Copying Day

We read a children's book set during a museum's "copying day" (Arthur Geisert's "Mystery").

Silas asked if he could go to a copying day.

We said sure, and took him to the Legion of Honor.

We told him it was copying day.

He decided to copy a 16th century Italian plate depicting Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

Silas' sudden and uncharacteristic interest in art-making kind of bowled us over.

Hopefully this is the first of many such visits.

Leaving the museum, Silas asked why he'd been the only one copying on copying day.