{"id":3655,"date":"2020-06-01T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakinguprevolution.com\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:47:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T11:47:56","slug":"art-that-will-melt-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/art-that-will-melt-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Art That Will Melt Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.98&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.98&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here is to the Class of 2020! Here is to every child (and every grown-up) who\u2019s ready to fly.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here\u2019s to my son Evan Amadeus, who learned so early in his childhood that living life comes with taking the falls and tumbles, bleeding through the cuts (and not just the ones on the skin) and courageously keep walking on &#8211; with hope and love.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Sc9vbRSnyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here\u2019s to my son who learned to breathe deeply when anxiety came, who found comfort in helping and mentoring his peers, who is known in his class by his beautiful smile and deep joy-filled belly laughter, his music and his art (he painted shoes and water bottles for his friends, designed band T-shirts, and necklaces).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One day when Evan was 4, his little one-year-old brother Blais was crying in the back seat. I was driving and couldn\u2019t help him. I tried to talk to Blais, but the sound of my voice only made him cry more.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Evan took his little brother\u2019s hand and started singing to him a sweet little lullaby. Blais cried, but Evan kept singing his song over and over again, every time as gentle, patient and sweet, until Blais calmed down. I blinked really fast to clear the tears that were fogging up my vision.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He just has that special gift of caring, courageously sharing of himself (even when he is unsure and uncomfortable), and pulling up a part of him that brings comfort to others.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And he is so incredibly talented and smart and disciplined! He started singing at my concerts as soon as he could talk, started playing violin at 4, switched to piano, tried a year of guitar, and picked up mallets (vibraphone and marimba) and percussion when we moved down to Nashville.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He sits at the piano and plays jazz, composes music, and makes my heart melt.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When Matthew got sick, Evan went into his room and drew a picture for him. Over the past two years, he\u2019s been posting his art (in progress and finished pieces) on his Instagram account <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/AmadeusAttemptsArt\/\">@AmadeusAttemptsArt.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because of his generous and giving spirit, I wanted to make a gift for him &#8211; and from him for the world.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3667 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AdobeStock_199948674-1024x565.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AdobeStock_199948674-980x541.jpeg 980w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AdobeStock_199948674-480x265.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Evan wrote the music piece titled \u201cRemember.\u201d I selected Evan\u2019s art from his Instagram account and made it into a story (using references and memories from his childhood). Dante animated it into a short movie, and Blais did the voice of the \u2018child\u2019 \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you\u2019d like to watch a short video about<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/37208646\">how this story came together, check it out here.<\/a> <\/strong>I made this video for my Patrons (I do a lot of behind the scenes videos) but I unlocked it for you to be able to see it too!<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Please share Evan\u2019s video<\/strong> with your graduate, and anyone who might need an encouragement to not be afraid to soar &#8211; even during this challenging time of so much uncertainty and fear.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Euphoria Script||||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2527 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wakinguprevolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-300x8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-300x8.png 300w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1024x28.png 1024w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-768x21.png 768w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1536x43.png 1536w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1080x30.png 1080w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1280x36.png 1280w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-980x27.png 980w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-480x13.png 480w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Georgia&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #a9266f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-weight: normal;\">Join My Community!<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;50px|180px|0|180px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/wakinguprevolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/patreon.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/WakingUP&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; max_width=&#8221;75%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Community&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Come join our community on Patreon! I do exclusive behind the scenes videos on there and you&#8217;ll have first access to new content I create! \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plus, you&#8217;ll be helping me immensely during this time in which I&#8217;m left without an income from performing.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/WakingUP\">Check out my Patreon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and read about all the benefits!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Euphoria Script||||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2527 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wakinguprevolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-300x8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-300x8.png 300w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1024x28.png 1024w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-768x21.png 768w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1536x43.png 1536w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1080x30.png 1080w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1280x36.png 1280w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-980x27.png 980w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-480x13.png 480w, http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; 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