Have you ever picked up your kid from daycare, preschool or school and brought home so much artwork that you had to rent a small storage space just to keep it all? Well it feels like that to me. Some is cute, some is random and does not need to be saved. Even though I do not save everything I noticed that my filing cabinet was getting way too full. And let's face it, the rest was just in huge piles all over my office, living room and kitchen, and was beginning to take over the dining table.
I have a hard enough time keeping track of bills and other important papers, how can I control the preschool art pile monster???? It was getting so out of control that I swear it grew feet and began to breathe fire, like a dragon! Then, my knight in shining armor came along... in the form of a smart phone app called,
ARTKIVE.
This little app does wonders! You just open the app, add your young artist's information and GO! Place the artwork in a photogenic spot (natural sunlight against a blank wall works well), SNAP the photo, give the artwork a title, name the artist and their age.
ARTKIVE will organize the artwork my child, by age, or show all of it. But that is not the best part, it doesn't just save the artwork on your phone, it save it in a free CLOUD, so that you can access it anywhere. you can also instantly share the artwork with relatives and they can download it from their email. This is great for Grandparents!
One more awesome thing, you can order a gallery style photo book of your child's artwork at a reasonable price. All you do is pay for it, they will build it for you.
So far I love it. As long as I stay on top of the weekly gathering of artwork, I can keep my home less cluttered... of course I say this as I am staring at a pile of artwork I have yet to
ARTKIVE. Laziness still exists within me. =P
One note that I will add - I still keep a few really impressive artwork in a file as well as any HAND PRINT art. I love seeing how tiny my son's hands were. I swear he was NEVER that small!
