Reflections

Cora and Violet participated in the annual PTA Reflections art exhibition for the first time this month.

This year, the theme was, "Let Your Imagination Fly," and students throughout the nation were encouraged to create artwork of various types sparked by that theme.

On Tuesday, the school showed off all the pieces, and the winners were announced.

Here is Violet's entry, a photo of Cora throwing a baseball. My dad let her use one of his cameras, and helped her set it up. The idea was completely Violet's, as she said that her imagination flying was like the baseball flying through the air.

Cora entered a pastel drawing of a hot air balloon, with herself and Spencer in the basket. She said that she can imagine herself  taking such a ride.

Sophia also entered a piece, a short piece of writing. Besides photography and visual art, students could compose music, make a film, or write a story or poem.

The entries were divided into categories: kindergarten through second grade, third through fifth grade, and sixth through eighth grade (though the girls' elementary school only goes to sixth grade).

Violet's photo was announced as the first-place winner for her age group. She was overjoyed. She proudly walked up to collect her prize with a huge smile, cheered on by her big sister and some of Cora's friends sat near us.
Here, she poses with the other photography winners.

She and Cora both received participation medals, as well.

Now, you might imagine that not receiving a winner's prize, while her sister received a 1st place trophy, would be a little hard for Cora to take. You would be correct. Violet tried to make her big sis feel better, with the fact that Cora was IN the award-winning photo!

The walk home was very entertaining, with Violet asking Cora where she should put her trophy, and telling her she could carry it if she wanted.
Cora maintained her composure until almost home, before  telling Violet to stop talking about the trophy.