Kris and I love to take field trips to museums. Last month we took the long way to San Jose (via San Francisco) so we could visit the “Kimono Refashioned“ exhibit at the Asian Art Museum. We hit the jackpot, though, when we ran into a kids’ art exhibit at the same museum.
Kimono Refashioned
It was a small but interesting exhibition of western garments inspired by Japanese attire. There were a few dresses that originated from shortly after the “opening” of Japan to the West in the mid-19th century, a few from the 21st century and many from the early to mid-20th century. One of my favorites was a dress by Paul Poiret. Since no photography was allowed in the exhibit, I had to pull out my trusty note pad to make a quick sketch. Fortunately for you, you don’t have to rely on my drawing. That particular dress was one of the few posted on the exhibition website.
2019 SFUSD Arts Festival
Of course, we had our mandatory discussion about the exhibit. While we were discussing the garments and where we’d go for lunch, we realized we were surrounded by some pretty amazing artwork in the lobby. It turns out that the San Francisco Unified School District has an annual student art festival. It is, in the words of the District, “a celebration of student creativity in visual, literary, media, and performing arts.” We just happened to stumble upon the visual arts display. Unfortunately, the work was not labeled, so we have no idea what the ages of the students were. I’ll just post some of our favorites.
Kids’ Art in Projects
When Pixeladies used to print on fabric for clients, we always loved to print children’s drawings. Kids are so creative. We were fortunate enough to work with a few of clients who wanted to create something unique for their schools’ fundraisers. We loved the creativity of the students who drew nativity scenes for a Christmas tree skirt.
The safari-themed quilt with drawings and photos was amazing, too.
Our Family Art
Of course, Kris and I are particularly fond of our own kids’ and grandkids’ drawings. Fortunately I took a photo of my granddaughter Katie’s chalk girl on my bathroom wall. Yes, you read that correctly. My bathroom has a chalkboard wall. Drawing is encouraged at this house!
My grandson, Christian, made an early design for my dream house. You can see his detailed mind here.
My grandson Emerson created a series of reindeer drawings for holiday cards.
And we can’t forget Miles’ “fox-cat.” Kris’ son Miles was still in grade school when he drew this. It was one of our early product samples and still remains in a spot of honor on the Pixeladies’ bulletin board.
If you want to learn more about San Francisco’s commitment to art in schools, visit http://www.sfusdartsfestival.org/. I wish every school exhibited such support for the arts. If you want to have your children’s artwork printed on fabric, you can check out our reviews of printing-on-fabric services by clicking here.