Showing posts with label sam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sam. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
assemblage
Organizing around here and some items become unearthed. These materials clearly date to the time when we had to put up a garden to fence to keep baby Anna from tumbling down the slope and stairs. A time when Sam was really into assembling scraps. Brown paper, a piece of fencing, red thread and plastic packing ties. And a very careful needle. That fence came down a year ago, and it has been a long while since Sam made objects like this. The artifact so precisely and elegantly dates itself and I love it so.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
and I thought ewoks were just cute or whatever
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| big mistake, dude. |
Respect the Fuzzy Wuzzy. Lest you suffer the same fate.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
envelope for violet
Sam (7, grey) and Anna (4, purple) collaborate on lettering for a very special message.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
holiday handmade, the wrap up
First spontaneous moment of handmade showed up in November with a picture and ornament for Santa. It never hurts to lay the groundwork early.
Multipurpose felted ninjas given...
...and evermore ninjas (and ninja-related lumps) received. Thanks Shawnimals, you inspire little ones to sew!
Anna claims to love but but refuses to wear. Such are the perils of homemade. Pattern: Red Riding Hood by Liesl Gibson (oliver + s). Fabric: Brussels Washer Linen in red by Robert Kaufman. Lining: Meet the Gang by Creative Thursday.
Kaleidoscopic.
Party project was needed for the second grade with one day's notice; so we made snowflakes. We used one large paper-punched circle, folded in quarters and cut, and then pasted that unfolded snowflake on choice of red, green, or aqua square. Most kids had never made a snowflake before (!) and were eager to learn how. Opening up the folded and cut circles is always like magic, and they really liked experimenting with the hole punch.
We received homemade mix tapes! CD case made from artfully recycled Dolce ad.
Homemade tag guy.
My favorite gift, by far.
Those who don't write yet can still participate in showing gratitude with a hand print. Thank you everyone for a delightful and inspiring holiday season! Wishing you all a happy 2012!Thursday, December 1, 2011
nature legos
Sam invented these out of his sister's "girl" Legos. (His "boy" sets do not have friendly-face bricks like this, why is that now?...)
Monday, October 31, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
string creatures
First art project this year for second grade : STRING CREATURE. Drop a black loop of string on the paper, trace, and try out some line work. Cut out and mount on black, viola. (Thank you Mrs. McCann and Art in Action library.)
Friday, September 30, 2011
E-S-P-R-I-T
Sam made this. Letter design is channeling for me a serious 80s vibe. There once existed a mohair ESPRIT sweater that I "halved" with my sister, with this same palette exactly!
Which led me to lay eyes on this, and this. I had forgotten what a powerful coveting this catalog inspired in me at the time, and the hours spent fashion-imprinting on these images. The colors, the sunny, slightly off-beat mood. I was glad to be reminded of it again.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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