Below Zane made a book with many pages. Vanessa was at school during this project. Zane is all the time trying to live up to his sister's 8-year-old abilities. I have to give him constant reassurance. Frankly, I totally believe he's an amazing and skilled artist. But he mopes and insists his final products are not that great. He can be pretty self critical where Vanessa's only and reasonably concerned with what others think.
Read the cover of his book. He came up with some various words for its title. You can somewhat easily make out his name and his attempt to write "Awesomeness". There's a heart toward the end of the red lettering. He finished the cover saying he didn't do it right. "Uh . . . son, that's pretty darn good for a kid who just turned five." The pages of his book consisted of creepers and various Minecraft designs. The third picture below shows how he refused to pose for a picture because he was frustrated that it wasn't perfect.
Vanessa's been a good artist but she dreaded art class last year. It was noisy and the class often had to take the punishment for a select few. Vanessa struggled with this and even attempted a few sick days to avoid it. This year her friend Charlotte is in the class with the few that typically cause disruptions and Vanessa is not. This year Vanessa's days with art class are calm and open for a lot of self expression. She can't get enough of it. I hear her talking about that class almost as much as gym class. She is loving art so much she has chosen to attend open studio over outside recess ever since the option presented.
She has gone through a phase of drawing monsters. I found these in the basement and kitchen.
"For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable." ~ Romans 11:29
