Number 86: Four generations of art and crafts in my home

James' finger painting age 2. Framed and hanging in my kitchen.

We hung a piece of James' finger painting in the kitchen today and I was struck by the span of the generations represented in my homes through art, crafts, soft furnishings, accessories and ornaments.

Number 86:

Four generations of art and crafts in my home.

Dad's woodwork; lamps, bowls and tables.

Mom's delicate botanical watercolors and fine lined monochrome or colored heritage buildings. Her handmade dolls.

Fred's photographs and woodwork.

My quilts, framed embroideries and cushion tapestries.

My sisters Inel and Doreen's paintings and lithographs - watercolors and acrylics.

My dear brother Clive's metal candlesticks and wooden chopping boards.

Shawni and Barry's childhood paintings.

And now my grandson.

Each piece has a story, evokes a memory and makes me appreciate the person behind the work. And it makes me happy.

Just some of the art and crafts in my home.

PS. And I thought I just had - I have some pieces of handiwork in my kist done by my Nan, so four is actually five generations gracing my homes.