scribal achievement unlocked: painting with toddler on lap

[aryanhwy]

I discovered while working on Efridis's sigillum scroll that while Gwen gets really unhappy if I try to sit at the desk and work at my computer while she's home on the weekends, she's much more willing to let me sit at my desk and paint, and play happily with little intervention. I took advantage of that today to work on my contribution to the Gulf Wars gift basket, some scroll blanks. I went from 0 to 1 + .25 + .75 + .1 (roughly) over the course of the day, so quite satisfying! I might be able to finish another 2 tomorrow, maybe even all three.

At one point though, Gwen asked if she could sit on my lap. I figured, it can't be any worse than having a cat sit on my lap while I paint, and that I've become a master at. So I pulled her on my lap and continued to work. Let me tell you, it's really good for your self-esteem to have someone go "Ooooh, pretty!" every stroke you paint.

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We went outside and blew bubbles for a bit this afternoon. I'd never blown bubbles in the rain before, and discovered that when bubbles land on wet cobblestones, they'll sit, iridescent semi-circles, for a long time before they pop.

Comments

[camele0pard.livejournal.com]

Wow. Every time I've tried painting with a toddler on my lap, the result has been that they try to catch the brush to improve my work... And if I try to give them their own paint, paper and brushes they need so much assistance I don't get anything done... I'm impressed by your skills! (mind, I never had a cat to practice on)

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Later in the afternoon I managed to get nearly an hour and 15 minutes worth of uninterrupted painting time by setting up on the kitchen table while Gwen got to play with play-doh (a new acquisition as of last week, so full of New Toy goodness). I was amazed that she basically left me unbothered for such a long, unbroken stretch of time.