The Art of Parentingby Amy MeyerFeb. 3, 2013Cheney Public Library

On a Saturday afternoon, we took over the lobby of the Cheney Public Library.

The question: Is parenting art? Can it be done well? Can it be done poorly? Does it last?

I took all of my art books with us. The canvas that was not under the eyeliner pencil would look at pictures. “Is this art? Can you do thi?”

The canvas under construction would say things like, “I can make my own choices, you know.” Or, “Does this make me more beautiful?” But they would only say those sorts of things when people came over to see what we were up to.

My second canvas was the 13-year-old Zarah.My first canvas was Querida. She is almost 23 years old.

The girls wanted to remove the make up off each other. There was so much giggling...