baby art world. Bidding starts at $1 million.