Monthly Archives: April 2008
sculpture
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 … Continue reading
Filed under artists teaching art, LBUSD, Long Beach art, teaching kids art
LA Times Article
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
Filed under elementary art education, LBUSD
student shibori
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Filed under artists teaching art, shibori girl, teaching kids art, Uncategorized
another day with shibori
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 … Continue reading
funding public education….
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 … Continue reading
Shibori
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) … Continue reading
why arts education matters
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia Explains Why the Arts Matter 04/06/2008 [ Listen] Dana Gioia discusses — in dynamic and cogent terms — why the arts matter. The power of art, he says, is to “open up … Continue reading
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donate button added
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 … Continue reading
gyotaku today
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 Technorati Tags: education, gyotaku, printmaking, … Continue reading
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