Mary Thinks It Over
Resident Mary came over to watch us "being creative" for a few minutes yesterday and, when invited, made a mark or two on a cartoon with a red felt-tip pen.
That's a start anyway.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mary Thinks It Over
Mary Thinks It Over
Resident Mary came over to watch us "being creative" for a few minutes yesterday and, when invited, made a mark or two on a cartoon with a red felt-tip pen.
That's a start anyway.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
San Martin
Al Paints San Martin
Al has only been working with watercolors a few hours but he is really enjoying the process.
So far he works mainly with pre-set designs and applies the color as he sees fit.
He may try making his own designs sometime soon.
So far he works mainly with pre-set designs and applies the color as he sees fit.
He may try making his own designs sometime soon.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Watercolor Al
Watercolor Al
Al told me today that he is developing cataracts and so expects to go blind sometime.
Meantime he is learning to paint with watercolor better and better.
There have been several excellent blind piano players--I wonder if he would like to learn to play a keyboard?
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Holy Family Picture
Holy Family Pizza Box
The picture above is framed in one of our recycled pizza-box frames.
The picture itself was inspired by a folk-art rendering of the Holy Family--Joseph, the carpenter with a carpenter's square--Mary as a sort of middle-Eastern housewife, and a bright little boy pointing up to heaven--with a dove hovering over all.
The picture itself was inspired by a folk-art rendering of the Holy Family--Joseph, the carpenter with a carpenter's square--Mary as a sort of middle-Eastern housewife, and a bright little boy pointing up to heaven--with a dove hovering over all.
This work was finished by most of the people involved in our Creative Workshop.
It is dedicated to our "colorista" Mary--who decorated the cartoon with felt-tip pens and who has gone on to greater things.
It presently hangs in an office at the Light and Life church in Escondido, CA.
It is dedicated to our "colorista" Mary--who decorated the cartoon with felt-tip pens and who has gone on to greater things.
It presently hangs in an office at the Light and Life church in Escondido, CA.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Zaccai Geometer
Zaccai Geometer.
While Hannah has been working on the details of our Papier Mache Aztec Temple/Pyramid, Zaccai has been practicing his geometry skills.
He always does a little more than is required to finish his drawings.
He always does a little more than is required to finish his drawings.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Kids is Kids
Kids is Kids.
Posing for our finished Aztec Temple project photo, the kidness of our young scholars got the best of them. The above is the true reaction to our distinguished project!
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Aztec Temple
Hannah, Al, Zaccai, Aztec Temple.We finished our papier mache Aztec Temple and here it is. (It may LOOK like a wedding cake, but it isn't!)
We were all impressed by the truly fantastic conquering of the Aztec empire by Hernan Cortes's small force of treasure hunters--and by the subsequent historic development of Mexico as a modern American nation.
I personally appreciate the opportunity to re-study this amazing five hundred-year old series of events along with our two home-study kids.
We were all impressed by the truly fantastic conquering of the Aztec empire by Hernan Cortes's small force of treasure hunters--and by the subsequent historic development of Mexico as a modern American nation.
I personally appreciate the opportunity to re-study this amazing five hundred-year old series of events along with our two home-study kids.
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