Budding Presenter Gifts

Why Kids Don't Host Talk Shows

I should be a writer when I grow up...

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.

'Can you tell me what I've written? I can't read!'

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

'My 'What I Did Over The Weekend' report is about my hunting a 17,000 pound moose, deep inside Canada.Some or all of this report has been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.'

'With my parents out of the house, I can finally start my long awaited mural project.'

" 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation,' a treatment by Todd Mozelle, Grade Three."

'I have a feeling one day when he grows up he'll be an artist of some kind.'

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

'Do I have to be creative?'

Mum has a bad judgement day - Well OK, you can take it to your room as long as you play it quietly.

'All good things must come to an end.'

Creative Baby.

"This is an excellent story, Doris, so far."

"I was finishing my homework in the shower to save time!"

'For God's sake give me some angst, how will I ever write a misery memoir?'

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

"Isn't it obvious? I'm writing the great American graphic novel."

No animals were harmed during the writing of this book report....

Jackson Pollock as a child

Teacher to student: 'Nice use of glitter, but you were assigned to do math problems.'

Lessons from the Blakely Art School (Now Defunct)

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

"Is there a problem officer?"

'I'm not sure if he plays that loud because he has a good set of lungs or if it's a mean streak in him.'

"That' a wonderful picture, sweetheart. You know, maybe we should keep all of this garbage, in case you become a famous artist."

"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

'I can't find the words to express my anger with you.' - 'She needs a dictionary.'

Children's Publishing - Child's portrait of 'Our Founder'.

"I wanted to see if it made a picture."

'Don't be hard on the boy, dear, I'm sure that Van Gogh's first sunflowers weren't so hot.'