Progress

Since my last post, I've been considering my idea and rethinking how I could successfully portray a clear theme of time through my childhood series. I have been thinking about using a motif to link the series together, like a height chart, that shows a clear development of time as the child grows. Or I could incorporate a second motif that explores reactions to a particular object and how they change as the child grows - I discussed this with James - something that seems amazing and wonderous to a small child might seem really mundane to an older child/teen, like chocolate :) Although the older child is likely to appreciate it, the younger child is naturally likely to be more excited about a few squares of confectionery.

Also, in more research, I really like the aesthetics of this painting by William Adolphe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_A_Childhood_Idyll_(1900).jpg

I think the slight desaturation of the image gives the image a timeless look - so the images would show a graduation in time, but it would take away the association of an image's aesthetics with a particular time period - the focus is on the progression, not the pinpointing of, time.