Ever since I can remember I have loved hats. Every summer I picked out the brightest most unique fluorescent colored hat for my little girl to wear on the beach so I could spot her instantly out of a crowd!
Cupcake loves hats as much as
I do. She'd even spent her own money on them when she was young!! Now I vicariously live through her since I rarely wear them
anymore! Only because my attire doesn't really suit them!! One day I may just spot the perfect hat that calls my name, I'll wear it proudly!
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| This collage was made several years ago capturing Cupcakes teen years!.. |
If it wasn't hats, it was hair pretties, or colored hair....but there was always something decorating my daughters head!! Here's a where's Waldo type collage where you can see me peeking out behind Cupcake wearing a hat as well!
Beardo is not much of a hat guy however Cupcake and Beardo
bought matching toques which is a Canadian term for hats this winter
and have been wearing them frequently and I love it!
Makes me so happy when people wear hats!
Recently I read a few blogs where artists were afraid of drawing
attention to themselves by wearing a hat! That made me so sad!
I can understand disliking hats, everyone has their own taste, but
not wearing them strictly because you feel self-conscious
is such a shame.
Years ago my mother, in my presence told my two year old I was a kook wearing my hat! My relationship with mom was never the same after that! Years of criticism compiled into that one moment where she would now sculpt how my daughter saw me! I refused to let that happen. She'd not label me to my child, she'd not diminish my love of hats, she'd not squash my spirit!! I didn't let her! I learned not to have judgement in my eyes, in my voice or in my heart when it comes to my child .....for they will read it and it WILL hurt!! Instead...... wear your hat proud and let them wear theirs too despite what others may think....because people like me will love it...you will bring us joy, you will seem interesting, fun, and I will always wonder if you're an artist too!!
Do you wear your hat proud? Do you just plain despise them for other reasons, or are you simply afraid to wear them!!
where there are many other wonderful artists participating!!
