Mine All Mine
by Lynn Daniels on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 9:00 pm
A few weeks back, MiniMe came home with a permission slip, but not for a field trip. She took art her first semester this year, and her teacher was asking for permission to auction one of her pieces during the Good Arts Festival (in case you’re wondering, the name drives me insane) at the school, with all proceeds going to help fund the Art Department.
I figured What the heck. I mean, it was going for a good cause; we may as well donate it, right? Besides, I figured we’d be the ones buying the piece at auction, so we’d essentially be donating money to the school. Still — good cause.
Good Arts Festival day came. SoundGuy and I bid on her artwork in the silent auction. We wandered the school, looking at all the displays. Proud parents that we were, we returned just to look at MiniMe’s drawing, especially since we’d seen all the other offerings and we wanted to talk about how much better our daughter’s work was.
Did I mention we’re proud parents?
Anyway, we get back to MiniMe’s drawing… Somebody had outbid us! We couldn’t believe it! Not that we don’t think her artwork’s worthy (proud parents, remember?), but to be honest, I wouldn’t be bidding on the middle school artwork of some kid I didn’t know. Yet, there was somebody out there who felt differently. Somebody who didn’t share our last name, somebody who wasn’t a teacher at the school, and they had actually put in a bid on the artwork. Of course, we upped our bid and won it.
MiniMe’s pencil drawing is pictured above. Yes, I took a picture of it. As soon as we have a little extra cash, we’ll have it framed so we can hang it in our home for all to see.
Yup, it’s another proud Momma moment.
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Wow! I love that artwork. It would have been a bidding war between us.
Glad you won.
Your girl did a great job on that drawing. I’m awed.
Congrats to you both.
Oh, how beautiful! She is very talented.
Gorgeous picture! Congrats on winning the auction and raising an artist!
Lucinda — I agree 100%.
Kristen — Thanks a bunch. I’ve been telling her about the responses I’ve received to her artwork; I think she actually puffed up a little. I’m not entirely sure where she got the talent. I don’t know of anybody in the family who draws. Many of us, however, are very creative, so maybe that’s it.