Genevieve aka Gigi aka G, poses with a page torn from her sketchbook. She has titled it and priced it (just for fun) and - can you tell? - is very proud of her ability and her interests. I have to tell you, Gigi knows more about dragons than most adults, especially me. She is passionate about reading and learning and, well, dragons. I’m sure she is/will be passionate about many things and ideas as she gets older. I love having G as an art student. Just. Wow. So today, I asked my art students not to have a preconceived idea of what they wanted to paint. I get it. I get that’s an almost impossible ask when you are 7 or 8 or 9. When you have mythical creatures roaming around the folds of your brain every day every hour... so I’m impressed that, although G wanted to paint a dragon, she stood back and painted these exquisite abstract (believe me abstract art is NOT easy) paintings that really NEED to be made into awesome fabric patterns. G, you rocked the patterns today! . . #1plus1is1gallery #teachingkidsart #surfacedesigner #patterninpainting #creativity #ilovemyjob❤️ (at 1+1=1 Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD0F1htln2E/?igshid=e82lv2z7accn