My sweet mother in law and I went to the Senior Art Show at the University of Oklahoma over the weekend. Her niece is graduating with a degree in graphic design, so we went to see her stuff. (It was amazing!)<\/p>\n
Her niece told us that the fine art students were having their show on the 2nd floor if we wanted to check it out, and we did.\u00a0 I have to admit that I LOVE art.\u00a0 Love it.\u00a0 I studied it in high school, a bit in college, and go to art shows and museums whenever I get the chance.\u00a0 All that to say I get the whole weird art thing.\u00a0 I understand existential angst and love to listen to artists try and explain their creations.<\/p>\n
But this weekend\u2026\u2026this weekend I couldn\u2019t help but look at the senior projects as a mom.\u00a0 Some of them were witty or clever, some were amazing and thought provoking, there was one of such breath-taking beauty that I would have happily carried it home.<\/p>\n
Then there were the two that would have p*ssed me off if I were the mother of either \u201cartist.\u201d\u00a0 One was a can of spray glue.\u00a0 That was it, a can of glue.\u00a0 This kid went to Wal-Mart, paid $15.99 (according to the price tag) put it on a pedestal and declared himself done.\u00a0 The other student made a paper airplane and hung it from a broken rubber band.\u00a0 (It wasn\u2019t even a good paper airplane.\u00a0 I made better ones in 3rd grade.)\u00a0 I listened to the explanations of both \u201cartists\u201d and they couldn\u2019t even spin decent stories.<\/p>\n
Senior shows are supposed to be the culmination of 4 years of art education.\u00a0 They are meant to show a student\u2019s best work and potential.\u00a0 If I had been the mom of either of these boys, I would have listened carefully and then held out my hand and said, \u201cYou owe me $100,000.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Cause if they\u2019re not even going to try?\u00a0 On the one day when their parents get to try and be proud over blowing the cost of a house on art school?\u00a0 \u201cYou owe me 100 grand and I want my money back\u2026..oh, yeah\u2026.and take a shower, get a haircut and discover deodorant, you hippie!\u00a0 I spent all this money so you could lose your sense of personal hygiene along with your good sense?\u00a0 I want my money back!\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what I would say if they were my kids. So, if you\u2019re my kid\u2026you\u2019ve been warned.\u00a0 I want more for my money than a sorry paper airplane and a broken rubber band.\u00a0 For that kind of money you could at least add some glitter.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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