The Space Painter Story

Here is the story of how I became the Space Painter. I think of it as a story about learning. One day three friends and I were practicing a beautiful and intricate juggling pattern that we called the 14-club-clockwork trick. It involved the four of us passing clubs high in the air.

While we were doing this, a little boy came over to us. He was 2 years old and dressed in hiking boots and a diaper, and nothing else. I’m pretty sure it was a full diaper.

The boy looked up at the 14-club-clockwork trick. He pointed a finger at it and said, "painting space, painting space."

At first I had no clue what he was talking about, but then I saw...he was describing juggling.