We're not going to be able to keep all of Joshua's artwork. I have just been looking at a piece of paper with a sort of greeny-browny sludge effect on it and concluded that it has to go. We've got a big house, but I'm guessing that over the years there's going to be far more artwork than even we can hope to store and archive. I always think it's always wise to keep stuff like that (even if it's just for when they make the movie of our lives - they'll need the props, I tell myself). But I think on this occasion, I've got to accept that they can't be a need for quite as much as we seem to have accumulated. One coloured-in snowman, perhaps, but is there really a need for multiple versions? And half of Joshua's 'earlier work' is just my artwork that's been scribbled on top of, and I'm sure no-one needs to see that...
Still, manage to feel bad nonetheless as greeny-browny-splodge-work drops out of my hand and floats down into the bin...
If there are any people out there who want it, you'll have to be quick...
Scanner + Digital Photo Frame = All Artwork and can be "cleared" away at a momemnts notice, plus you have ammunition for when he is older...
ReplyDeleteAh yes, but when he's famous, people will be wanting the originals, not just a printout ;)
ReplyDeleteWait til he gets to school, they get even more prolific. They bring home all kinds of things and deciding which to keep and which to bin its chronic!
ReplyDeleteIronically, when I went to pick him up from pre-school after writing this blog, he had a piece of artwork to bring home. This time it was green, blue and white. Not sure what it was exactly. Maybe a sheep in a field by a lake ... but who knows?!
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