If I were an old lady, I’d be Grandma Tan-ma who lives in Panama. I’ve always wanted to try living in a tropical place. And I’d love to dye clothing in the swamp three days a week, which is what Grandma Tan-ma is known for. She’s seventy-five years old and everyone in her town knows her for the beautiful colors and patterns that she prints, paints and dyes onto fabrics. Every Friday, she goes into the swamp, where she has a studio near all the plants needed for making dyes, and she makes lots and lots of t-shirts, sheets, and scarves. She doesn’t come out of the swamp until Sunday at sunset. That’s what she does every week! Grandma Tan-ma has dyed and painted on so many garments that she can’t even begin to guess how many she’s done. Here she is with her latest creation:
When she’s not in the swamp practicing her craft, she’s either roasting in the sun on the beach, which is why she is so tan, or she’s playing chess with other grandmas, also on the beach.
Being me is pretty great, but being Grandma Tan-ma would be a lot of fun too. Sometimes I wonder what I’ll be like when I’m old. Maybe I’ll move to Panama and become a master textile artist.
Here’s the drawing prompt for this week: What will you be like when you are old? Draw yourself as an old lady or old man. What do you want to do when you are much, much older, like a grandma or a grandpa? Will you be a master of something? Will you still like to play the same games that you play now? Will you be taller? There’s no way to know what you’ll be like when you’re much older, but it’s fun to imagine.
When you’re done with your drawing, scan it or take a picture of it and send it to Matthew so he can post it next Tuesday.