White on black: Art prompt at Real Toads

Art by Chelsea Bednar

Yesterday Margaret posted the work of four young artists as a challenge to the poets in the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads. These works of art are unusual because they are done with white pencil on black paper. I think they are all amazing because Margaret tells us the teacher gave no details or explanations—just said "Go!" after giving the students the theme of "Tree Metamorphosis".

I studied each of the four, and an idea came to me as I looked at this one by Margaret's daughter Chelsea.

I always wanted a tree house

(although afraid of heights)

and always thought my tree house

would be 'specially good at nights

when I could see the stars

but not the ground

Below is a picture of a tree house my youngest brother made for his children when they were small. They'll be 12 and 10 this year, and they still enjoy it. Tree house love seems to run in my family.

Tree house, Rob Davies. Photo, Kay Davies. 2007