For me, September means the beginning of the school year for the kids and the start of my "weekday studio time". My son asked me Why did you draw a smiley face on the calendar for the first day of school?! That's not a happy day!
I replied, "It is for me."
Ah, I love the smell of new backpacks and sharpened pencils! Squeaky clean sneakers, empty folders, freshly buzzed haircuts. As I wave goodbye, he enters the big glass doors of the elementary school (or the college dorm) and I head back to my quiet studio and imagine the adventures and challenges that await us.
I can't get over the happiness on that little face in the second photo…it makes me smile! Back to school is always a mixed bag of emotions for me.
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