tools and toys and trucks wait in winter
for the children to return
to see what new ideas
they can create together come spring.
—
“never worry for the delay in success compared to the others.
because the construction of wonders takes more time than other buildings.”
-author anonymous
the kinder create with loose parts
dressed all in yellow.
clearly in their yellow period.
—
“yellow is the color which is closest to light.
we associate the rays of the sun and the stars with it.
it is the radiance of the spirit.”
– ueli seiler-hugova
when you try and try
to make a snowman
the fluffy, sticky, wet snow is gone
the icy, hard, dry snow is here
you think and think
of another way
just decorate a bump that you find
make a flat-puffy snowman
and there you go.
—
“creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. it fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.”
– bruce garrabrandt
kinder quite naturally, know what to do
—
“in a time of destruction, create something.”
-maxine hong kingston
love wandering around the town
discovering artists’ work
left in unexpected places
a sudden inspiration
using what they found
—
“i don’t think there’s anything in this universe as powerful as the power of an artist to create.
by that logic, we are all artists, aren’t we?”
-malcolm fernandes
kinder create
then it’s all dark
turn on the black light
their art comes alive
like magic.
—
“every moment of light and dark is a miracle.”
-walt whitman
“a creative project is a moving target.
You never end up where you start.’
-evangeline lilly
—
the kinders remind me of this each and every day.
good to know i will never have to worry
especially happy to see
an alien, a couple of vikings, a mongolian warrior, and sponge bob
included in the mix.
—
“the sound a box of lego makes is the noise of a child’s mind working,
looking for the right piece.
shake it,
and it’s almost creativity in aural form.”
– grayson perry, playing to the gallery
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image credit: getty images, dan kitwood, mental floss
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