Penelope draws things and tells me to frame them or to make things inspired by them. I'm loving this phase in her life. See the drawing above, the girl on the lower right? Penelope wants me to make me a dress with see-through sleeves and a button down front. Who is this girl? The next big designer. And I need that dress in my closet. She also made this rad creature. The ears all over her head are awesome. And speaking of ears, we're up to our ears in all of her awesome artwork. The dilemma we're having is what to keep, how to keep it and how to clean out the extra art without hurting her feelings. Right now we call her stash place (a flat storage drawer in my studio) her collection. We have her put her completed art projects in her collection and then we'll typically sort it all out from there. A few pieces (like Penelope's monster above) goes straight in a frame. Goodness I love this girl's style. I started teaching Penelope how to use my dip pen (top left). I love seeing her experiment with holding the pen different ways. It's hard to see her scratch and pull the nib on the page, but she's so willing to learn and I'm more than happy to teach her. It's a few days past her birthday, but I still plan on turning one of our utility closets into a special studio for her. I can't wait to see that excitement on her face.