Art is About This
I participated in a Christmas Holiday Sale this past December. I had a few sales, and met a lot of people. Got to talk a lot about photography, and hang out with my wife for the day. The hightlight of my day was certainly this:
A little girl, about 5, is walking with her mother and doing her Christmas shopping. The kid stops at my wifes jewelry, points at a $12 bracelet, and says to her mother, "Can I get this for Auntie?"
The mother replies "You only have $5, so lets look around and if you see anything that says "Auntie" then we can talk about it."
They walk by my table and the 5 year olds eyes lock on a picture of a lighthouse. The mother has kept walking by, so the kid is going "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" She goes and grabs her mothers hand and drags her back to my table. She points at the lighthouse and says "Does this say Auntie?"
Her mother picked it up and looked at it, doesn't see a price tag, and asks me how much for it.
"$5" I tell her.
The kid hands me this crumpled up five dollar bill and says "Thank you sir".
I hand her the photo, stuff the $5 in my pocket and sit back down.
THAT is what art is all about.
A little girl, about 5, is walking with her mother and doing her Christmas shopping. The kid stops at my wifes jewelry, points at a $12 bracelet, and says to her mother, "Can I get this for Auntie?"
The mother replies "You only have $5, so lets look around and if you see anything that says "Auntie" then we can talk about it."
They walk by my table and the 5 year olds eyes lock on a picture of a lighthouse. The mother has kept walking by, so the kid is going "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" She goes and grabs her mothers hand and drags her back to my table. She points at the lighthouse and says "Does this say Auntie?"
Her mother picked it up and looked at it, doesn't see a price tag, and asks me how much for it.
"$5" I tell her.
The kid hands me this crumpled up five dollar bill and says "Thank you sir".
I hand her the photo, stuff the $5 in my pocket and sit back down.
THAT is what art is all about.
12 comments:
what a great read. thanks for sharing!
I'm feeling mushy today, this story was so sweet it brought a tear to my eye!
Thanks
I appreciated this story even more because I have done the same thing at an art/crafts show....for two little girls, with 50 cents each, searching for a Christmas gift. Their happiness far outweighed the monetary loss of the items they bought.
Thank you for being a wonderful artist and person!
That was so lovely of you, and it brought tears to my eyes, thanks for sharing your story.
What a great story! Thanks for the smile!
Amazing :) I love that Lighthouse photo... along with the fence at the top...
that was a beautiful story and photograph. just beautiful.
What a sweet story.
This story is just beautiful.
That's right!! What a great story Scott! Thanks for the read ;o)
~Tomi
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