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Pencil
5¼ x 7½"
1978

Yes, we allowed--even encouraged our daughters to be unafraid of fire, snakes and all manner of other potential dangers most parents are fearful their children might come in contact with. Under our supervision they would use cigarette lighters and matches to perform work that was of interest to them. Of course stems of apples don't light, but this developed from her own imagination.

As one might notice, I was deeply under the influence of the work of Rembrandt in his technique of what I thought of as "how to see light in the dark."

Description
Pencil
5¼ x 7½"
1978

Yes, we allowed--even encouraged our daughters to be unafraid of fire, snakes and all manner of other potential dangers most parents are fearful their children might come in contact with. Under our supervision they would use cigarette lighters and matches to perform work that was of interest to them. Of course stems of apples don't light, but this developed from her own imagination.

As one might notice, I was deeply under the influence of the work of Rembrandt in his technique of what I thought of as "how to see light in the dark."