OCMA

Yesterday was my first day volunteering at the Orange County Museum of Art for their monthly family event. It was a great experience.

What happens is that the museum has a bunch of arts and crafts tables whose projects are inspired by works of art within the museum. I was working on the Monoprints (where we got to churn out images on an awesome printing press. I want one. Now.) and the other volunteers delighted me and the kids amused me.

There was one boy another volunteer and I particularly bonded with because he was determined to make art that was "full of emotion". He succeeded by drawing a few trees with different feelings; one of which had some freshly broken branches and said, "oh, why do the good die young?"

Additionally, this kid found out that I had no job at the moment, and he exclaimed, "WHAT! You have no job?!" After a minute he calmed down and put his hand on my shoulder and said, "In these times of economic downturn, it's hard to find a job. Don't blame yourself."

Is that the most awesome thing ever or what?