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| Saturday Morning Mancala...a sketch |
Competitive gaming on a large scale makes me nervous. Too much tension. Too much noise. Too many egos on the line. But I am always up for board games at home. I look at these games as mental exercise...they keep the brain moving forward and back, side to side, and help us to discover all kinds of possibilities. I was fortunate to marry into a family of gamers. And, as a result, we enjoy Euchre, Oh Hell, Dominoes, Phase 10, Scrabble, Pictionary, Quiddler, Rapidough, Sequence, Jenga and Mancala. Mancala is our summer game of choice and is permanently set up on the patio for short breaks during the day, or for enjoyment before dinner. As is the case with all endeavors, what seems simple is actually complex. The more one plays, the more one is able to see connections that are not initially visible. "Saturday Morning Mancala" is a small drawing done on a visit to our son's apartment. He and my husband were playing on the balcony while I peered through the sliding door, trying to capture his head as it pivoted during the game. It is a small imperfect drawing that gave and still gives me pleasure and sweet memory.
