My grandmother had a major influence on my life...teaching me how to be a good homemaker and seamstress. When she passed, her Button Jar was one of the things I requested.

Grandmother's Button Jar spilled out many childhood memories along with the buttons. In the summer we had outdoor adventures and outdoor chores...but in the winter months grandmother's button jar always came out.  We invented a 'spinning game', seeing who could make the buttons spin the longest. We created a mini shuffleboard game.  We sorted them and pretended they were coins. I could go on and on but you get the idea.

Graphite was used on this pencil drawing around the lip of the glass jar.  The reflective qualities of graphite work well for rendering glass. The rest of the drawing, even the soft shading on the buttons was done with a carbon pencil. However, for the rough texture of the aged lid I did use a charcoal pencil.

This drawing was pure joy to create. I hope "Grandmother's Buttons" brings to mind good memories of your child hood...when times were simpler and life moved at a much slower pace for all.

Psalm 52:8
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.
Psalm 52:7-9 (in Context)