secondary colors on a manila paper background.
Though I am aware that really beautiful , professional art can be produced with nothing but a good quality paper and a box of crayons, I chose to focus on a child's experience of color when working on design options for a 2016 Spoonflower Challenge called Crayon Art. I chose a "manilla" background for this design simply because as children, back in my day, manilla paper was what we used the most in school. To this day, though a grandmother with a grandson who just started college, I remember the joy of sitting on the floor coloring. I had a new color book, and my father got down on the floor with me, and showed me how to outline an object with a color darkly, and then color within that area. I was totally fascinated with how beautifully he colored. I was so happy that he took the time to sit down on the floor and color with me. He also showed me how to draw tornadoes. He had his office at home, and we were allowed to use as much paper as we wanted to. So I would swirl a tornado on a piece of paper, set it aside and do the same thing, perhaps with a different crayon. If I had paper, scissors and crayons, I was a happy camper. If you would like this design in another size, just ask. Happy sewing! Copyright Mary K Wykes 8-20-16