The Artist's Eyes by Jenn Lee

Our children grow up so fast, but never so fast as the infant stages. I have been reminded of this recently as I have been watching my first Grandchild go from newborn to 4 and a half months old. How quickly they go from sleeping all the time, to interactive and on the move. In a blink they are a year old, then two years old, then off to school and finally adulthood!

Remembering the cute little expressions or funny little habits or ways they acted becomes a blur as time goes by. This made me think, “I would love to capture and freeze in time, a moment in my child/grandchild’s life.” With that in mind, I have painted portraits and taken a million photos but never sculpted a 3 dimensional keepsake.

This inspired me greatly so…I did a search on the internet one day and found this cute little baby portrait as inspiration. It made me think of my children because every one of my children loved playing peek a boo with blankets. This first test sculpture turned out exactly how I envisioned it so I plan on creating sculptures of all my own children soon. You can view the pictures of my first test keepsake sculpture below. Please let me know what you think! Sculpting our children into adulthood is an art of it’s own…in this artist’s eyes.

Last week I became a Grandmother for the first time. My eldest daughter gave birth to her own daughter…Angel. She fits her name perfectly…a real angel.

I have to admit that this has been the most difficult challenge to overcome when it comes to work distractions. It is difficult to focus or work when you have a new baby in the house.

Since I can’t share with you new paintings I have…err should be completing, I thought I would share my precious distraction…please say hello to my grand baby, Angel Lee. Isn’t she beautiful? She is a distraction worth being distracted for…in this artist’s eyes.

©Photo by Jenn Lee

©Photo by Jenn Lee

©Photo by Jenn Lee

©Photo by Jenn Lee