ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood [...]
Archive for the ‘Masterpieces’ Category
Posted in Masterpieces, On the Road, Posts by Dad, Special People on November 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Southern Hospitality on October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A Southern Faux Pas(Pronounced “Foe Pa”)An important Southern anniversary passed unnoticed this past weekend. Perhaps my bad day Saturday at the Woolly Worm shindig was God’s attempt to get my attention; to pay homage, reverence, and respect to the dearly departed. October 20, 1977 was one of the most unholy of days ever [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Special Moments on October 2, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Reflecting Upon Eight Years With Ben First let me thank Above Average Joe once again for passing The Blogger Reflection Award along to us. The award is given to bloggers “who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and have been a Godly example to you. Bloggers who, [...]
Posted in About Ben, Family Stuff, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Special Moments on September 20, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Hope Floats
“Childhood is what you spend the rest of your life trying to overcome. That’s what mama always says. She says that beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it’s the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give Hope a chance to [...]
Posted in About Ben, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad on August 30, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Yellow Finches
I blame both my mother and my grandmother for being a closet birdwatcher. In particular my grandmother who we affectionately called “Green-Green” gave me an appreciation for noticing “the little things” in nature. Did you know that bumblebees are far more important pollinators than any other bee? I didn’t until Green-Green [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Art Shows, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad on August 9, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Hot Blooded
I wish I could give a wonderfully exciting report from our beach trip this past week. We were all hyped up about combining Joan and Jessie’s few remaining vacation days with my last summer show at the coast. Instead sales were dismal and the incredible stifling heat brought us home a day [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad on July 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Field of Dreams
Baseball has been a continuing metaphor the 44 years I’ve been on this Earth. The Kevin Costner movie of the late 80s truly made it more even more powerful and vivid for me at the time. Although I worked for my father and saw him nearly every day there was a [...]
Posted in About Ben, Advocacy, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Thoughts on Art on July 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Picasso & Ben:Understanding Exceptional KidsConclusion
Just in case you need a refresher or are a new reader here are quick links to the first two parts.Part 1 & Part 2
You may wonder where I’m going with this. I’ve wondered myself occasionally but my premise was made clear one day late last week. Jessie had [...]
Posted in About Ben, Advocacy, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Thoughts on Art on July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Picasso & Ben:Understanding Exceptional KidsPart 2
Inevitably innocence is chiseled away by the understanding of more complicated issues. We are given tools through education to deal with problems that living in this world presents to us. Parents, teachers, clergy, and our peers do their best to simplify what our response should be toward any [...]
Posted in About Ben, Advocacy, Masterpieces, Posts by Dad, Thoughts on Art on July 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Picasso & Ben:Understanding Exceptional KidsPart 1
As a parent of an exceptional child I’m most thankful for my art education . Honest to God I don’t think I could deal very well with our situation had I not spent all of those hours listening to lectures in class or studying hundreds of slides showing images [...]
