Happy 4th

So, here we are - the big holiday of the summer!! Heat - NO. Rain - yes!!

Another memorable 4th of July in Seattle....

Plan B was to make art - about Freedom. This morning we watched The Story of America and it had a lot of interesting info about us through the ages. As we were trying to come up with an alternate plan, I remembered a project my friend Sue and her family does where they create art together. That didn't quite seem like a plan for us - but we could each make our own...
So I gathered up paints and brushes and a few bits and baubles...
I have to admit I was nervous. A- They were using my best brushes and B - it was our first adventure in making art side by side.
Everyone's process was different - Casey was very definite on what he wanted and he got busy. After maybe 10 minutes he wanted to know how and where he could flip paint around - so we set him up outside.
Charlie had a hard time - he searched the internet and proclaimed that he had no idea. Then he poked around my box of junk and decided to trace some stars - Patriotic fellow, he is!




First we have Casey's work - alive with color.










Charlie's is a bit more traditional but very well done.















And mine, I started off wanting to make a statement but changed my mind. I tore up a copy of the Declaration that my parents had sent me
and added 234 for the number of the anniversary this year - we are such a young nation!!

We will watch the Boston Pops tonight and stay home. Too wet and cold to go to a display of fireworks. Besides, Toby is out East playing with the Boston Symphony which interestingly IS the Boston Pops. Did you know that? Me neither. He isn't playing with them tonight but it still makes me feel closer to him, so far away.


Here are all our paintings together. Let the fireworks begin.