Pictographs and petroglyphs

One of the benefits of finding Southwest pictographs and petroglyphs is that they date back as far as 800 to 1,000 years. These children's hands we made by putting paint in the mouth and blowing it over the hand. It reminded me of one of my early report cards which indicated that I was absent a great deal, paid no attention to my studies in class, brought in no homework, and talked at every opportunity. However , my teacher concluded, forced to find something nice to say, that my handwriting was good. Hmmm... Can you imagine a 21st century art teacher having the kids put paint in their mouths and then blowing it all over the living room wall? Maybe life was pretty good for a kid back then.