tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60269587134579734492024-03-13T19:14:10.591+08:00the arts and crafts experimentthe arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-11723095681339639102014-10-22T08:03:00.002+08:002014-10-22T09:10:20.744+08:00Silence at the Night Safari<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started this lesson by drawing stars and a moon on black paper. As I drew a crescent moon, my resident genius disapproved it: "the moon is yellow not blue". And so I changed it to yellow. My little Italian boy got upset and told his friend, "now is banana! why?". I'm laughing inside all this time but I was also feeling elated that the children engaged. I was on to something good.
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I had to transport their minds to the night safari. Illustrations of white eyes kept them intrigued since they now had to figure out which animal I was slowly revealing to them. But they're smart, and they figured out most of the animals even before I completed the illustration. Then I drew one eye and told them to identiy the animal. There was silence after that. A long and uncomfortable silence. Some of them zoned out and some were thinking. I told them that I wasn't going to give the answer. Then! An aha moment for someone! "I know, Miss Itsy! It's a Minion!" Now there is someone who really thought about his answer! I praised him for his thinking process. I explained to them with a 3D toy animal how the view from the side reveals only one eye. Then they understood it fully. I added an ear and other parts until they were able to identify the animal.<br />
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Here comes the amazing part of the lesson. I drew eyes on the head at the top middle part of the paper, and the body of the same animal at the bottom right. I told them to think about why there's a great distance from the head to the tail. After a very silent long pause, someone said "the animal has a long nose". I was enjoying this. They are thinking!!! I pushed them to think about it more and told them that yes, there is something long but it isn't a nose. They eventually figured out that it's a giraffe. But this came after another long silent pause in the lesson.<br />
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Which brings me to the point of all this. It's tempting for us teachers to fill the silence by providing answers but we can't and shouldn't rob children of the learning process. It's a wonderful scene to witness and an empowering moment for children.the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-73800516455957823052014-10-16T20:50:00.000+08:002014-10-16T20:50:25.820+08:00Rainbow Writing Lower Case LettersPrint these pages back-to-back on A4 sheets. Fold and staple all the
pages in the middle. You'll have a homemade rainbow writing book for the
three year old children in your class.<br />
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Free download. Unlimited sharing :)<br />
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Print this way:<br />
(mn+ol) (kp+qj) (ir+sh) (gt+uf) (ev+wd) (cx+yb) (az+abc)<br />
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the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-67606249854535360322014-10-16T20:32:00.002+08:002014-10-16T20:46:24.621+08:00Rainbow Writing Upper Case LettersPrint these pages back-to-back on A4 sheets. Fold and staple all the pages in the middle. You'll have a homemade rainbow writing book for the three year old children in your class.<br />
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Free download. Unlimited sharing :)<br />
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(mn+ol) (kp+qj) (ir+sh) (gt+uf) (ev+wd) (cx+yb) (az+abc)<br />
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<br />the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-82099843291052267842014-10-16T20:15:00.000+08:002014-10-16T20:15:05.944+08:001 to 5Here's a mini city I created that's getting one child interested in counting. We use his own cars to travel from one place to another, filling the available number of parking slots with his cars.<br />
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If you need this, feel free to download the images, print it on A3 sheets, and laminate it. Your two and three year old children/students will soon be interested in learning how to count more.<br />
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<br />the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-89824864085916973452014-07-27T17:46:00.001+08:002014-07-27T17:55:24.389+08:00Animal Masks I've been tasked to create forest animal masks for my nursery class's school presentation. I've labored over them and I'd like to spare all teachers and mothers the time and effort that is needed to make these masks. So here. Please help yourselves and print them out for whatever use. I hope your children are able to have fun with these masks.
Spreading love and animal fun.
Sincerely, Itsy
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You can draw or create a computer generated cat. It doesn't matter. If you think you can't draw a cat, you can! I encourage you to try. And if you really can't, you can trace (or download) the cat pattern I am sharing with you here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3nDu-CRWRUwPjl8jJgHf4Q2hoQ1JmcWFs-A1jQJpHQuu51lIO7TdBWEcpF_P40yvO-M420MgTytiInhwAUsq2E4SQE9gphren-SWa8dv-z6LXpxRui09Jsbe0IQm7IYW-4h4nczgQZzr/s1600/cat_doll.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3nDu-CRWRUwPjl8jJgHf4Q2hoQ1JmcWFs-A1jQJpHQuu51lIO7TdBWEcpF_P40yvO-M420MgTytiInhwAUsq2E4SQE9gphren-SWa8dv-z6LXpxRui09Jsbe0IQm7IYW-4h4nczgQZzr/s400/cat_doll.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671703200600982530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When you draw your cat, remember to make separate drawings of the limbs and tail. You'll understand why in a bit.<br /><br />Next, cut all the pieces and insert them in a laminating pouch. Then, laminate. For those of you with laminating machines, I think you'll know what to do. For those of you that don't have laminating machines, please do not buy one for this one project. Go to a desktop publishing center and have it laminated. It shouldn't cost too much.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUL9wEu_6_iNcDdiTk-28gj00uOoIfskRlPK3UvnZzybJnCqAM2Sd5wH8UlVgPPYnw7UXOD2eFVLDaNqc0PNHVKQ4cH2V5KPmpZsSRzQdIuIz_g9RQ8wt1IdSWRKh8GZYt_GM06uJ0sZM/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUL9wEu_6_iNcDdiTk-28gj00uOoIfskRlPK3UvnZzybJnCqAM2Sd5wH8UlVgPPYnw7UXOD2eFVLDaNqc0PNHVKQ4cH2V5KPmpZsSRzQdIuIz_g9RQ8wt1IdSWRKh8GZYt_GM06uJ0sZM/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671703472398270690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cut around the different cat parts by leaving about 3 mm between the edge of the paper to your cutting line.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrwt7TGSywaYirn22hdzD-_avJuvlEkkWgFkhAY0MFHiVJ0ozTUipiUdsy_iPY-6JvQfVo8i2w2x7su41qvbbuErUgf-QR9sg2osz-l5KZv0F55nvKpee_NtgDsjWADV1XmAVXBTkcFnv/s1600/IMG_5932.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrwt7TGSywaYirn22hdzD-_avJuvlEkkWgFkhAY0MFHiVJ0ozTUipiUdsy_iPY-6JvQfVo8i2w2x7su41qvbbuErUgf-QR9sg2osz-l5KZv0F55nvKpee_NtgDsjWADV1XmAVXBTkcFnv/s400/IMG_5932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671704703041066514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Use an eyelet punch to punch holes through the joints. Where you want to connect the limbs is entirely up to you. If you have no eyelet puncher, you can buy one in a stationery shop. Or, you can also get one in Daiso for 2 dollars and it comes with eyelets. If you don't want to buy one, your desktop publishing house or sewing supply store will also have this service.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaKZQ7E57Dy2UZQJ9cVTaQXVpSf_Wu5D6mQJ0GpF3fFNSCb3_w3_VLh67bxOqMXLQQ4Xy1_frIaadc8EuEGrVMkNAl_jxQ7YXhLH1vMXL-nEWwA1hBKglM_yizaEwYh8dTfVDAn9R7SwH/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaKZQ7E57Dy2UZQJ9cVTaQXVpSf_Wu5D6mQJ0GpF3fFNSCb3_w3_VLh67bxOqMXLQQ4Xy1_frIaadc8EuEGrVMkNAl_jxQ7YXhLH1vMXL-nEWwA1hBKglM_yizaEwYh8dTfVDAn9R7SwH/s400/IMG_5933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671705188884298658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Connect all the body parts with the metal eyelets.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW94KVx1YSDnrOnlbYkWfi8SbmPm5OZTZNzFARGnR1CJMJ9bZq-R-UK3WqdCH81bz1LlZxnAcXkJmkREvS9CtOxKkF-vy1GTRNR8Hzdn24ggJ5iii3N8BfDI7LeTav2Nx_jk_AKvt2u6d/s1600/IMG_5936.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW94KVx1YSDnrOnlbYkWfi8SbmPm5OZTZNzFARGnR1CJMJ9bZq-R-UK3WqdCH81bz1LlZxnAcXkJmkREvS9CtOxKkF-vy1GTRNR8Hzdn24ggJ5iii3N8BfDI7LeTav2Nx_jk_AKvt2u6d/s400/IMG_5936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671707296510739410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now dance, cat! Dance!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRbXbxvqTHF0tTEwn4vFTXazMYkLNyznOdgtbh9qjWo8FJQOGhQHQlFeala2Za_OziFKoQuNGNzBmLVwoY5RVyqRDPAJmOzptVw3zjIag3At7qy94VYv2sxXM7EWR-TmbU_wfyGvQ7w_4/s1600/IMG_5935.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRbXbxvqTHF0tTEwn4vFTXazMYkLNyznOdgtbh9qjWo8FJQOGhQHQlFeala2Za_OziFKoQuNGNzBmLVwoY5RVyqRDPAJmOzptVw3zjIag3At7qy94VYv2sxXM7EWR-TmbU_wfyGvQ7w_4/s400/IMG_5935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671707297011837826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-73619283566421732902011-07-31T20:00:00.001+08:002011-07-31T20:04:39.290+08:00Art Rage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIk7JAWpeXuAT9do8l-K85pZc_BVRxISbo0S9C2jUh8fLGu_2phCxFEoY6FNGR-aG7tnrkMeQdgRMIuu3BDqtEqqJLJnhQVoG0ap34rts31so0trbQ6-nfb_rTaXygRkyQHYTISAz-Rc4/s1600/tree+flat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIk7JAWpeXuAT9do8l-K85pZc_BVRxISbo0S9C2jUh8fLGu_2phCxFEoY6FNGR-aG7tnrkMeQdgRMIuu3BDqtEqqJLJnhQVoG0ap34rts31so0trbQ6-nfb_rTaXygRkyQHYTISAz-Rc4/s400/tree+flat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635486136114229762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have a new program that allows me to create images that look like it has been painted. It's simpler than photoshop, and also more fun. It's called Art Rage. Here's the first painting...</div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-61937355839255712222011-06-19T21:40:00.005+08:002011-06-19T21:50:47.716+08:00Fifth Lesson: Dry Oil Painting<div style="text-align: center;">Oil painting without the oil?<br /><br />And of all days, a new child decided to join the class.<br />Just to try out oil painting.<br />Since the child's mother said she had no prior experience<br />to using oils, there would be no point of comparison.<br />So I carried on.<br /><br />A peony stencil using a dryish brush<br />with minimal paint is what completed Ela's painting.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6LI_bn0iAatJMNtq__akui9witxAhEAhlq4FdTbbasuCC3wV121yaIebAZhQLCZJrpoGv16_0IzGelk2nmmwCXvO638tmRPpl591TedRLGArbsPpFqi9VwmrwCMfetIkr9yJVFyw9fe8/s1600/stencil1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6LI_bn0iAatJMNtq__akui9witxAhEAhlq4FdTbbasuCC3wV121yaIebAZhQLCZJrpoGv16_0IzGelk2nmmwCXvO638tmRPpl591TedRLGArbsPpFqi9VwmrwCMfetIkr9yJVFyw9fe8/s400/stencil1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619927027310639874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktv-RI0ktlZbfw4nn5kj22SNc2Ydp6pNd-fDFCQ75iaqzBCSoHUg4dBt3DVJnM2zOW-iuy0gmdh3khz8soRJb5mGJG-6UIuo0WNGy34E6pWUPEv5JTJi_cbVO2ckliuy3o7Xsq7M-elZP/s1600/stencil2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktv-RI0ktlZbfw4nn5kj22SNc2Ydp6pNd-fDFCQ75iaqzBCSoHUg4dBt3DVJnM2zOW-iuy0gmdh3khz8soRJb5mGJG-6UIuo0WNGy34E6pWUPEv5JTJi_cbVO2ckliuy3o7Xsq7M-elZP/s400/stencil2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619927029023422434" border="0" /></a><br />She was so good :) And apparently talented!<br />(She arranged those leaves on her own)<br /><br />I let her try out our very first lesson. She did so well!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdFPk1OBJxEkLe83GvR1W-7fl0q5TQ2lgPR-uZuyLRs2koCNtiqwPyQy4Cw1Pa10ytDiHoTwKdroJs4cSBbX5Q3jfK4kp9J3TCD7M0kvOYGKQcBfmAWnWb1l95_uU49DOL_pVp-dqRnMz/s1600/stencil3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdFPk1OBJxEkLe83GvR1W-7fl0q5TQ2lgPR-uZuyLRs2koCNtiqwPyQy4Cw1Pa10ytDiHoTwKdroJs4cSBbX5Q3jfK4kp9J3TCD7M0kvOYGKQcBfmAWnWb1l95_uU49DOL_pVp-dqRnMz/s400/stencil3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619927026567019106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-14357768207954957812011-06-19T21:34:00.003+08:002011-06-19T21:39:57.115+08:00Fourth Lesson: Chinese Inspired Paintings with Plaster of Paris<div style="text-align: center;">It's too bad that I don't have pictures of the finished art works.<br />Someone forgot to bring her camera that day!<br /><br />But here's what happened.<br />The children poured plaster of Paris<br />into Chinese themed molds<br />(rabbit, double happiness, pig, koi),<br />to create a relief on their painted backgrounds.<br /><br />Here they are enjoying mixing the plaster.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBhhEOJY7AW96ByQfEd4w1VKaLucZ9JlHYhhUvezklHU9np3dfxWBaEC-LThtNwtAqCCBC44ZOOUJNL_wLzUZ1I1_iu2AX5dg8zdu1mWXnfn-hpZfW7aVF_-b8JV7DGVcf1RRIFfFbss_/s1600/pop4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBhhEOJY7AW96ByQfEd4w1VKaLucZ9JlHYhhUvezklHU9np3dfxWBaEC-LThtNwtAqCCBC44ZOOUJNL_wLzUZ1I1_iu2AX5dg8zdu1mWXnfn-hpZfW7aVF_-b8JV7DGVcf1RRIFfFbss_/s400/pop4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619923983294549170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8RY9FiINb74aU25aXlMsphKTYyAOQRSPTFU9J98j9KcL2EswIpZBn4uDuRcdUVFn_df3Kg9nCtYwcvrr8aLTxBJjS7n7kxqhPhDntoT3CYi-sZXxAjIoUulbsznWywHXj-T-03mAAck_/s1600/pop3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8RY9FiINb74aU25aXlMsphKTYyAOQRSPTFU9J98j9KcL2EswIpZBn4uDuRcdUVFn_df3Kg9nCtYwcvrr8aLTxBJjS7n7kxqhPhDntoT3CYi-sZXxAjIoUulbsznWywHXj-T-03mAAck_/s400/pop3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619923985931536530" border="0" /></a><br />And painting the background.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMisHE7kGZ_HtGqktkWORyoOugmG5lCnQ5is6z3J0EieKth2gdgywjQJ5Z0ZZm_b2vF5AVVqqyE8j5SOhkTsCF5tlW7TzLFpjGmMKXNUlYw48R3HhKdsQmq8yUXa-5b1CicuLBe-6IsRv/s1600/pop2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMisHE7kGZ_HtGqktkWORyoOugmG5lCnQ5is6z3J0EieKth2gdgywjQJ5Z0ZZm_b2vF5AVVqqyE8j5SOhkTsCF5tlW7TzLFpjGmMKXNUlYw48R3HhKdsQmq8yUXa-5b1CicuLBe-6IsRv/s400/pop2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619923979196556354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9dM-Uev5qkAm35iE-ovDPXNb-9rlekKWStwRSrk65AqB9uipPz1ehydvJY4TvsyezIKjKrcbNbOs4lqpvbyG7EweTNZzoRTdAUYnSt9_3ON7E3IbUKOMLNUy2h4RVWQflHHC3leEimaW/s1600/pop1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9dM-Uev5qkAm35iE-ovDPXNb-9rlekKWStwRSrk65AqB9uipPz1ehydvJY4TvsyezIKjKrcbNbOs4lqpvbyG7EweTNZzoRTdAUYnSt9_3ON7E3IbUKOMLNUy2h4RVWQflHHC3leEimaW/s400/pop1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619923974293307666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What came out of the rabbit mold :)<br /></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-30825876748712270172011-06-19T20:51:00.006+08:002011-06-19T21:01:16.036+08:00Third Lesson: Collage<div style="text-align: center;">First, they planned their collage by laying out all the elements.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9oKPuEeNvO5deiEUKHndtCU7DUmtejbuUH1d-qfiHXNjnQXAuJU18fJmmlTUuGARr8wBgWW5y0O7e86191tSXYCVmB0L_QvrEiW29y0JCQ1lvm2yMUq-EfiNpGi1W_yuR0mdyZiGxRe-/s1600/collage+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9oKPuEeNvO5deiEUKHndtCU7DUmtejbuUH1d-qfiHXNjnQXAuJU18fJmmlTUuGARr8wBgWW5y0O7e86191tSXYCVmB0L_QvrEiW29y0JCQ1lvm2yMUq-EfiNpGi1W_yuR0mdyZiGxRe-/s400/collage+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619912957639829650" border="0" /></a><br />Leandra planned.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpQJdN2ZqIFI61ACUvxz7q6WF_q6-f9fzMY8Zqc3hmsz6EokfNgF3rXMjS81TvthAnVhi1avEUR4zFp35JSG_c0mHB_pSheEuKne2zT4LWKsfEoSIaY8IsdIdecl3xmwWrx9N-_xfGbpP/s1600/collage+leandra.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpQJdN2ZqIFI61ACUvxz7q6WF_q6-f9fzMY8Zqc3hmsz6EokfNgF3rXMjS81TvthAnVhi1avEUR4zFp35JSG_c0mHB_pSheEuKne2zT4LWKsfEoSIaY8IsdIdecl3xmwWrx9N-_xfGbpP/s400/collage+leandra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619913292206747490" border="0" /></a>Justine picked up a little trick from the previous lesson<br />of animal patterns and integrated it with her signature stripes!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVR9cMI7dOOEcySSBKoGOxvx3YpVFUdlkhuugR-NZBUJWDH7yjzE9aY0tbAI68G9oQa5BjrU41bCwNryBEIb5hpImXyQxaC6u45Ogg3aZMe2-MFmix5geyioFKgaQPB7hZpPEXaCELjFI/s1600/collage+justin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVR9cMI7dOOEcySSBKoGOxvx3YpVFUdlkhuugR-NZBUJWDH7yjzE9aY0tbAI68G9oQa5BjrU41bCwNryBEIb5hpImXyQxaC6u45Ogg3aZMe2-MFmix5geyioFKgaQPB7hZpPEXaCELjFI/s400/collage+justin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619913449737773186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Grace, as always, is inspired.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfTS0-gamv4oDsLNSbrj5rrFAiWSqsmpqm_V4LM-F00swAy1MsmlH48KRSyI7oT4jHDUP6gJgThpfeoAMiIYEGJL6cgRmeDP35VzGkwk4BRSZtBW7CaJGGt9Eac1Lbq68mFXjwuN45hPb/s1600/collage+twin+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfTS0-gamv4oDsLNSbrj5rrFAiWSqsmpqm_V4LM-F00swAy1MsmlH48KRSyI7oT4jHDUP6gJgThpfeoAMiIYEGJL6cgRmeDP35VzGkwk4BRSZtBW7CaJGGt9Eac1Lbq68mFXjwuN45hPb/s400/collage+twin+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619913809094401330" border="0" /></a><br />And Georgia fused the east and the west.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-qiP6tbGWQI2MRWm7Y8_4yTQ7Xn4Cg7sH0ridctF1AwTknajEKPItPxRsNNBfEF1KjnLbUljkUW90rIehqNMrUIxs-tNKgfMPj4cbLqD2sikZ5foU6NLT5PlNW5X1ysY4uarCg_k-tPY/s1600/collage+twin+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-qiP6tbGWQI2MRWm7Y8_4yTQ7Xn4Cg7sH0ridctF1AwTknajEKPItPxRsNNBfEF1KjnLbUljkUW90rIehqNMrUIxs-tNKgfMPj4cbLqD2sikZ5foU6NLT5PlNW5X1ysY4uarCg_k-tPY/s400/collage+twin+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619914029296590178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Drum roll please...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iD0tGn1aw61sbxfVmgeQIRGxtsouHSh97xHGtXdj_WriMtGlLN0sFZtPxgzi9qL0J1mjIwSSXUKEJulmI9nSn3rX8gV5UFah12wfkr8xuQCw3-Ef6uaf0W6qeEvmhqVj7riJI9OcMp4u/s1600/collage+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iD0tGn1aw61sbxfVmgeQIRGxtsouHSh97xHGtXdj_WriMtGlLN0sFZtPxgzi9qL0J1mjIwSSXUKEJulmI9nSn3rX8gV5UFah12wfkr8xuQCw3-Ef6uaf0W6qeEvmhqVj7riJI9OcMp4u/s400/collage+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619914495038692178" border="0" /></a>they always come up with something wonderful.<br />I love these children!</div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-45984535892902749132011-06-19T20:14:00.000+08:002011-06-19T21:19:15.931+08:00Second Lesson: Painting a Triptych<div style="text-align: center;">They planned what colors to use.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFtPV0Qmaa9tniPXedHarUjJIjzlKLSflBpTjpsIdNQCVatS86qKHsrQ-06JACWIzNelEPQWjIwREbOADpikrs5LVcYQjZSNr73H28KYa8Ja3YF01z0_Die7gNZGEIsf5GtTFcsRAFWvw/s1600/triptych1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFtPV0Qmaa9tniPXedHarUjJIjzlKLSflBpTjpsIdNQCVatS86qKHsrQ-06JACWIzNelEPQWjIwREbOADpikrs5LVcYQjZSNr73H28KYa8Ja3YF01z0_Die7gNZGEIsf5GtTFcsRAFWvw/s400/triptych1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619919063481728530" border="0" /></a><br />Then they mixed their colors.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eDpuMaB5b5Tq4XP4VNiVE3gBw78RI-wXGiXPCtpcpNZfAV6e3FGl7wcsExvHdGbAkt26cxF0Xt-ZeBwSu4ZQqMoGTf79qJEjW0gH5JxNBc3SQClgKNTZdH5qWuNGJkdF0sMppVhkJ2jk/s1600/triptych2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eDpuMaB5b5Tq4XP4VNiVE3gBw78RI-wXGiXPCtpcpNZfAV6e3FGl7wcsExvHdGbAkt26cxF0Xt-ZeBwSu4ZQqMoGTf79qJEjW0gH5JxNBc3SQClgKNTZdH5qWuNGJkdF0sMppVhkJ2jk/s400/triptych2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619919066938948546" border="0" /></a><br />Then they painted. One panel at a time.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHny9sBy_HVlcfkAIVMBZ6HzjkU3fLwfxMF6aHkyoWQsHFoF3hU6WbASffDSmXys3whHTurmUwv1KJq1Bp2h0g53hN_betu-7uQ_NgsV152CavV1TN1Y90P7UZnv5XD0h2p2xdnVc3nK2b/s1600/triptych3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHny9sBy_HVlcfkAIVMBZ6HzjkU3fLwfxMF6aHkyoWQsHFoF3hU6WbASffDSmXys3whHTurmUwv1KJq1Bp2h0g53hN_betu-7uQ_NgsV152CavV1TN1Y90P7UZnv5XD0h2p2xdnVc3nK2b/s400/triptych3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619919344660818610" border="0" /></a><br />We played around a bit during break time.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajPCVPmwFt2JvvIjqoHNzx2s6GKcBc-3PykfrnGByzT8ZBSSC4IUMObyGgwIdtXugtyUIsstLbohVD60VO-ym-t-S2uSJ3UGBH2ILNUCXne4X1W4X623SXFPgb_xv2HVqKgq2ghtl_nbZ/s1600/kids2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajPCVPmwFt2JvvIjqoHNzx2s6GKcBc-3PykfrnGByzT8ZBSSC4IUMObyGgwIdtXugtyUIsstLbohVD60VO-ym-t-S2uSJ3UGBH2ILNUCXne4X1W4X623SXFPgb_xv2HVqKgq2ghtl_nbZ/s400/kids2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619919057071055026" border="0" /></a><br />And voila!!! The triptychs were done!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyfmveUgQRWrzWsjALn1I-WYYFHv2mHAxM9DO3ykWsd0TnwnrGtwbIIxcwrZQqaVCM76AL280QmS1-eqNLo21O9hP9Xyv197ifyoC4M0Tn7yt_6R3G7hGcHFWdh2GJVuHRKZtKhSqJ2ms/s1600/triptych4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyfmveUgQRWrzWsjALn1I-WYYFHv2mHAxM9DO3ykWsd0TnwnrGtwbIIxcwrZQqaVCM76AL280QmS1-eqNLo21O9hP9Xyv197ifyoC4M0Tn7yt_6R3G7hGcHFWdh2GJVuHRKZtKhSqJ2ms/s400/triptych4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619918842692491314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXkpdVDEkq3Pnkg-KLmt_amnGo-rdmdN77EU32B06h87SvUy_F7HUXhTl34z6bnFz6Dyz_aJz95TXMRbrBr4d5w3bFldzcAy1xhdYniQgqXu7g0Ws2M6I5Oeczp60-di7PtzRAR-SnScD/s1600/triptych5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXkpdVDEkq3Pnkg-KLmt_amnGo-rdmdN77EU32B06h87SvUy_F7HUXhTl34z6bnFz6Dyz_aJz95TXMRbrBr4d5w3bFldzcAy1xhdYniQgqXu7g0Ws2M6I5Oeczp60-di7PtzRAR-SnScD/s400/triptych5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619918837008744466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bhKBIfEpEdN-B_Gv4Yre2BQet_MprpGOMDYC08brWDAGNffMxLaLiZapdi2_D0Q8jVQimFGy2FnnDpBZad5rVB7q1-o3V3pr9q5wWnGpFXWZIiyfrYB09fHTuBHtw-2zdR4sZ_FgcbOx/s1600/triptych6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bhKBIfEpEdN-B_Gv4Yre2BQet_MprpGOMDYC08brWDAGNffMxLaLiZapdi2_D0Q8jVQimFGy2FnnDpBZad5rVB7q1-o3V3pr9q5wWnGpFXWZIiyfrYB09fHTuBHtw-2zdR4sZ_FgcbOx/s400/triptych6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619918833041484194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPOAZNA8tOPI4Muc00GjmhOA82p_Aaa9XqITLaMyThzzjluCopUPFjtnvvh6C6JrNrnFKYKTz_J5w61VSrZosQ2MWw0KXLWfX7QB4Pm3DIFrvOe-bweGLNA1FqmL5Xrhw9QjBBLN4dh1I/s1600/triptych7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPOAZNA8tOPI4Muc00GjmhOA82p_Aaa9XqITLaMyThzzjluCopUPFjtnvvh6C6JrNrnFKYKTz_J5w61VSrZosQ2MWw0KXLWfX7QB4Pm3DIFrvOe-bweGLNA1FqmL5Xrhw9QjBBLN4dh1I/s400/triptych7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619918831673449970" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-77852188261802688912011-05-14T16:02:00.007+08:002011-05-14T16:20:30.171+08:00First Lesson: Shading, Light and Shadow<div style="text-align: center;">I had my first session with my second batch of young masters<br />at Impressions Art Studio, Cluny Court.<br /><br />Here are the works of the 8 year olds I worked with today.<br /><br />They grasped the concept faster than any adult I've worked with.<br /><br />I am starting to believe that as children, we are all gifted.<br />As we get older, we forget about the talents<br />that have been given to us.<br /><br />•••<br /><br />The subject.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBTV5XdrGQ7epEMmm5v3nAfqOpv4u6QIIJ9rw2EKfmbLRDWggBZ6R9sZZ-C5DbZ7w5KLhokCoif_2g9822sba-RFJzF_yxbbDJ0mrHibiJNNeLWIsT-vSdu3R2N3LlxHqrpMkvgnXGQZx/s1600/14052011018.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBTV5XdrGQ7epEMmm5v3nAfqOpv4u6QIIJ9rw2EKfmbLRDWggBZ6R9sZZ-C5DbZ7w5KLhokCoif_2g9822sba-RFJzF_yxbbDJ0mrHibiJNNeLWIsT-vSdu3R2N3LlxHqrpMkvgnXGQZx/s400/14052011018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606481965041753010" border="0" /></a><br />The paintings.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bh783r2B_Nq3jDxBfUkqvk-q7ag0JmBLVqAKXINhrzZfFjQXSWv9ty5uwsh-PJVbhgN93a8P_cqcbdLsQj7bgwUywVNEo27ipSFu7x7PO24XR7uwhaNwHQ3BQ6-rmq8XmrJTvdmkfsrc/s1600/14052011025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bh783r2B_Nq3jDxBfUkqvk-q7ag0JmBLVqAKXINhrzZfFjQXSWv9ty5uwsh-PJVbhgN93a8P_cqcbdLsQj7bgwUywVNEo27ipSFu7x7PO24XR7uwhaNwHQ3BQ6-rmq8XmrJTvdmkfsrc/s400/14052011025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606481962239390962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_yukDXIiISaFIgMqePMtnW9UKZWnfquXi2essWDIn2Vmym6Hh9kfBk5rkKhUE8UiJs5Fgluzb8HM3PVNMMYt5ZsrLe5ChpqkfswEHrJcGARpfYZeTxNL2ZPoIJoh-VxmbcU9TYiLycSu/s1600/14052011024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_yukDXIiISaFIgMqePMtnW9UKZWnfquXi2essWDIn2Vmym6Hh9kfBk5rkKhUE8UiJs5Fgluzb8HM3PVNMMYt5ZsrLe5ChpqkfswEHrJcGARpfYZeTxNL2ZPoIJoh-VxmbcU9TYiLycSu/s400/14052011024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606481954738162290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNwnZFeiGhl83wWfmUH6084Pwq_dRcSNHkHfVAsEldXyFqclUGQotBUyy3XOM0njshHKn0pxjQhRvgcPIwKhgNNeHcrv0dWd2FpzKAwM29j_6kIeb6bWzlepQiNhd5s-EDlPrDkRMOQ_h/s1600/14052011022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNwnZFeiGhl83wWfmUH6084Pwq_dRcSNHkHfVAsEldXyFqclUGQotBUyy3XOM0njshHKn0pxjQhRvgcPIwKhgNNeHcrv0dWd2FpzKAwM29j_6kIeb6bWzlepQiNhd5s-EDlPrDkRMOQ_h/s400/14052011022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606481956844160802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08DxyHqPHZVgYdo-jidFxbRNRKWLMNBIZ-3sahLXvDLVZ5Z9Si7U3L9-2DUbt_FR62P7OUTv-tkoYOIjlC49wudKSsKrvXTRnKd-dCMt7cD24jBn_GrtFrOhwIcSGBxb1wbnIhGsPdmzr/s1600/14052011023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08DxyHqPHZVgYdo-jidFxbRNRKWLMNBIZ-3sahLXvDLVZ5Z9Si7U3L9-2DUbt_FR62P7OUTv-tkoYOIjlC49wudKSsKrvXTRnKd-dCMt7cD24jBn_GrtFrOhwIcSGBxb1wbnIhGsPdmzr/s400/14052011023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606481952126617282" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-3478697238316887282011-05-12T22:43:00.001+08:002011-05-18T21:36:33.257+08:00The Brass Bird Ring<div style="text-align: center;">The latest ring in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mrsdazo">store</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOhT0K36TEcd2fshCQNFaoCAYM_Wnt1pOWKl3duQ7rYD9_UwtiEyScpaHUFwQhv4cR4KCNcE4y6UnCA9ZfqC9NeXDb66r-5UT5O2aZX7rbM25PYatyqvNxrVmIORuDvSqKvYXB7mHSBll/s1600/il_570xN.195948391.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOhT0K36TEcd2fshCQNFaoCAYM_Wnt1pOWKl3duQ7rYD9_UwtiEyScpaHUFwQhv4cR4KCNcE4y6UnCA9ZfqC9NeXDb66r-5UT5O2aZX7rbM25PYatyqvNxrVmIORuDvSqKvYXB7mHSBll/s400/il_570xN.195948391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605840458607518578" border="0" /></a>A beautiful brass bird landed in the secret garden!<br />She flew* in all the way from Hoi An, Vietnam.<br />The plants and their berries took an instant liking<br />to this special bird. So everywhere the bird goes,<br />the plants and berries are surely there.. There's a special everlasting<br />dew drop that follows the bird around, too.<br />Every time the bird gets thirsty, he raises his head<br />to take a sip from the everlasting dew drop above his head.<br /><br />(*I found a bunch of these brass figures when my husband and I<br />took a trip last October 2010 to Hoi An, Vietnam.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rkfXmZHIjw14Vnoz73yWT-RgbpSnU9sM9CosjVcPXXVkXhY-Nv-GCubT6FggwoHnEmy-HCZCGvvRLzaog3cUT0j4wE1i1p2WqG0sPy0usi7tP_tNQJNRIjcsflX8vWk0GzmqFm7xUQw8/s1600/il_570xN.195948380.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rkfXmZHIjw14Vnoz73yWT-RgbpSnU9sM9CosjVcPXXVkXhY-Nv-GCubT6FggwoHnEmy-HCZCGvvRLzaog3cUT0j4wE1i1p2WqG0sPy0usi7tP_tNQJNRIjcsflX8vWk0GzmqFm7xUQw8/s400/il_570xN.195948380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605840458841098098" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-14502139827828304542011-05-12T22:40:00.001+08:002011-05-18T21:39:34.015+08:00Meditation Ring<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8hB5eAbQLiwpvfIRZhnd__OkbCZS19vTzY-2TWnH5Po4tNnF0VTu8hzHZTNgGrRlL6x_pPJ1kUGRZHMWBrhlCEtItxighpDasP9LNgYBYfer8DSHAyGPcLOncIA3v-OOSBCi7LbJx4vX/s1600/il_fullxfull.196329360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8hB5eAbQLiwpvfIRZhnd__OkbCZS19vTzY-2TWnH5Po4tNnF0VTu8hzHZTNgGrRlL6x_pPJ1kUGRZHMWBrhlCEtItxighpDasP9LNgYBYfer8DSHAyGPcLOncIA3v-OOSBCi7LbJx4vX/s400/il_fullxfull.196329360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605839307103260770" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome to my Secret Garden.<br />This is a place where things grow and bloom & flutter & fly!<br /><br />Imagine a garden that never needs watering.<br />Yet everything in it still shines and blooms.<br />Glass, crystal, clay and semiprecious stone -<br />always alive and always so colorful!<br /><br />There are no weeds in these gardens, I assure you.<br />A worm or two may pop up in some of them once in a while though :-)<br /><br />~<br /><br />A peaceful statue of Buddha is in the Secret Garden<br />where there is only pure silence. Animals, berries, plants<br />and visitors come to this area when they need to meditate<br />or want a huge dose of peace and serenity.<br />The plants have offered Love, Peace and Hope Berries<br />to Buddha while the plants in the area<br />seem to be growing so quickly!<br /><br />This ring is best used when we need a reminder to return<br />to a more peaceful place. Stare at it to meditate any time of day.<br />It'll be quite handy since you have it on your finger anyway :)<br /><br />The Buddha miniature is made of brass.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW28unJjOpURVOozRPmSG2oFVV8_RyIC_svCUJa9GHIcOMjPF_sqBEniaff9ooE_evexsrbP26j3YuKPASL4COmeDUrbv7Xtt4gTJCtdklwdbkpVR3ogkYYm7ENxLEK6Wk7hyphenhyphenS-S61eA89/s1600/il_570xN.196329329.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW28unJjOpURVOozRPmSG2oFVV8_RyIC_svCUJa9GHIcOMjPF_sqBEniaff9ooE_evexsrbP26j3YuKPASL4COmeDUrbv7Xtt4gTJCtdklwdbkpVR3ogkYYm7ENxLEK6Wk7hyphenhyphenS-S61eA89/s400/il_570xN.196329329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605839301712784482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCUfOviO4f9fTS7abInWiNHlt_4mOnZRM3YQ8l3LL322D7rYVAKafaT3_hIPOavBm5kSY31zfjioFfmdk_bIOe0ar9lsTghgniHDtwnqbKvjyqztutUk9YxuHeGZ2I-25sQuBaShUgBXM/s1600/il_570xN.196329267.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCUfOviO4f9fTS7abInWiNHlt_4mOnZRM3YQ8l3LL322D7rYVAKafaT3_hIPOavBm5kSY31zfjioFfmdk_bIOe0ar9lsTghgniHDtwnqbKvjyqztutUk9YxuHeGZ2I-25sQuBaShUgBXM/s400/il_570xN.196329267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605839287541979874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j1WdUw78kt5yY8h1MzfC5OMaGLVhvMnrwar2tJ8VJLGUusEj979eezkzTsrlSHNbnLJxk3LodTiT0sbrod_yWLD7S2oPyBZTud49xwWG69MgRV8aVdkSH8JLJ7siA2uzNNmqmppO1Vo8/s1600/il_570xN.196329242.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j1WdUw78kt5yY8h1MzfC5OMaGLVhvMnrwar2tJ8VJLGUusEj979eezkzTsrlSHNbnLJxk3LodTiT0sbrod_yWLD7S2oPyBZTud49xwWG69MgRV8aVdkSH8JLJ7siA2uzNNmqmppO1Vo8/s400/il_570xN.196329242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605839284857188530" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-75733818679594901232011-05-11T20:38:00.002+08:002011-05-18T21:45:12.967+08:00Balloon Printing<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Experiment Number 11:</span> Balloon Printing<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You will need:</span> acrylic paint, small balloon (inflated),<br />paper, scissors, paint palette<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Print different blotches of colours<br />in different areas of your paper.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPtO530OzCdhRNPzctqXu-cd3ceJg9vSrgcd8qB08K7xFqH_ImBVtJerjarJ77yDBDdIyxIJmDGqdfFjAJa6-LP-WCXNtzGI5ft4RSSqBLEdi7wliDo4S6Cy_9n-wp_LcT9g6-y_tDCiB/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPtO530OzCdhRNPzctqXu-cd3ceJg9vSrgcd8qB08K7xFqH_ImBVtJerjarJ77yDBDdIyxIJmDGqdfFjAJa6-LP-WCXNtzGI5ft4RSSqBLEdi7wliDo4S6Cy_9n-wp_LcT9g6-y_tDCiB/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605425093276236386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You can achieve this by using a balloon (like the one seen below).<br />Pour the different colours of acrylic paint on the paint palette.<br />Dip the balloon into your paint and stamp away on the paper!!!<br />It isn't a must to clean your balloon when switching colours.<br />Try leaving it smeared with the previous colour you used<br />and see what happens when you make a new print.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROMy-Ie2nQoavIj_G08KoLzoN7I9caRzG4QXTERVILCvaPFhMDp55SAq79XcOHIl-ueVeb5QrwFp2e_SwlrKGzyOQQ8QvPeyoIiqMla6SvHArIZ-XjUXexkS2LWnKXAA8pDnI9QE5_CRH/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROMy-Ie2nQoavIj_G08KoLzoN7I9caRzG4QXTERVILCvaPFhMDp55SAq79XcOHIl-ueVeb5QrwFp2e_SwlrKGzyOQQ8QvPeyoIiqMla6SvHArIZ-XjUXexkS2LWnKXAA8pDnI9QE5_CRH/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605425084633274498" border="0" /></a><br />Once the paint is dry, decide on what it is you want to create.<br />Cut out the shapes of your design.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCedij6r6BrelU890c2RXQXvZ9EmmoWgbey0agQqYnkNJT9lJvHXtvlnoEv1EaNhA86aUHNw_4DCb34FCziYGjuRDfn_MLOW97y0MCshp5Yv9wB8r6KMKoHUmuaDtreW2hgwUTQ1THftH/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCedij6r6BrelU890c2RXQXvZ9EmmoWgbey0agQqYnkNJT9lJvHXtvlnoEv1EaNhA86aUHNw_4DCb34FCziYGjuRDfn_MLOW97y0MCshp5Yv9wB8r6KMKoHUmuaDtreW2hgwUTQ1THftH/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605425086753431458" border="0" /></a><br />On a new sheet of paper, paint your background.<br />Once your background is dry, stick everything you've cut out<br />on the paper you painted a background on.<br /><br />Have fun with this one!!! I did :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0TFD3p_XGd82bGna4KSvUurN-jy9XYK-YSQeb53y5bbcCMcdt-BLwpUlA_6LnYBLDmIpkrCoaE9OCWx77j7sFp-S2lTSpHCYhXffb9NOVquU6R7M7bcoCxqBlYbJ2kcEn1barX1if7Xc/s1600/animals_balloon-printing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0TFD3p_XGd82bGna4KSvUurN-jy9XYK-YSQeb53y5bbcCMcdt-BLwpUlA_6LnYBLDmIpkrCoaE9OCWx77j7sFp-S2lTSpHCYhXffb9NOVquU6R7M7bcoCxqBlYbJ2kcEn1barX1if7Xc/s400/animals_balloon-printing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605421701351243522" border="0" /></a>I learned this from a lovely woman<br />that's teaching me how to be a teacher :D<br /></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-15150086908584833902011-05-11T20:34:00.001+08:002011-05-11T20:36:23.035+08:00Painting with Marblesinstructions coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicv6HhdAJdsOScj2xNyOK0SYXhL_5GVD3_5lch6wvm_2_8KQIyTw6ZC-A-8NTvTiSaE9IllL3B4qLBZ5ccbvAKFUAJVoKCYyAhlPKlTxMIEmR2FcVkhTd64Q5_4C9UxJWa-lSKwoGGuVXo/s1600/animals_marble.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicv6HhdAJdsOScj2xNyOK0SYXhL_5GVD3_5lch6wvm_2_8KQIyTw6ZC-A-8NTvTiSaE9IllL3B4qLBZ5ccbvAKFUAJVoKCYyAhlPKlTxMIEmR2FcVkhTd64Q5_4C9UxJWa-lSKwoGGuVXo/s400/animals_marble.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605436229032211394" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-18069503897114640842011-05-11T20:33:00.002+08:002011-05-14T16:19:16.208+08:00Nature Collageinstructions coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwmPU59HpEyxmzzUQay1Vjhp7RopQzC-XIY5nk-zP03OagzPLqGC_ukU0ZGXh4tGW3pnDGSzR0ZCpWb8xpm56wFP_uNCStX8a_cRRbuJZPlIKMkN15XSZLmsB6Fw8LEFFJ81QTa7Ic9tb/s1600/animals_naturecollage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwmPU59HpEyxmzzUQay1Vjhp7RopQzC-XIY5nk-zP03OagzPLqGC_ukU0ZGXh4tGW3pnDGSzR0ZCpWb8xpm56wFP_uNCStX8a_cRRbuJZPlIKMkN15XSZLmsB6Fw8LEFFJ81QTa7Ic9tb/s400/animals_naturecollage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605435854313824898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHwKhgP1hTjlq8S5lPV2W7lHUENr1wNSv-_ZDRMqQEFZJTV5lnkN4WVO7kUlWexlE3aohpsehbPGo5Vo02_ol1FVxHydGqNhJkKYDI_c_tnUOg002HugOyr26x41gg749YH5Wfn7e-4Dd/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHwKhgP1hTjlq8S5lPV2W7lHUENr1wNSv-_ZDRMqQEFZJTV5lnkN4WVO7kUlWexlE3aohpsehbPGo5Vo02_ol1FVxHydGqNhJkKYDI_c_tnUOg002HugOyr26x41gg749YH5Wfn7e-4Dd/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605438079065730002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This Dinosaur was made by my classmate<br />(in my Early Chidhood Education Course), Sze Ying.<br /><br />She's got other works I've got to share with you.<br /></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-49854044384252417352011-05-11T20:32:00.002+08:002011-05-11T20:33:13.673+08:00Faux Mosaicinstructions coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZpwPqfUw9SHJ85FzSukZ8Oq7dBa4PUGXYMkiiU4KNQw_kLcaY9Ngb-99PEct6sVT-1mGWYho-swIVXHwwSHiMMRGgMQXTbfwXo2sHk3rLrMP1Xn5bfNJ-8NRn5VXgovR42SYVkAnf0b9/s1600/animals_mosaic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZpwPqfUw9SHJ85FzSukZ8Oq7dBa4PUGXYMkiiU4KNQw_kLcaY9Ngb-99PEct6sVT-1mGWYho-swIVXHwwSHiMMRGgMQXTbfwXo2sHk3rLrMP1Xn5bfNJ-8NRn5VXgovR42SYVkAnf0b9/s400/animals_mosaic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605435506139394130" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-80676470224766956382011-05-11T20:28:00.002+08:002011-05-11T20:32:07.497+08:00Art Using Cotton Buds and a Strawinstructions coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilperQFp1kZLeCedIj83NUci-6qRCLt35xhoujQKVLyJhcpStsEBuaN1CJkMr8jv02_zXO6DduZBJiBjsVIY7V88mrbBjWZWIaxqgACdw1CKFg8zDh-hd5vcLsFWMgffWAGxiV6Gil6zMk/s1600/nature_blowpinting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilperQFp1kZLeCedIj83NUci-6qRCLt35xhoujQKVLyJhcpStsEBuaN1CJkMr8jv02_zXO6DduZBJiBjsVIY7V88mrbBjWZWIaxqgACdw1CKFg8zDh-hd5vcLsFWMgffWAGxiV6Gil6zMk/s400/nature_blowpinting.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605435072958407170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrevwCjC97GVnKVzJK0Z1rzYSG5cecv6WHxB45tDslfEiPOW68X3Bdlzwtv6f1dw2A2B-gEMdxozcB40fCFJ2FOXk2xys4k7-zcMntMY3ScEeDQNMCgZRBSLOcHS5Fe4YEdoVwCxfUta1B/s1600/nature_cottonbud.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrevwCjC97GVnKVzJK0Z1rzYSG5cecv6WHxB45tDslfEiPOW68X3Bdlzwtv6f1dw2A2B-gEMdxozcB40fCFJ2FOXk2xys4k7-zcMntMY3ScEeDQNMCgZRBSLOcHS5Fe4YEdoVwCxfUta1B/s400/nature_cottonbud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605434832383458722" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-91755279689312723952011-05-11T18:41:00.011+08:002011-05-18T21:44:45.015+08:00Colourful Pasta Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnEYN0dxPbK4RGJVVdMhkx8lLkagfyGzphBTv6bPJBuH6pbNJqvilV88Wlhyphenhyphen28yTmw8TtoVMxENh1hCBNm0-pg7wIbfzHe9NLRhGKDXMV3QHhTRYVdJ3YC7pYb7P_h09z2V8ZSpiHWaaP/s1600/nature_pasta.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnEYN0dxPbK4RGJVVdMhkx8lLkagfyGzphBTv6bPJBuH6pbNJqvilV88Wlhyphenhyphen28yTmw8TtoVMxENh1hCBNm0-pg7wIbfzHe9NLRhGKDXMV3QHhTRYVdJ3YC7pYb7P_h09z2V8ZSpiHWaaP/s400/nature_pasta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605407458785486162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's time for another art project!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Experiment number 10:</span><br />Pasta Art<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You will need: </span><br />uncooked pasta, food colouring, paper,<br />white glue, acrylic paint, paint brush<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuP75q098xvRdFSiHPS6UMxMK3Y_rZt0vSiHmUjYXBmXWOu7gfmVSETy0TKH8eHjvd6sJoYDsEfiHrv4MQBHm8II6zZojY5d-P47GlO8moX5qVPzFRYs1odtGz_WqW3bsZzm5tF2PfPgL/s1600/food-coloring.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuP75q098xvRdFSiHPS6UMxMK3Y_rZt0vSiHmUjYXBmXWOu7gfmVSETy0TKH8eHjvd6sJoYDsEfiHrv4MQBHm8II6zZojY5d-P47GlO8moX5qVPzFRYs1odtGz_WqW3bsZzm5tF2PfPgL/s400/food-coloring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605409800592784354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mix some food colouring with water in a bowl.<br />The more water you put, the lighter your colour will turn out.<br />Make sure that you add the colouring in drops.<br />It's more powerful than you think!<br /><br />Leave the pasta submerged for 30 minutes.<br />Drain then rinse it in running water.<br />Place the pasta on newspaper and<br />allow it to dry overnight.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAwM-Z-pDPL2GSJq4Uz86PUrZADMQ1zau0Hy0Ic_rePQNsxmCCZf4Ja6I3I9-bblGtiPxfYWwl5XPwbOhkrtoxK15Fnpsrs7yty77Lj5eEvVH-5aOdHGCVWG3b8-Ox96hRmormsIB0ct8/s1600/IMG_4833.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAwM-Z-pDPL2GSJq4Uz86PUrZADMQ1zau0Hy0Ic_rePQNsxmCCZf4Ja6I3I9-bblGtiPxfYWwl5XPwbOhkrtoxK15Fnpsrs7yty77Lj5eEvVH-5aOdHGCVWG3b8-Ox96hRmormsIB0ct8/s400/IMG_4833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605410082614759954" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAwM-Z-pDPL2GSJq4Uz86PUrZADMQ1zau0Hy0Ic_rePQNsxmCCZf4Ja6I3I9-bblGtiPxfYWwl5XPwbOhkrtoxK15Fnpsrs7yty77Lj5eEvVH-5aOdHGCVWG3b8-Ox96hRmormsIB0ct8/s1600/IMG_4833.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoZKElO9lXsI-ZCoO4N7RB0Ln3MDl7d2Y4NGa76gDmQQc4wavOp0HB7ufGabR9fqmPVbSSs0n5DTJfHRMR8V-YG5Ui789Y8OWpIEd1VRLeEYNIksM0q_Y7nLxD-sjV7RNMC8hBFpO6ZAN/s1600/IMG_4832.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoZKElO9lXsI-ZCoO4N7RB0Ln3MDl7d2Y4NGa76gDmQQc4wavOp0HB7ufGabR9fqmPVbSSs0n5DTJfHRMR8V-YG5Ui789Y8OWpIEd1VRLeEYNIksM0q_Y7nLxD-sjV7RNMC8hBFpO6ZAN/s400/IMG_4832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605409994834728754" border="0" /></a>Prepare your background while the pasta dries.<br />Take your paint brush and paint, oh, but before you do that,<br />decide on what it is you want to make.<br /><br />In this pasta art, I made a meadow.<br />I painted the sky orange. And the foreground, green.<br />After everything was dry - paint and pasta -<br />I stuck the pasta in place.<br />It makes pasta art a little more interesting,<br />don't you think?<br /><br />I made another art work using plain uncooked pasta.<br />Not coloured. Here's how my snowflake turned out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7oDXcDaQRF0RS5K51QeahBaseE8Ze7JTIXJaLtPeb8-GxPICgwmqxJxEZPcTk8ZbyhyjwbJGh_ea08qHvBxsLBp0nnjdufprUNMb7orS-bZxGCIVvvXc4elFXRSM0VmMbjx12k5qtIbc/s1600/IMG_4830.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7oDXcDaQRF0RS5K51QeahBaseE8Ze7JTIXJaLtPeb8-GxPICgwmqxJxEZPcTk8ZbyhyjwbJGh_ea08qHvBxsLBp0nnjdufprUNMb7orS-bZxGCIVvvXc4elFXRSM0VmMbjx12k5qtIbc/s400/IMG_4830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605417007176142738" border="0" /></a>I learned this from a lovely woman<br />that's teaching me how to be a teacher :D</div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-64346821281654582372011-05-10T23:14:00.015+08:002011-05-11T19:25:14.482+08:00The Trees that Children Paint<div style="text-align: center;">Children start drawing dots, lines, then curved lines,<br />before they are able to draw a circle.<br /><br />Do children also go through similar developmental<br />milestones in painting trees?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />What I've observed to be amazing is that the children<br />I've worked with in my classes, have painted trees with the same elements. They are aged 8 and 9, they do not know each other<br />and they painted these trees in separate classes.<br /><br />Here are the trees that all have branches sticking out of the trunk.<br />The nine year-olds painted trees with a home for woodpeckers.<br /><br />I really wonder why.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyskIONPwYNFyE_tAzRO_pDjl0WX77qnYGNWr02grRZ-0Y0T7UCoJt53_pL5vUsFY3OVv1UP1TsSddcnW5Wvgu7dBfGj-Lbes3Y2JjBhdyx08B7tChasiuILTnZ8Mb5hFhkPC5aOqj09L/s1600/chelsea_house.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyskIONPwYNFyE_tAzRO_pDjl0WX77qnYGNWr02grRZ-0Y0T7UCoJt53_pL5vUsFY3OVv1UP1TsSddcnW5Wvgu7dBfGj-Lbes3Y2JjBhdyx08B7tChasiuILTnZ8Mb5hFhkPC5aOqj09L/s400/chelsea_house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545689054534880466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKJWz8rQoKmFr9V3HZxQUoKP_aDJ9SaGAk2pnXicK94A2fJcO_3WozIH9_ndOGzwJcTbxDuirrKo7KU2mUjdj7FA_qg1q-JEoIer9w0mZBoTJaBafTi6gVlBNzDPB6PhJWncgH8sq7cMR/s1600/4dec_carolina.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKJWz8rQoKmFr9V3HZxQUoKP_aDJ9SaGAk2pnXicK94A2fJcO_3WozIH9_ndOGzwJcTbxDuirrKo7KU2mUjdj7FA_qg1q-JEoIer9w0mZBoTJaBafTi6gVlBNzDPB6PhJWncgH8sq7cMR/s400/4dec_carolina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547039342632624450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyr04U_PZ2qQSBcT1KbFEQcjPC7EZyCaOZgzTyk2VfYLdLPZYuhaM65Z3ViJXHoI0l43UZJEmDz15k6OdaqqRCvG3fV-UZ4TgDBxO54iV-MMkUQf8Fbmt5vmFMF0zAnGReFnzpcGur4yi/s1600/tree+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyr04U_PZ2qQSBcT1KbFEQcjPC7EZyCaOZgzTyk2VfYLdLPZYuhaM65Z3ViJXHoI0l43UZJEmDz15k6OdaqqRCvG3fV-UZ4TgDBxO54iV-MMkUQf8Fbmt5vmFMF0zAnGReFnzpcGur4yi/s400/tree+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605110023122531458" border="0" /></a><br />•••<br /><br />During another lesson on painting trees,<br />a child once again sketched a tree trunk with a round top<br />and branches sticking out of the trunk.<br />I decided to tell the child that trees don't always<br />have to be painted in a daytime setting<br />and that trees don't always have to be painted<br />with a round green top.<br /><br />I then left her to paint.<br /><br />I was happy that she painted something different.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79zvtH5WzoN0TScd439TL6JlTnZwr1w7uvKwzN6_YW6Ai0754820C1kqhL3GMMrkop_RaUfHI5TbKhXq0k2AuF89r8SJMy6t29AqbYu04kYVRY9cew40nIi9bqfbHcczDturGG5CiijB9/s1600/tree+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79zvtH5WzoN0TScd439TL6JlTnZwr1w7uvKwzN6_YW6Ai0754820C1kqhL3GMMrkop_RaUfHI5TbKhXq0k2AuF89r8SJMy6t29AqbYu04kYVRY9cew40nIi9bqfbHcczDturGG5CiijB9/s400/tree+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605110132578898674" border="0" /></a></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-18721810928593828632011-05-09T21:00:00.001+08:002011-05-14T15:57:28.028+08:00So young......and she already has her own style. <br /><br />Justine's self-portrait, Rabbit and Still life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8dNPFWH4i6YajcqNvaUchf8eRgz-i2GITKdVgxbDfmUMJgn1tyZe3klkQtue3a7o7fx-5ftPGI66RkaZnmiDUkxXzdZRefyYAIXw_VrnqxlSEQALhZaaXlv78QsuEGghyjeKA-AFtldn/s1600/29012011420.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8dNPFWH4i6YajcqNvaUchf8eRgz-i2GITKdVgxbDfmUMJgn1tyZe3klkQtue3a7o7fx-5ftPGI66RkaZnmiDUkxXzdZRefyYAIXw_VrnqxlSEQALhZaaXlv78QsuEGghyjeKA-AFtldn/s400/29012011420.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606472578959377122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDPSB7DajGrDk-yM08q1iG2oCyXmaB-jsKK5OdZTC72lX3AKeX2Yredqz7uiwQpbhFo7L-ujtHJUfeiX3QUV3Wd7faqmajXgrA52y2ZTEi-2jCKIX7BUiYZYOnxeBneFnLWe_c7SzCmee/s1600/26022011480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDPSB7DajGrDk-yM08q1iG2oCyXmaB-jsKK5OdZTC72lX3AKeX2Yredqz7uiwQpbhFo7L-ujtHJUfeiX3QUV3Wd7faqmajXgrA52y2ZTEi-2jCKIX7BUiYZYOnxeBneFnLWe_c7SzCmee/s400/26022011480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606472574959865234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QmHWkonAZZQ3OYUtM6ZBCV5rClkYMiGlD09Xd2TKsxl4dv1SnEKaZQQJS5WYenCX1jKUDAV1dxx1BAahkht4Zck0gSUejluD-Z2p0souFiAL_64f9DJcWD3u0JfZ6z4Hxy-uTVGdsB6C/s1600/26022011477.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QmHWkonAZZQ3OYUtM6ZBCV5rClkYMiGlD09Xd2TKsxl4dv1SnEKaZQQJS5WYenCX1jKUDAV1dxx1BAahkht4Zck0gSUejluD-Z2p0souFiAL_64f9DJcWD3u0JfZ6z4Hxy-uTVGdsB6C/s400/26022011477.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606472570824840210" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-20166213735178540322011-05-09T20:48:00.013+08:002011-06-19T21:00:53.120+08:00Oil Painting at Impressions Art Studio<div style="text-align: center;">I started teaching oil painting to children at<br />Impressions Art Studio<br />at Cluny Court a few months ago.<br />The first batch of children did a fantastic job!<br />I'm showing off their works which was done over<br />1 and half hour sessions each Saturday.<br /><br />There's a new class that starts this Saturday.<br />Please call Impressions Art Studio at 6465 8908.<br />They are located at #02-25, Cluny Court, 501 Bukit Timah Road<br />(near Serene Center, above Cold Storage).<br />Visit their website at <a href="http://www.impressions-artstudio.com/">www.impressions-artstudio.com</a><br /><br />The beauty and magic of oil<br />through the eyes of children aged 6 to 9...<br />(I hope their parents keep these paintings<br />until they're all grown up.)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tEy0moYzJuEzftVszgHQmizu12u2RZh1KBkxMtNIV_8Nf5iLwYVsoG_j83UW9yj41M1mdd-jBrB1UuMQzPyTN8Dbevso67dzKgW_pNJbXRj0Nkyvu4pqPyVVfiKWz_CqR3wJtiVoTav8/s1600/maggie_selfportrait.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tEy0moYzJuEzftVszgHQmizu12u2RZh1KBkxMtNIV_8Nf5iLwYVsoG_j83UW9yj41M1mdd-jBrB1UuMQzPyTN8Dbevso67dzKgW_pNJbXRj0Nkyvu4pqPyVVfiKWz_CqR3wJtiVoTav8/s400/maggie_selfportrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700650803251986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Maggie, 6. Self portrait.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr0BYzUVumVDBdNOAMKhAcGTod2vDo7OnedY_q4OVqDdWPJ32z9DgRDp8JWNA_YTVlvOE9V7xVxIOnoSfRwF7W0HIQyQ-QRHxfrf91NLh_fsOAa8yVrHWi_hd_bCRu813gQA3vgHSv6Qn/s1600/maggie_heart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr0BYzUVumVDBdNOAMKhAcGTod2vDo7OnedY_q4OVqDdWPJ32z9DgRDp8JWNA_YTVlvOE9V7xVxIOnoSfRwF7W0HIQyQ-QRHxfrf91NLh_fsOAa8yVrHWi_hd_bCRu813gQA3vgHSv6Qn/s400/maggie_heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700649975542242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Maggie, 6. Paint-anything-you-want-to day.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUUjZAKmvLuUDiudrOrncM1EZEemY6FJVz6kNMEIIpsrpbaOxTu4ORrL6dBLwUXhBzGP3HH78XGHCkhLMmfvFA4_xTrXflcYGxBfH_l1aall1oGT-p0rqTyLLeVo1Z3HuqyqbHQ6RHpKY/s1600/leanne_portrait.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUUjZAKmvLuUDiudrOrncM1EZEemY6FJVz6kNMEIIpsrpbaOxTu4ORrL6dBLwUXhBzGP3HH78XGHCkhLMmfvFA4_xTrXflcYGxBfH_l1aall1oGT-p0rqTyLLeVo1Z3HuqyqbHQ6RHpKY/s400/leanne_portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700440167915538" border="0" /></a><br />Leandra, 7. Self portrait.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROn5j0ddxqa4Vx2YjofanBt-ru7j9hsI1uzSCRr4Van54VleRL0I4Oubki1obeq2v4aAcTqeinqWmzI3GPF5Eo7Cv9gVX5s6nKf2rgcsVdNNcDhBFF9yx90PWEQdA548xR0nJVjYwJAxo/s1600/leanne_free.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROn5j0ddxqa4Vx2YjofanBt-ru7j9hsI1uzSCRr4Van54VleRL0I4Oubki1obeq2v4aAcTqeinqWmzI3GPF5Eo7Cv9gVX5s6nKf2rgcsVdNNcDhBFF9yx90PWEQdA548xR0nJVjYwJAxo/s400/leanne_free.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700434233914674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Leandra, 7. Paint-anything-you-want-to day.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBJIDloP_FEGWmlAWoYnSNg6xfoPQAqFgbNeAtEGNQNa6KSvXP-CUAoMlmEbC6_JMTYGdzpFAIS-7RXr07lLdBMHXD5iyFUpqfqJQFvkjWngRBHXouyA5YIX-bLw-oPzxkZkJAlSWHtFW/s1600/ethan_portrait.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBJIDloP_FEGWmlAWoYnSNg6xfoPQAqFgbNeAtEGNQNa6KSvXP-CUAoMlmEbC6_JMTYGdzpFAIS-7RXr07lLdBMHXD5iyFUpqfqJQFvkjWngRBHXouyA5YIX-bLw-oPzxkZkJAlSWHtFW/s400/ethan_portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700427753874322" border="0" /></a><br />Ethan, 6. Self portrait.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR-4ttL7VXEvN90V7V-B_Pvzo0443DlMlPU6VnVx5SpllZjAtjxnauqADrWwV9l3NRv1pQ1PvZQ8Ku3HNayhE4vNU9Xc0KgP0pWTwycHKNcvb3Me6o9pOLYrTHDcQgcvcT1uvyj_L4thT/s1600/details+of+a+cherrytree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR-4ttL7VXEvN90V7V-B_Pvzo0443DlMlPU6VnVx5SpllZjAtjxnauqADrWwV9l3NRv1pQ1PvZQ8Ku3HNayhE4vNU9Xc0KgP0pWTwycHKNcvb3Me6o9pOLYrTHDcQgcvcT1uvyj_L4thT/s400/details+of+a+cherrytree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700423623888594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Justine, 8. Details of a cherry tree.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hiR5qJ33DkQKtsBwXwMsVQA1YaeW8MGJdoqA1_aqS2FDNi2A1cCp64C8dTyJdZCDFTXHc3GG1YKQH6lmuX3BDFcA3hw8OaCGes-Hva91rxVD-s2UErL_h6ZQmuGiHnILGglmMkl3Wpk9/s1600/animals.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hiR5qJ33DkQKtsBwXwMsVQA1YaeW8MGJdoqA1_aqS2FDNi2A1cCp64C8dTyJdZCDFTXHc3GG1YKQH6lmuX3BDFcA3hw8OaCGes-Hva91rxVD-s2UErL_h6ZQmuGiHnILGglmMkl3Wpk9/s400/animals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604700424226294482" border="0" /></a><br />Animals by some of the children :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.impressions-artstudio.com/"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPBAEq8cDcVP7iaUS3wSHu8TJgCSQ0NHkHmCnoAV87U16EhIs-OlDrEJTLjuwkZnunXcCzZ2Mqs0q0NmQogCtmD1OSddMTzWTYZHZs8IK1GRbfcDXIOOVhoVNrfqVmS5iWSxoSHMWeITb/s1600/stillife.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPBAEq8cDcVP7iaUS3wSHu8TJgCSQ0NHkHmCnoAV87U16EhIs-OlDrEJTLjuwkZnunXcCzZ2Mqs0q0NmQogCtmD1OSddMTzWTYZHZs8IK1GRbfcDXIOOVhoVNrfqVmS5iWSxoSHMWeITb/s400/stillife.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604707241554069698" border="0" /></a><br />Still life by Maggie and Ethan.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-44856349130888327822011-02-28T19:08:00.006+08:002011-02-28T19:18:34.055+08:00Abstract Painting<div style="text-align: center;">The abstract painting session of my Saturday group was my last class<br />with this funny bunch. It took me so long to share<br />their final works...(I've been really busy).<br /><br />Here their paintings with these simple instructions:<br />Paint anything you want<br />for as long as only you know what it means.<br /><br />Coby's...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYBZdTGUXNgQ9jQLqCllCRS1xVlOui-_Bx_rqyRhyphenhyphentKhWxZrgIn0BwncN1wuCr03j6hf1OiYFiRxAfOzlFtl4ug_hQsUPqBDCZl5FmtWlq57h49qZDK52Rqwxv7ZkkE-YI7C1t2J7XDr2/s1600/coby.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYBZdTGUXNgQ9jQLqCllCRS1xVlOui-_Bx_rqyRhyphenhyphentKhWxZrgIn0BwncN1wuCr03j6hf1OiYFiRxAfOzlFtl4ug_hQsUPqBDCZl5FmtWlq57h49qZDK52Rqwxv7ZkkE-YI7C1t2J7XDr2/s400/coby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578697239110564322" border="0" /></a><br />Claudia's...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOklZYLPPMqj6Evx8mNafC3PGvhDiYgm_5aSIFcXBYPMj2mBUFebOSOTv9nvTTbS0duSQ5FUAwQdgj8ypT8IlmW7ut4A9sVR9UWZO_hwGesuqwDWqLs_DPsQVXXHzGyS4-qxQgwFMQ8cUL/s1600/claudia.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOklZYLPPMqj6Evx8mNafC3PGvhDiYgm_5aSIFcXBYPMj2mBUFebOSOTv9nvTTbS0duSQ5FUAwQdgj8ypT8IlmW7ut4A9sVR9UWZO_hwGesuqwDWqLs_DPsQVXXHzGyS4-qxQgwFMQ8cUL/s400/claudia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578697564626089170" border="0" /></a><br />Carolina's...</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShdW-rPNZRE9OMt4UnDJIYZj7HBhMVduPHYaLVMB9I9JRdwceNSfBC7qk4nofzIaGxolJftOUma807F_70_74sCSBnrtA9vgB2CGaRDTm86_hMLoFolBGIMIJh3lrkZPtb4Llp9PT8KQl/s1600/carolina.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShdW-rPNZRE9OMt4UnDJIYZj7HBhMVduPHYaLVMB9I9JRdwceNSfBC7qk4nofzIaGxolJftOUma807F_70_74sCSBnrtA9vgB2CGaRDTm86_hMLoFolBGIMIJh3lrkZPtb4Llp9PT8KQl/s400/carolina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578697826066050402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kaylee's...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmPw7XzODZbsgfHCVsrt3wKTUnh-hYIJHJobsZMXsaGTaO_MNcCN72j9qZbhVZmhVikJ-xSg7Rh05IhHM7kd4b5Uu74UFr3-peeBt0yuwk5ur1BRf8kRtzq03KlNmjh16EnmQtt54-H6S/s1600/kaylee.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmPw7XzODZbsgfHCVsrt3wKTUnh-hYIJHJobsZMXsaGTaO_MNcCN72j9qZbhVZmhVikJ-xSg7Rh05IhHM7kd4b5Uu74UFr3-peeBt0yuwk5ur1BRf8kRtzq03KlNmjh16EnmQtt54-H6S/s400/kaylee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578698059920619602" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026958713457973449.post-37765793079986480402010-12-05T11:44:00.013+08:002011-05-10T23:36:24.078+08:00Landscape Painting<div style="text-align: center;">I had another lovely Saturday with<br />the oh so entertaining children.<br />The lesson was Landscape.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Carolina</span>, 8, painted a snow-capped hill<br />with a nest on a tree.<br />I'm really liking this. Are you?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKJWz8rQoKmFr9V3HZxQUoKP_aDJ9SaGAk2pnXicK94A2fJcO_3WozIH9_ndOGzwJcTbxDuirrKo7KU2mUjdj7FA_qg1q-JEoIer9w0mZBoTJaBafTi6gVlBNzDPB6PhJWncgH8sq7cMR/s1600/4dec_carolina.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKJWz8rQoKmFr9V3HZxQUoKP_aDJ9SaGAk2pnXicK94A2fJcO_3WozIH9_ndOGzwJcTbxDuirrKo7KU2mUjdj7FA_qg1q-JEoIer9w0mZBoTJaBafTi6gVlBNzDPB6PhJWncgH8sq7cMR/s400/4dec_carolina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547039342632624450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Coby</span>, 11, surprises me every time we paint.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, he asked for a ruler and in one breath, said,<br />"I want to paint the horizon while the sun sets<br />and there has to be a jail house with a cowboy<br />and his horse and I need a ruler to do the perspective!"<br /><br />I love this painting and the colors he used.<br />And! kudos to his perspective.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx1gL2JW_XqhU2ndU4NtiuvojbYfUL5YZV-eVha72SlfB0sEenjpvQefgZyjAMfMxFmKXZ50kz8xBf9kN3SZAC1do2AOkGYlCcn5bdvYd4qk1qqwV7b5ZbE-vEj-oMoHcT4UTbY-Q09Od/s1600/4dec_coby.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx1gL2JW_XqhU2ndU4NtiuvojbYfUL5YZV-eVha72SlfB0sEenjpvQefgZyjAMfMxFmKXZ50kz8xBf9kN3SZAC1do2AOkGYlCcn5bdvYd4qk1qqwV7b5ZbE-vEj-oMoHcT4UTbY-Q09Od/s400/4dec_coby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547039332506527506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Kaylee</span>, 12, whom I now call The Awesome One,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">painted this. I had nothing to do with it. She is so amazing.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8DFAeTRL6iC7AWtxbfwzQY42QWaNezFUci6PEMC9-C0AvqYWGSNst9DibIoQZu4vAWZZDKAJzQ4IyxBDr0kVfX_l77TPTalY9g7qIkO9Lij5_FhvntSIAKqQhA07psSOUhi1LPRE-wEt/s1600/4dec_kaylee.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8DFAeTRL6iC7AWtxbfwzQY42QWaNezFUci6PEMC9-C0AvqYWGSNst9DibIoQZu4vAWZZDKAJzQ4IyxBDr0kVfX_l77TPTalY9g7qIkO9Lij5_FhvntSIAKqQhA07psSOUhi1LPRE-wEt/s400/4dec_kaylee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547039321041330450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Look at the details of Kaylee's painting by clicking on the image.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She really is The Awesome One.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqbzWGsZ2Pm2yTR_YbHGOBh_qyP7cpZ_nDi9Kt1dm30sC71Hk90v11h-SL-IwlLGDQ_43rBDwHpz5O1btq06Mpr2wit83Ny-UYxq73L6P3qLL8vooXTK1UGhz4hmyeZzgJGononhDFZ9a/s1600/4dec_kaylee_details.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqbzWGsZ2Pm2yTR_YbHGOBh_qyP7cpZ_nDi9Kt1dm30sC71Hk90v11h-SL-IwlLGDQ_43rBDwHpz5O1btq06Mpr2wit83Ny-UYxq73L6P3qLL8vooXTK1UGhz4hmyeZzgJGononhDFZ9a/s400/4dec_kaylee_details.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547042042671074482" border="0" /></a>the arts and crafts experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263930740909699937noreply@blogger.com