Monday, April 14, 2008

haunted...

I'd like to be really serious for a moment... and I probably should be given what I'm about to show you but I'm having a bit of a hard time not giggling at K's similarity to me...

K made a dark piece of art... actually she made a series of three dark pieces.

dark. brooding. gothic.

for a 6 year old...

no, not for a 6 year old... for anyone really...

and I know I should be really serious here and wonder and worry what brought these dark thoughts into her mind... what brought them from her mind to the surface of these pages...

"The Black Garden"

Pretty self explanatory right? The black garden... a garden full of black flowers and grass with a raven soaring overhead... interesting but I didn't ask her what it meant... sometimes a picture is just a picture...


"The Blood Garden"

So aside from the name... this one isn't so creepy right? red tree? we have a red tree so that's totally fine. red flower? I love red flowers. All good. Oh and a cardinal flying overhead... nice touch...


"The Haunted Man"

Um... yeah. That's what it says... the haunted man... my daughter is 6... No, I don't let her watch horror movies... but she is a really big fan of Scooby Doo... I studied the picture carefully not sure whether I should laugh, cry or worry... I decided on none of the above...

CamiKaos: Wow, this is a really good picture.

KKaos: Thanks, did I spell it right?

CK: Yes, it's perfect. Really good job... do you want to tell me what's going on in it?

KK: It's just the haunted man mama.

CK: Just the haunted man? wanna tell me about him?

She proceeded to spin me the tale of a man who was haunted in life only to be cursed in death by becoming a vampire.

Haunted in life. Cursed in death.

Her words. Quite eloquent really.

I think I'm raising a horror novelist.

24 comments:

DaddyKaos said...

Since we were almost turned in for abuse based on some of your writings, I'd say a chip off the old block.

flutter said...

I LOVE HER.

no, seriously.

Korie said...

Creative and she spells almost perfectly. Most definitely a gifted child.
:)

mielikki said...

I LOVE the black garden picture. Really LOVE it.
and I can't wait to see what she does as she gets older. I may have to start calling her Poe...

The Ferryman said...

Or in 30 years she'll be outside the bus station asking for spare change and seeing visions.

What?

Bubblewench said...

She is the most amazing kid. I love her. Can't wait to read her short stories and that novel that is stuck inside!

CamiKaos said...

bw: she's got a few short stories already.

mr. fab: yeah... I think we may be getting her some Jr. therapy sessions just so you can't say "I told you so"

mie: isn't it neat? I've never read her Poe, I didn't think she was ready yet... but there is no doubt she would love his work.

lilac: I think so.

flutter: :)

Daddy: that's why we're going to be SUPER aware of this.

Gen said...

Wow! What a wonderful way with words and pictures she has.

david mcmahon said...

She's going to be a writer. A gifted writer.

Put ya feet up. Quite worryin'. Relax!!!!

Lia Hollander said...

I'm glad she felt so comfortable that she could draw anything she wanted to. Awesome that you could talk to her about it too.

Jo Beaufoix said...

Wow, those are fabulous. I wouldn't worry, I mean, she showed them to you. If she was hiding them I'd be worried. They're just cool pictures from a cool little girl who thinks a lot.

holly said...

suck it all out of her now while she's doing it!

i was really pleased that qoh was pumping out volumes of art.

now she's 8, i can't even get her to draw the blinds. OOOOOH i didn't see that horrible joke coming! sometimes i surprise even myself.

i love it love it love it.

Anonymous said...

The Haunted Man looks like he is in a pyre.

I liked to draw stuff blowing up all the time and I am normal, well...

Great stuff.

-Stu

Anonymous said...

Nice, my favorite. I don't think you should worry.

Anonymous said...

That's really great stuff! She's one of those kids w/ an old soul, I bet.

sybil law said...

What's to worry about?!
When she starts drawing severed heads or body parts, THEN you worry.
This stuff is just GOOD.

CamiKaos said...

sybil: I heart you

lori: yes she does.

denise: I'm not worried... I know my girl.

stu: Uh huh... that's nice Stu. Are you feeling calm? I wouldn't want to agitate you...

holly: We have bins drawers and boxes FULL of them... I'm going to sell them one day when she's famous to pay for my retirement home.

jo: you make a very good point. she was PROUD of them.

missb: I think you've seen that with the exception of wiggly teeth there isn't anything I won't talk to her about... were you over for the last cannibal discussion?

david: thank you... I think I will... put my feet up that is. I'm a bit tired.

groovy: she really does. and thanks.

ALL: K has struggled with whether or not she wants to be mentioned on my blog over the last 6 months... and I respect her wishes when she asks me not to discuss something, so I thought it important to mention that I had her consent to post these images. She was thrilled that I wanted to share them with you.

xoxo Cami

stephanie said...

As a teacher, I am frankly relieved when anyone reveals & discusses what he/she is thinking in a picture or poem. That, I think, is a sign of sanity - being able to share willingly. It's the hiders that scare me...

I should pull out my son's notebook full of bizarre pictures of chained people that he drew. When he was 5. We might be starting therapy soon just in case.

Hilary said...

My guess is that she was enjoying the feel of the one crayon that she selected and opted not to use additional colours. Her ultra-creative mind accommodated her art by coming up with an appropriate title. She's a bright, creative child. Lucky you. :)

I found your blog via David.

Unknown said...

Wow! Color me impressed. Those are really really cool, definitely frameworthy.

Daryl said...

A creative expressive kid absolutely... and I would love to see what she'd do with a camera.

aims said...

Do you think she might see dead people?

And I'm not kidding....

CamiKaos said...

aims: see this post: http://www.camikaos.com/2007/05/house-we-didnt-buy.html

darl e: we got her a little one but it's made for kids and therefor too hard to use. We're going to get her a compact digital soon. maybe as a start of summer present... I'm excited to see what she'll capture.

holmes: they're going in my office area

hilary: thanks for coming by

stephanie: yes, the letting out is good.

AngelConradie said...

wow... what more can i say?