Hattie's People: My Favorites From 2015

Her Arm

Sea

Bi-directional Writing or Mirrored or Something Amazing

Hattie wrote this invitation to her cousin February of this year. It reads,

"Jackson please come to my house in 2 days Hattie"

Awww, adorable. Not only is this piece of writing heartwarming, it's mind blowing! If I asked Hattie today to write a sentence in this fashion, I don't think she could do it. I could hardly do it. She alternated each line between standard left-to-right and mirrored writing. And she did it without trouble. I remember. I was there telling her how to spell the words. I'm trying to imagine a mind that will mirror its imagery, apparently, on command. It must be a product of a growing mind trying to grasp the complexities of the written language.

Oh, and I made this gif which was fun.

Let's Make a List, Hattie

Sometimes you don't want to make, but you make anyway

Willie's Portrait

I asked Hattie what she liked about making this painting of William. She said "I don't know." I insisted she say something about it. She said, "We should paint the diamonds pretty colors. Like lemon colors...wait, I mean, watermelon colors"

Up 'till this point, Hattie had made most of the marks you see in this photo (on both canvases).