Earlier this year, Cyndi discovered an event at the Detroit Institute of Arts(DIA) called Friday nights at the DIA , where there is live music and special events for kids, like crafts. One night, they had artists and materials available for people to make their own sketches of various exhibits on display. The artists were there for guidance and advice. Aaron and Cyndi did some impressive sketches that drew little criticism from the artist and some “wow, you’re good at this” comments instead.
   Sketching at the DIA is now a favorite activity for Aaron and Cyndi. So far, Aaron has chosen to makes sketches of 3 dimensional sculptures instead of copying paintings. Tonight, Aaron built a new web page for this work called Aaron’s Sketches , where three sketches are now posted. I hope you’re as impressed as I am, particularly when you remember that this kid is only in fifth grade. His art teacher in school told us two weeks ago that Aaron has a natural gift for this.