Obama-icon

Today, the US had a pretty ordinary event (it's happened 44 times) with an extraordinary response from our country, our allies, the world. It's a pretty amazing time in America - what with the nation on a high from the recent election and now the inauguration of our winner...I think people are genuinely proud of our country in a new way. That is not a new statement, I think the sentiment has been said before, though I don't know how else to say it...

Anyway, I thought this was fun and here's a little Obamicon from our family:

The Art of Obama

I read in article in one of the recent "2008 in Review"-type pieces that touched on the topic of all the art that has been inspired by Barack Obama and this long, historic election year specifically in Chicago. I found it really interesting because we totally bought into it all (being big Obama fans as well as loving art) and picked up a few local artists creations (t-shirts, posters, buttons).

Some people may not consider a large button or t-shirt art, but when designed by well-known artists for appreciation, isn't that an art form? Regardless, we bought enough stuff that our kids might think we're a little politically-obsessed (which we were) but they'll know we were passionate, right?

Then read this article today, which is appropriate for this post, but also just a really cool exhibit that I don't think would/did happen with a President-elect like McCain or Bush.