Imani has a lined journal that she keeps at grandmas house, and a box of markers to go with it.
When grandma babysits her she doodles in it sometimes.
Although I dont encourage her to draw with markers usually, and I dont love the way they bleed on the back of the pages, I loved all these drawings, and the explanations that went with them all
-Little boy staring out the window at the snowflakes-
mama knitting on the left, little girl showing her dance moves to her mother
Village scene, women baring fruit and little girl on the left playing with her doll, little boy on the right peeing!
girl on the wharf waving to her dad in the boat, i love how the boat is tied with a rope (such a real and true detail, remembered by this boat going girl of mine) and the turtle sunning itself on a rock
pregnant african woman (black and white dress) and other women bearing fruit
another african village scene
girl and her horse
fairies "waking up the flowers" for spring
indian girl in teepee
fairies perched on branches
her notebook
What I found most astounding was her cultural references, and how she over and over depicts african women, tribal scenes, brown girls, caribbean and native ways and life.
Her little consciousness is tuned in.
Happy monday
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