B has finished up another art class at the museum. He first took one about drawing techniques (mostly shading and blending). Then, he took one about paper. In his paper class, they wove a quilt from paper strips; the strips were cut from an abstract painting they made. They also made a collage and did a photomontage. B's favorite part was the photomontage (he says that word!). He was also chatting about Pablo Picasso, because their photomontage was based on Pablo Picasso's cubist faces. The photo was a black-and-white picture of B, colored wildly, cut into bits and pasted in odd places.

He's really enjoyed these classes so much. And he attempts to recreate projects at home. A few weeks ago, he dedicated himself to teaching T how to make a paper quilt. He even made a name-tag for T.

In other news, B is going to be a shepherd in our church's Christmas pageant. I was surprised at how enthuastic he was about the play since he's a very introverted kid. Of course, I'm incredibly introverted and I've always enjoyed acting and public speaking. I don't get nervous at all; the bigger the audience, the easier it is for me. He even memorized many lines from the parts he was going to read for (another weird thing that I do well). He studied the script and matched up the written words with the words he memorized. If he really enjoys this, I'm going to put him in a drama class at the Children's Theatre after the holidays. The class I had in mind is not performance oriented, rather it's fun dramatic interpretation of skits.; there is no production or recital.