The Apple Tree & The Apple

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Yes it's true that my daughter Dena & I both love to draw, but there are 2 things that set us apart. First, when she sketches she already has the image in her brain and knows exactly where things should go when she draws it; when I sketch I go through trial and error with a series of thumbnails and then work on the final layout. Second, she loves drawing her imagination, I love drawing ordinary things around me.

The other day she let me look through her drawing journals and scanned some of her drawings. She was surprised to see her imagination turn into a handmade drawing journal in her favorite color!

Speaking of tree weeks ago Dena was working on a poster project for a green campaign and asked my opinion on ways to write the message. She ignored all my ideas and came up with her own. I love brainstorming ideas with her, her ideas are so free & fearless. Shh...don't tell her, but Yearbook 10/11 concept was conceived during one of our brainstorming sessions.