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Stella, age 5. "A made-up animal" with polka dots and a bow on its head.

Made By You: Call for Submissions!

April 14, 2016 by Joanne Chan

We at ILLUSTORIA love kid-art! And we're pretty sure that chances are you do too. There's nothing like the pure joy, fantastical imaginations and uninhibited creativity found in kids. As the master painter Picasso once said, "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." Ahh, to think and create like a child again!

Our MADE BY YOU gallery page showcases kids' artwork in the form of drawings, collages, comics, paintings, pencil sketches, calligraphy, poetry, crafts...you name it! As grownups to creative kids, everyday we find inspiration in the beauty, silliness, simplicity, complexity, irreverence and unfiltered aliveness of the creative expression of kids. Here is a place to show off those images and to share a bit of the love and fun. 

We welcome you to contribute to this shared gallery space for a collective, daily dose of joy and inspiration. What are your creative kids up to? What's on their minds and being made with their hands today? We would be thrilled to see. Please send contributions to madebyme@illustoria.com and we'll share them here...or for a chance to see it in our print magazine.

April 14, 2016 /Joanne Chan
KID ART, MADE BY YOU, SUBMISSIONS, INSPIRATION, ILLUSTORIA
 

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