Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Dreaming of Summer

I've been gone for too long again but it's only because I'm so busy and life is so crazy right now but it's very good to be busy with work so I'm not complaining.

I thought I'd post a little painting experiment I did in honor of my sweet daughter Emily when she was little. She loved all things creepy and crawly--i.e., frogs, lizards and bugs. It's kind of my fault. When she was really tiny, she was very frightened of creepy crawlers(especially bugs) so I tried to make them less scary and maybe I went a bit overboard. I remember when she was two, I found her just about to pick up a big hairy spider so she could pet it! That's when I realized I needed to do a bit more explaining which ones to touch and which ones not to. Yikes!

Here's to you my sweet daughter who's now 23 and still loves nature. :o)


8 comments:

Kelly H-Y said...

Wow ... good for her though! I CAN'T STAND spiders!! :-)

Emily Harris said...

I love you so much Mommy! Thank you for this! Can I have a print to frame and put up????

Michelle Henninger said...

So sweet Phyllis!! My youngest loves bugs too! Her favorites ... ants! :)

Bastelopoly said...

Haha Kelly,

me too!!

AtelierBrigitte said...

She is brave, your daughter, picking up spiders....
This illo is really great, I like the soft touch.

Anonymous said...

I remember those days like they were yesterday. Emily still loves bugs but lets catches them in jars now to let them outside versus the 'hand-carry' method. I love my Em! And I love my Phyllis! Great illustration my love!!!

Phyllis Harris said...

Thank you all! and thank you my sweet Brad (Anonymous), ;)

Snickers Xx said...

I love it so much! :) I must admit that I'm into biology and all life as well! It's so amazing. :)