Pretty cute pup. Do you think Tally would like playing with it as much as she does with Sable?
Posted 6 months ago by Nana and Granddad
I'm smiling remembering back to my clay project at your age. Turtle. I thought that would be easy. My mom's comment...what is that? Great job. Mikaya.
Posted 6 months ago by Grandma...with love.
Looks awesome Mikaya! Tracing the digital outline. I bet that was hard. You did a wonderful job. Love the color families you chose to work with. Great to see your artwork sweetie.
Posted 8 months ago by PaPa & Grandma
We always look forward to your artist statement, Mikaya. Tell us more about this when we see you in two days!
Posted 11 months ago by Granddad&nana
Your artwork is always beautiful. Great work Mikaya. Line concepts are pretty cool.
Posted 11 months ago by PaPa and Grandma
This is delightful. When you are through displaying it, it would like nice on the door to your bedroom in Alaska!
Posted 11 months ago by Granddad&nana
We loved reading your artist description about how you made this piece of artwork. Of course, you know that Nana is pretty handy with a needle in sewing machine, so the result of this assignment warmed her heart. Granddad thinks it’s pretty cool too. Keep creating, Mikaya.
Posted 1 year ago by Nanaandgranddad
I love the stitches on your shirt. “Colorful “ love that description. Your all that and so much more. Love you Mikaya.
Posted 1 year ago by Grandma
This might be one of my favorite ever of your art projects! How cool! Love the colors and the designs. Well done, girl!
Posted 1 year ago by Amy (Mother)
Kaya, I love your descriptions. Your learning so much about art. Grandma.
Posted 1 year ago by Grandma
Granddad and I are smiling big smiles as we look at your latest pottery. So fun!
Posted 1 year ago by Granddad and Nana
It was fun to see that you learned this in art class and made a bunch at home, too. Is yellow your new favorite color? This reminds me that daffodils will be blossoming in a little over a month.
Posted 1 year ago by Granddad&nana
Mikaya, this realistic and whimsical fox makes us smile. Reading about the techniques you used for fox, sweater and background helped us see the details you used to make this a work of art. Favorite part? His shiny black nose and eyes with the white added added makes them realistic and a bit like a stuffed animal a child would like to receive. Well done!
Posted 1 year ago by Granddad&nana
Wow, so good Mikaya. I smile every time I see your work. Love the colors and details. I love to read your words about the art process. Love you girl.
Posted 1 year ago by Brenda (fan)
I love this. I saw the dog names right away. Cute smile on this Grandma’s face. Reading your description makes me know why I love you so.
Posted 2 years ago by Brenda (fan)
What beauty to behold. We’ve all enjoyed the nature you drew. Great job.
Posted 2 years ago by Grandma
How’s school going? I know art is a favorite. It shows. Good work.
Posted 2 years ago by Pa Pa and Grandma
Wow, Mikaya! Your teachers are awesome. You are learning so much. Again, I love your comments. Your so teachable.
Posted 2 years ago by Brenda (fan)
Love the metallic look. Almost looks like a mobile.
Posted 2 years ago by GranddadandNana
Hmm. This fish is looking for a home. Do you know an aquarium that could house her?
Posted 2 years ago by Granddad&Nana
We love hearts, Mikaya. Looking forward to some artwork when you come to Alaska!
Posted 2 years ago by Granddad&Nana
We love hearts, Mikaya. Looking forward to some artwork when you come to Alaska!
Posted 2 years ago by Granddad&Nana
Love Love. You are so creative. Love the hearts but love you more.
Posted 2 years ago by Grandma
Choosing to put different shades of gold and brown in the background as well as the center made your artwork interesting and unique, Mikaya. We love it!
Posted 2 years ago by Granddad&Nana
This is fun Mikaya! Did you do it on the ipad? Lots of neat shapes and colours. Hope you are enjoying the snow and have a great spring break skiing!
Posted 2 years ago by Aunt Carrie
I love your description and comments about your art work. Love your snow globe.
Posted 2 years ago by Grandma
I love your descriptions Mikaya. The unicorn is really special.
Posted 3 years ago by Grandma
Sparkly…I always love your comments. This is so beautiful. Weaving, looks like fun for sure.
Posted 3 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
Mikaya, I love this. Love the colors and design. I bet you really enjoyed this creation.
Posted 3 years ago by PaPa and Grandma.
We love book-loving grandkids! I wonder what we can read together the next time we get to be together.
Posted 3 years ago by Granddad and Nana
I love to read your descriptions. We hear you get to be a library helper this year. Congratulations.
Posted 3 years ago by Brenda (fan)
Love this Mikaya. The colors are great and could hold many treasures.
Posted 3 years ago by Brenda (fan)
Mikaya This is so pretty. Where will you display it? Can't wait to see it in person.
Posted 3 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Fun to see a hedgehog appear in your pet shop! Can't wait to see Zoe again and maybe go hedgehog finding at night if you come to NZ!
Posted 3 years ago by Aunt Carrie
Love your pet shop. So cute.
Posted 3 years ago by PaPa and Grandpa
Mikaya, I LOVE this!! You personality comes out - love it, sweet girl!
Posted 3 years ago by Amy (Mother)
Mikaya, I love to see your artwork. You love bright bold colors. Great job sweetie. I miss you.
Posted 3 years ago by Grandma
Beautiful heart. Pretty artwork and we love your beautiful inside heart.
Posted 3 years ago by PaPa and Grandma
Wow! This is very artistic. What did you use for the colours? So bright and your bird is very realistic!
Posted 3 years ago by Carrie
Is this your neighbourhood? Love the heart shaped window!
Posted 3 years ago by Carrie
This is terrific. I'll need to show Cierra it has two of her favourite things - unicorns and rainbows!
Posted 3 years ago by Carrie
Love all the vibrant colours! Well-done Kaya!
Posted 3 years ago by Carrie
You go girl. I love this. Reminds me of all the villages in Mexico. So much color.
Posted 3 years ago by Brenda
Will you show us around Tiny Town next time we visit? Looks like a great place! Love the colors.
Posted 3 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Wow, you just keep getting better with your art. We’re so happy to see and enjoy your work.
Posted 3 years ago by PaPa and Grandma
Love love this Kaya girl. We enjoyed the birds by the sink feeder.
Posted 4 years ago by Brenda
Mikaya, we love the contrasting colors in this piece. We can't wait to see it up close when we come to see you next week!
Posted 4 years ago by Granddad and Nana
I love the water just like you. Love all your details. We enjoy seeing your work.
Posted 4 years ago by PaPa and Grandma.
Love this! Looks like lake time in Michigan!
Posted 4 years ago by Aunt Carrie
We know you love a pool, the cabin, and the lake. We like your swimsuit and your drawing.
Posted 4 years ago by Granddad&Nana
Love this Mikaya. Colors, your words and artwork. So nice.
Posted 4 years ago by Grandma
This is fun, too! It looks like a Christmas cat? Is that a candycane and Christmas baubbles?
Posted 4 years ago by Aunt Carrie
This is super fun... love the colours and textures! It should be on the netflix series we are watching... "Colourful world of nature!"
Posted 4 years ago by Aunt Carrie
Oh, it’s exciting to see your artwork again. Great job. Love the colors and your creativity.
Posted 4 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
This is one of the coolest things you've made. The colors you chose were so vibrant.
Posted 4 years ago by Granddad&nana
Mikaya, Your art would make a pretty plate. That's what I thought it was at first.
Posted 4 years ago by Granddad&nana
Wow, I love the colors and the details. I love the red too. It pops and comes to life. Great job.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma
Grandma sees lines everyday. The music staff have 5 lines. As you learn more about music the lines help us to read music.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma
What Mikaya, I love these bright colors. Beautiful artwork.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
Wow! There is a lot of detail in this art, Mikaya. We want to ride bikes with you, again.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad&Nana
I agree that a butterfly is one of the neatest things God created. They float so free and they love flowers.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad
Mikaya, did you know that the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. It looks like you have been to the mountains. :)
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad
Granddad loves lines since they are a big part of math -- especially geometry. When I first used a sewing machine, my mother had me practice sewing on lined notebook paper.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Granddad loves lines since they are a big part of math -- especially geometry. When I first used a sewing machine, my mother had me practice sewing on lined notebook paper.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Granddad loves your favorite color. It happens to be his favorite color, too. Scissors are a fun way to create. Nana likes to use fancy scissors.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Good work Mikaya. I see the project is based on a book. If you still have the book. We would love to hear you read it to us.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
Another great piece full of creativity Kaya. Enjoy first grade! It was one of my favorite years in school!
Posted 5 years ago by Carrie
Sparkles...we love it.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
Mikaya, Granddad thinks this looks like a unicorn. We know you love them. We love seeing your art.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad&nana
Happy first grade Kaya! Love the self portrait - especially the missing tooth! Have a terrific year.
Posted 5 years ago by Aunt Carrie, Uncle Thomas, Theo & Rara
We love how you showed the gap in your teeth, Mikaya. That gap is a precious part of you right now.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
First grade. Exciting. I love your little work area in your room. PaPa and I will look forward to your artwork this year. Good job sweetie.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
Yay! Love the map... can't wait to visit you again as soon as it's safe and airplanes are flying. How exciting to watch your new school be built over the summer!
Posted 5 years ago by Carrie
Who knew you could make a unicorn in so many pretty colors and textures? Fun to see, Mikaya.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Theo & Ci (who really likes unicorns and pink) say AWESOME!
Posted 5 years ago by Carrie
Wow...??...this is so pretty. Great work.
Posted 5 years ago by Brenda
How fun. I’m sure glad you love art and creating projects with your hands. Having all boys paper airplanes were a thing. Remember the hot air balloons we made at the museum? That was fun, too. Grandma
Posted 5 years ago by Brenda
We love this. The students in our area had the same art project. It’s fun to see how unique they all are. You did a great job. PaPa and Grandma.
Posted 5 years ago by Brenda
So pretty. Will you teach us? Maybe we need to get a book on origami?
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad&nana
Great! Looks like the sun to me with the rays going in all directions. May I send it in to CBS Sunday Morning for their program? They feature many artists' creations of different suns.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad
Mikaya, I love all of your artwork. But this may be my favorite. We had a beautiful calendar one year of Monet's most famous works, and the Water Lilies was my favorite. Keep up the great work, artist!
Posted 5 years ago by Nana
Hmm. We think this artist has had a close encounter with a koala in a great Australian Zoo.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad&Nana
Ci says, what a great pink (purple) creation!
Posted 5 years ago by Branderzwaags
What a great tree drawing Kaya... looks just like the eucalyptus that the koalas love down under. Theo can't wait for you to come to NZ again sometime and show you more cool southern hemisphere animals!
Posted 5 years ago by Branderzwaags
Oh, what a nice drawing. Love the Koala addition. Wonderful memory of Australia vacation. Love your creativity Mikaya.
Posted 5 years ago by PaPa and Grandma
I loved reading Kaya’s comments the best. Made me smile.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma
wow,that is a serious case of pinkeye! I love it-the colors,the different stuff thats why it is sooo important to save everything :)
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Now this is fun. Love the purple and all of the creativity that went into this art project. Looks like this one was made at home on your kitchen table?
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
Mikaya says she just picked a name.
Posted 5 years ago by Amy (Mother)
LEGO creation. So creative and fun. Your dad loved Lego’s. After he put together a project we would leave it up for awhile. Finally, we began to take pictures for a memory. ????
Posted 5 years ago by PaPa and Grandma
Hey Kaya, We always like to see your Lego creations. This is a fun one. Granddad thinks that duck enjoys using your waterslide!
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad&nana
Did you do this the day we left Colorado and your mom brought us to the airport. So glad you didn't miss this class. It is so cute.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
What vivid colours. I wonder what the bird is thinking? Another great piece.
Posted 5 years ago by Carrie
What a neat spring project! So bright and colourful. Ka pai Kaya. I hope Theo gets to do neat art stuff like you! See you in June!
Posted 5 years ago by Carrie
Loving your owl. The colors just pop. Good work.
Posted 5 years ago by PaPa and Grandma
We continue to love your artwork. Our budding artist.
Posted 5 years ago by PaPa and Grandma
Love your new artwork. It’s been fun to see the projects you get to do in art. Beautiful work.
Posted 5 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
We love all of the color blocks, Mikaya.
Posted 5 years ago by GranddadandNana
What a beautiful necklace Kaya! Can't wait to see all of this in person. You are so talented and lucky to have such great teachers to help you develop your talents!
Posted 5 years ago by Carrie
Pretty necklace, Mikaya. With the one you made on Valentine's Day, you are a jewelry artist.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad&nana
Kaya! This is Cierra and my favourite one yet! (She loves owls). You are a really talented artist. Ka pai (well-done.) . Love the colours and texture!
Posted 5 years ago by Aunt Carrie
Kaya, I love this artwork. It might be my favorite so far.
Posted 5 years ago by Brenda
We like this one so much that we had a print made to display.
Posted 5 years ago by Granddad and Nana
We love to see owls in the tops of trees near your house and in your artwork!
Posted 5 years ago by Kathleen
Kaya... this is gorgeous! Such bright colours and great texture. You're a very talented artist.
Posted 6 years ago by Aunt Carrie
Wow, I love this. You did a really good job. Congratulations.
Posted 6 years ago by Grandma and PaPa
Mikaya, We love seeing your artwork. This is so pretty. We love the colors and all of the details you put into it. Wow! Keep drawing and painting! Love, Nana and Granddad
Posted 6 years ago by Kathleen
Mikaya, love your painting. I bet that was fun to learn how to use new paints. The colors are terrific. Your lines are interesting and just perfect. Miss you sweetie.
Posted 6 years ago by Grandma Slocum
So colourful and fun! Love it.
Posted 6 years ago by Carrie
Is that a pickup camper on the road? Looks like a great place to go camping.
-- Granddad&Nana
Posted 6 years ago
This looks great Mikaya! Makes me want to take a road trip to the Rockies with you!
-- Carrie
Posted 6 years ago
Love the smile!
-- Carrie
Posted 6 years ago
What a great job your doing Kaya.
-- Brenda
Posted 6 years ago
Great Job Kaya. Look at all the details. Reminds me of our recent drive in Colorado.
-- Brenda
Posted 6 years ago
Check out those mountains and mountain climbers! Love it!
-- Mom
