Weekly Photo Challenge – Dialogue
August 30, 2014 at 12:51 am 13 comments
Dialogue between a Mother and Son
Peyton – 2nd Grade – 2004
Peyton’s mom – 2nd Grade – 1973
My silhouette was cut out of special paper by an artist that my mother discovered in a magazine. She sent him a photo and he cut the silhouette and mounted it on the paper you see above. It is worn and a bit discolored. Peyton’s silhouette was created in his 2nd grade art class. The teacher placed a white piece of paper on the wall and took a photo. The children were given the chance to use an overhead projector and trace the outline of the shadow on a black piece of paper. The young artists completed their silhouette by cutting along their trace line.
Both of these silhouettes represent Peyton and myself at approximately the same age – 2nd grade. What has always captured my eye is how much he and I look alike. Through the years, I have thought these photos were in someway – communicating. Yes, they are not facing one another and one is larger than the other, but in many ways they are…
Peyton and I knew one another before either one us ever had the knowledge that the other would exist.
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syl65 | August 30, 2014 at 1:42 am
I remember doing this too, in elementary. Beautiful connection between mother and son. Thanks Kim!
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words4jp | August 30, 2014 at 5:49 pm
It is cool. Jordan and I do not have the same profile – but Peyton and I do. It is a very special feeling. 🙂
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syl65 | September 2, 2014 at 3:30 pm
That is really special and wonderful Kim 🙂
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words4jp | September 2, 2014 at 5:53 pm
Thank you:) I do think it is pretty cool – of course Peyton may be thinking…oh mom……..:)
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syl65 | September 2, 2014 at 11:37 pm
Kids 😀
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hitandrun1964 | August 30, 2014 at 4:40 am
🙂
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words4jp | August 30, 2014 at 12:16 pm
Thanks;). This was a tough one. The hardest being getting two photos dude by side on the post!
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words4jp | August 30, 2014 at 12:17 pm
Side by side. I am assassinating my spell check. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr………
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joeyfullystated | August 30, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Well that’s just lovely. I don’t have any silhouettes of my children. I do have mine, buried in a box, although it’s not as intricate as yours. I’d say your mother made a clever investment!
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words4jp | August 30, 2014 at 5:48 pm
The back of the paper backing is the info on the artist. Pretty cool. You should try a project like this with your kids;). It isn’t like you are not busy enough being super chick……:)
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joeyfullystated | August 30, 2014 at 6:09 pm
Yeah, no, I probably won’t do that.
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