Yesterday afternoon I saw Cici working diligently on something at the desk in her bedroom.  School work?  I asked as I approached her.  Yes, for art class, she said.  When I got closer I could see a three dimensional work of art sitting on her desk.  There was an object that looked somewhat like a snare drum, but taller, glued to a heavy sheet of paper.  Several inches away there was a silk rose, fully open, which had also been glued to the page, positioned so that the full head of the open rose could be seen from a side view, not from a top view.  In a slow, winding curl there was a round plastic or rubber "string" that was glued to the page.  It was maybe a 16th of an inch in diameter and probably a foot long if stretch in a straight line.

Did you make this?  I asked Cici.  Yes, we all had to choose from a large batch of objects and create a piece of artwork, she told me.  I looked at the paper she was working on at her desk.  She had drawn, in intricate detail, including the shadow effect among the rose petals, a 3D picture of her 3D art creation using a pencil.  She wasn't satisfied with her work but to my eyes I didn't see how she could make it any more perfect.  Do you even know how talented you are? I asked her.  I have seen her graphic art creations on the computer and I know she has an eye for detail and creativity, but this was pretty special.  I called Ping in to look at the two works of art because I wanted Cici to know I was seriously impressed with her work.  I hope her art teacher is just as impressed.

Which reminds me.  I need to look at her sketch book because she told me she has to draw three pictures each week.