***You know the drill...click on the pic for a closer look***
The theme this week was Heroes. Of course, that made me think of my kids and who their heroes were. Adam was a huge superhero fan as a kid and I must say, I indulged all his whims. For his 3rd birthday (I think it was), I made these red superman capes for every kid at his party and they all wore them for the entire birthday celebration. It was awesome. Adam had his own superman shirt. He was quite proud of how he looked.
I am including this picture of him to show you what I used as a photo reference for my illo, though I didn't try to actually make it look totally like him, just the idea of him, at the time.
For various Halloweens, I made elaborate costumes for him (and all my kids). He was a Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtle, Robin Hood (the movie had just come out and I made the costume look just like Kevin Costner's costume in the movie), Batman, etc. We sort of followed Hollywood on this. He loved his costumes and would wear them for daily play. Can't think of more fun than we had in those creative, fantastical days.
Sounds like you are supermom too, all those capes at a birthday party! My dad was a superhero named Junior Miss as a kid--he didn't find out until he was a teenager that Junior Miss was the name of the local beauty pageant.
Posted by: Laura | Wednesday, July 06, 2005 at 11:21 AM
with all these pretty days now this is such a meaningful illo.. it is so well done and really cute :)
Posted by: Nuray-Tulipland | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 09:29 PM
very sweet illo and love what you've written about it's origins.
Posted by: Cin | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 01:35 PM
What a lovely illustration and lovely sentiment behind it. Makes me want to give my daughter lots of fairy princess parties.
Posted by: Courtney | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 12:21 PM
Aww, so cute! I bet you are his hero!
Posted by: Satu | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 11:28 AM
What a cute illo! Your son is such a dear. It reminds me of my son Ryan who loved dressing up as Robin all the time...he's 27 now and i don't think he does that anymore.
Love, Violette
Posted by: violette | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 07:54 AM
hhahhaa, oh this is so cute and your son looks adorable there. My oldest son went through his superhero phase too. He was batman for a couple of his early years. He would go EVERYWHERE in his costume.
Posted by: roz | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 05:56 AM
i'm a sucker for superman. cool!
Posted by: erika | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 05:21 AM
i like it, is very nice
nicolas
Posted by: nicolas | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 01:50 AM
Comment dissapeared ... This reminds me of the day I had small Spidermen running around the house :) Nice illustration!
Posted by: Anonymous | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 12:44 AM
This warms my heart and reminds me about the day I had several Spidermen running around the house. Lovely image :)
Posted by: Anonymous | Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 12:42 AM
playing dress-up is awesome fun! i'd still do it if i wouldn't be committed to the local institute :D great illo
Posted by: Kerry | Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 10:44 PM
I still wish I had super powers ! This is a delightful illustration, but you forgot the cat.
:-D
Posted by: steve | Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 09:40 PM
It's amazing how little boys love to dress up as their superheroes. Sounds like you were a super Mother making all those costumes. Great illustration of your son Adam.
Posted by: Michelle | Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 09:10 PM
Nicely done. He looks confident yet humble, like a true hero would be. Love the personal info and picture - it's nice to know more about the genesis of an illustration.
Posted by: Becky | Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 08:22 PM