In The Sandbox
digital (Paper 53)
Copyright 2013 by A. Dameron
All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2013
Showing posts with label daughter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daughter. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Elvish Trio
Elvish Trio
inktense pencils, graphictint pencils, watercolor pencils, pen
Copyright 2013 by A. Dameron
All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
An Afternoon at the Crack'd Pot
This past Christmas, my husband got me a $50 gift card to The Crack'd Pot . It's a paint-your-own-pottery place just down the road from our house. He thought I would enjoy taking Sarah there, since we both love to paint.
Yesterday, we finally managed to get by the shop. It's a roomy studio, with items on the shelves. Tina (the owner), showed us the ropes. Sarah selected a ceramic bug car and I found a Asian doll-princess piggy bank. We were allowed to choose three colors at a time, so our palettes wouldn't be so crowded. Sarah chose blue, yellow and tan for her little car. I painted the doll's kimono mulberry purple and her hair, a rich black. Sarah chose heart stickers and placed them all over her car; after she painted over them, Tina removed them to reveal the pattern.
Stickers and stencils...I painted a bamboo on the dolls dress and added a bow for her hair. I felt like I was four years old again and Sarah definitely enjoyed slathering paint all over the car.
It takes three days to fire the ceramics in the kiln (eighteen hours in the kiln, eighteen hours cool-down time), so we'll have to wait until Thursday or Friday until we can pick up the finished products.
I'll definitely come back, for Tuesdays are 'Mom and Me' days, and Thursdays are 'Dad and Me' days (10% off both days) and Friday nights are 'Moms Night'.
When our ceramics are done, I'll post pictures of our art here. Stay tuned!
Annie
All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2013
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Spontaneous Sketches: Animals and Somesuch
Spontaneous Sketches: Animals and Somesuch
mechanical pencil, 0.5 mm
© 2012 by A. Dameron
Yesterday, Sarah and I were at an Autism Society Mom's Support Group. It was at Panera Bread at Northlake Mall. She gave me words and I drew them so she knew what they looked like. A teachable moment for my 3 year old. Little cartoon-like sketches with my mechanical pencil. You can do art anywhere.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Candid Camera: Sarah Trying Out Hats (Earthbound, Concord Mills Mall, Concord, NC)
These were taken at Earthbound in Concord Mills Mall. My younger daughter posing in the mirror. She's a real ham...someone give her an Oscar (or a BAFTA) please!
Trying on Hats (1)
photography by A. Dameron 2012
Trying on Hats (2)
photography by A. Dameron 2012
Trying on Hats (3)
photography by A. Dameron 2012
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Holiday Photos!
Here are some holiday pics from my sister's house, featuring my daughters Christina and Sarah and two adorable miniature schnauzers named Fenny and Lucy...
The link is here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2824626222016.2143104.1449827396&type=3
Christina spends time with Grandma and Grandpa, while Sarah adores the dogs and loves her new Pillow Pet...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Making Art from "The Legacy of the Triple Lotus" (Nanowrimo 2011)
Here is the first piece of art based on my WIP "The Legacy of the Triple Lotus". The beginning part of the novel is set in Shinwa, a land based on Ancient China. Here is a temple, part of the Bell Temple complex in the Tong Mountains. Read the excerpt here.
Shinwa Temple
"The Legacy of the Triple Lotus"
oil 20x16
© 2011 by A. Dameron
I used many references for this painting, including Rob Alexander's How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture and John Chinnery's Treasures of China: The Glories of the Kingdom of the Dragon.
My younger daughter decided to 'help' me with the painting. (This was while I was photographing it, and Sarah decided to pick up a dry brush and pretend to paint).
Sarah the Artist
digital photo, 2011
©2011 by A. Dameron
Like mother, like daughter! :-D
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Happy birthday to my baby girl, Sarah!
Sarah and Me
Minutes after her arrival
October 5, 2008
Is she winking at us?
Sarah at 3
October 5, 2011
Just after lunch
(bowl of Apple Jacks, 2 Leggo Strawberry Waffles and milk)
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Thoughts on my Daughter's Birthday...
Today, my Baby Girl turns two years old. I can hardly believe it. Where did the time go?
It sounds pretty cliche, but I look at my kids and I think, Time goes way too fast. I remember Sarah as a newborn, and when she learned to crawl and walk. I remember when she first said "Mama" and "Dada". I remember the fear that went through me and hoping that she would be "normal". Sarah was an "Oops!" baby in every sense of the word. I found out I was having her when I was 16 weeks pregnant, sick with pneumonia in the hospital, and terrified of how the rheumatoid arthritis meds I was taking at the time would affect her.
I think my obstetrician nearly fainted when he found out. Doctors usually give that particular med to cancer patients, to suppress their immune system for chemotherapy. My rheumatologist was just baffled...pregnancy just WAS NOT POSSIBLE with this med.
Like I said, major OOPS!
But life has a funny way of balancing things out in the end, I think.
Sarah loves Legos, Wedgits and building blocks. She watches the Wiggles and Thomas the Train. Whenever we go to the toy store, she goes straight for the cars and trucks and ignores the dolls. She has no fear of the big slide on the playground and could spend hours in the sandbox if I let her. She shows her dad's aptitude for building and solving puzzles, but carries around a stuffed yellow lab puppy dog. Her favorite word is the toddler favorite, "No!" Figures. But I don't mind. Her two older siblings are non-verbal autistic, so every new word she says is an exciting gift.
Happy birthday, Sarah. Mum loves you.
All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2010
It sounds pretty cliche, but I look at my kids and I think, Time goes way too fast. I remember Sarah as a newborn, and when she learned to crawl and walk. I remember when she first said "Mama" and "Dada". I remember the fear that went through me and hoping that she would be "normal". Sarah was an "Oops!" baby in every sense of the word. I found out I was having her when I was 16 weeks pregnant, sick with pneumonia in the hospital, and terrified of how the rheumatoid arthritis meds I was taking at the time would affect her.
I think my obstetrician nearly fainted when he found out. Doctors usually give that particular med to cancer patients, to suppress their immune system for chemotherapy. My rheumatologist was just baffled...pregnancy just WAS NOT POSSIBLE with this med.
Like I said, major OOPS!
But life has a funny way of balancing things out in the end, I think.
Sarah loves Legos, Wedgits and building blocks. She watches the Wiggles and Thomas the Train. Whenever we go to the toy store, she goes straight for the cars and trucks and ignores the dolls. She has no fear of the big slide on the playground and could spend hours in the sandbox if I let her. She shows her dad's aptitude for building and solving puzzles, but carries around a stuffed yellow lab puppy dog. Her favorite word is the toddler favorite, "No!" Figures. But I don't mind. Her two older siblings are non-verbal autistic, so every new word she says is an exciting gift.
Happy birthday, Sarah. Mum loves you.
Minutes after her arrival
Is she winking at us?
10/5/2008
Sarah in Sandbox,
Labor Day Weekend 2010
Virginia Beach, VA
Sarah and her cousin Chase, being cute in the sandbox
Labor Day Weekend 2010
Virginia Beach, VA
All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2010
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