Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Dad's Monster Book

In 2005 I was given a very special present from my oldest son for Father’s Day. The gift was a 12”x9” spiral bound sketch diary filled with 30 different drawings of monsters and mayhem.

The book was appropriately titled “Dad’s Monster Book.”

It is so very easy to dismiss a child’s piece of artwork but if you stop for a moment and take a close look you will discover so many wonderful ideas that our adult brains couldn’t even start to conceive. A child’s interpretation of the world is fascinating and very telling. Not sure I want to know what “Dad’s Monster Book” says about my son or me for that matter.

Drawing monsters is nothing new to my boys, since they could first hold a crayon I’ve been deluged with drawings of skeletons, bats and graveyards.

Am I proud?

Hell yes!





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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    That is indeed a very special present. Wierdo is my favorite :)

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  2. STOLLOWEENFebruary 22, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    Thank you...I like Wierdo also, original and sort of sums it all up

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  3. Melissa ValerioteFebruary 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    A MASTERPIECE! What a wonderful and thoughtful gift from your son.

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  4. ~CRUNCHBERRYS MOM~March 19, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    this is the kind of gift that keeps on giving, a family treasure for sure!

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