Making art with Grace and Skye

Since its inception in 2020, Corina Roberts' Grace and Skye have been some of the most reliable Minis Painting Minis participants.

This year, was no different.

Corina's camera followed Grace and Skye's journey, with all its ups...

and downs.

I enjoyed every photo and every word.

My favorite part happened on day sixteen. Here's that exchange as written by Corina: A lot of progress had been made. Still, Grace wasn't pleased.

"So now his two sides aren't even," Grace said of her NaMoPaiMo horse. "I'm not sure how they came out so different, but I think I like the lighter side better. So...now what?"

"You could put the disappearing dapples back on the dark shoulder..."

"Or maybe when you finish the mane and tail... it will just all come together..."

As they were contemplating the issue, there was a knock on the door. 

Their friends, Anahit and Lousin came in quietly, their mom in tow. 

"This is our mom," Anahit said.

"Hi mom!" Skye replied.

"Hello, I hope we aren't...oh my goodness, what is this?"

"It's a horse Grace is painting" Skye volunteered.

"It's beautiful! I did not know you are an artist!"

Grace took a deep breath and got ready to say something along the lines of not really considering herself an artist. Skye jumped her lines.

"He's almost done. I think he's going to be amazing."

"I think you are right!"

And amazing he is.

You don't have to feel like an artist to be one. Thank you Corina - and Skye - for that important reminder!