Shhhh! Artist at work.

Looking at the other elements in the photograph, it could alternately be titled, "The Artist in His Hovel." Note the pile of laundry to be folded, the peeling wallpaper (a project started by Sebastian as a toddler and continued by each toddler in succession), and the antique dining table in bad need of refinishing.

Of the five children, four of them draw or color on a daily basis without any encouragement from me. Sebastian prefers working in three dimensions and likes sculpting, gluing Popsicle sticks or putting bits of junk together.