We’ve arrived at the last project of the year in the 4th grade classroom-sculpture. If you’ve been reading this blog since last year this will be familiar as it’s the same project we ended on then. I snapped a few quick pics last week in between helping the kids prepare their armatures for plastering.
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Here’s the link- Longfellow is mentioned along with it’s “Longfellow Legacy” . Don’t forget to read some of the comments. It’s leading the list of today’s most emailed articles.
public schools, private money
Yesterday’s lesson was a continuation of shibori dyeing in which the kids dyes a hemmed silk handkerchief that they will be able to keep or perhaps give as a gift.
After last weeks lesson focusing on experimentation with the dyeing of 3 squares of silk, I wanted to introduce the idea of intention in regards to [...]
I just had to post a link to this article which appeared in the LA Times today regarding the education funding crisis we are facing. How do we fit into this picture? Are we part of the solution or part of the problem?
This past Monday in the 4th grade classroom we gave a lesson on shibori. After a weekend of demonstrating shibori at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Little Tokyo we were well trained!
Here’s Bryce (who’s in the 4th grade class) at the festival with his “hanabi” or fireworks origami. He learned from the master [...]
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia Explains Why the Arts Matter
04/06/2008
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Dana Gioia discusses — in dynamic and cogent terms — why the arts matter. The power of art, he says, is to “open up possibilities of existence that otherwise never touch everyday life.” As chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, [...]
I finally figured out how to add a paypal donation button to the sidebar here to make it easy for those of you who would like to make a contribution. Money collected here will be used to reimburse us for materials we purchase for the class. I have also added a donation page at [...]
the photos pretty much tell the story. if you missed the previous post on gyotaku, go here
more photos on flickr
cherry blossom festival in los angeles this coming weekend
April- shibori and textiles month
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