TEA WITH CHICO by artist Christine Benjamin

Acrylics on canvas, 12" x 12"

When I was a child I would imagine that my stuffed toys and dolls would come to life. My toys and I would have elaborate tea parties and I would dress in my favorite 70's "flower power" jumper.

I would bake treats for the tea party in my Easy Bake Oven. I always had a vivid imagination and at night when it was dark in my room, out of the corner of my eye, I would see my toys moving.